Joel Michael Cohen
On the New York attorney register since 1989 · office in New York, NY
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 2257210
- Admitted
- 1989 · First Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Aug 2027
Joel Michael Cohen is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 1989 in the First Department, with an office in New York, NY; next registration due Aug 2027. The status is the same in all 3 files we hold.
What this status means on the register
On the register, “Currently registered” means Joel Michael Cohen has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Aug 2027.
- Currently registered unchanged
- Currently registered unchanged
- Currently registered the first file we hold
Source: NY Office of Court Administration, attorney registration file (data.ny.gov, dataset eqw2-r5nb), downloaded Sep 29, 2026; the Jul 3, 2026 and Aug 6, 2026 files for the history.
Others who list this employer on the register
829 other attorneys list White & Case LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 33 of them were admitted before 1989, and 493 of the 830 give an office in New York, NY. The 5 whose admission is closest to 1989, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| David Bilkis | 1989 | Currently registered |
| John Alexander Cahill | 1989 | Currently registered |
| Christopher Edwards Frampton | 1989 | Suspended, delinquent |
| Stephen R. Payne | 1989 | Currently registered |
| Gregory Pryor | 1989 | Currently registered |
Source: NY Office of Court Administration, attorney registration file (data.ny.gov, dataset eqw2-r5nb), downloaded Sep 29, 2026; employer spellings merged (methodology).
Where this record sits on the register
Joel Michael Cohen studied at Duke University School of Law (the register spells it “DUKE UNIVERSITY”). 300 of its 3,789 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 1980s, as Joel Michael Cohen was.
- Same law school
- 3,789living graduates; 88.3% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in New York, NY
- 93,604living registrants
Of the 93,604 living registrants with an office in New York, NY, 12,833 were admitted before 1989 and 79,650 after.
Source: NY Office of Court Administration, attorney registration file (data.ny.gov, dataset eqw2-r5nb), downloaded Sep 29, 2026; living registrants only.
Questions this record leads to
- Everyone who lists White & Case LLP830 on the register, 33 of the others admitted before 1989; 493 of the 830 give an office in New York, NY.
- Duke University School of Law graduates on the register3,789 living, 88.3% registered; 24 of them list White & Case LLP.
- Attorneys with an office in New York, NY93,604 living registrants give an office there.
- New York County’s registered bar75,989 currently registered, 46.63 per 1,000 residents.
- Admitted in 19896,247 people admitted in 1989 are on the register, 2,150 of them through the First Department.
- Every registration that reads “Currently registered”286,911 on the register file of Sep 29, 2026, by decade of admission.
- What a New York lawyer may chargeThe court rules on fees, retainers and fee disputes, each cited.
How to confirm it officially
For a statement of Joel Michael Cohen’s standing, contact the Attorney Registration Unit of the NY Office of Court Administration (nycourts.gov/attorneys), or ask the Appellate Division, First Department, which admitted Joel Michael Cohen in 1989. A complaint about this attorney would go to the First Department’s grievance committee, which covers New York County, where the register places the office.
This page reads the register file of Sep 29, 2026, and the court system’s own search can be newer; the register shows only the current value, so a suspension that ended before the files we hold, or a censure, leaves no trace here (Appellate Division decisions are published through the court system’s Law Reporting Bureau).