Joel S. Hoffman
On the New York attorney register since 1964 · office in New York, NY
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 1200971
- Admitted
- 1964 · Second Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- May 2028
Joel S. Hoffman is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 1964 in the Second Department, with an office in New York, NY; next registration due May 2028. 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 S. Hoffman has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in May 2028.
- 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
1,307 other attorneys list Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 1 of them was admitted before 1964, and 1,049 of the 1,308 give an office in New York, NY. The 5 whose admission is closest to 1964, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Conrad Kenneth Harper | 1966 | Currently registered |
| Paul B. Ford | 1969 | Currently registered |
| John William Ohlweiler | 1969 | Due to re‑register |
| Joseph Jay Feit | 1971 | Currently registered |
| Charles Edward Koob | 1971 | Currently registered |
All 1,308 registrations that list Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP
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 S. Hoffman studied at Harvard Law School. 726 of its 14,378 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 1960s, as Joel S. Hoffman was.
- Same law school
- 14,378living graduates; 86.1% 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, 389 were admitted before 1964 and 93,120 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 Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP1,308 on the register, 1 of the others admitted before 1964; 1,049 of the 1,308 give an office in New York, NY.
- Harvard Law School graduates on the register14,378 living, 86.1% registered; 104 of them list Simpson Thacher & Bartlett 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 19641,418 people admitted in 1964 are on the register, 682 of them through the Second 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 S. Hoffman’s standing, contact the Attorney Registration Unit of the NY Office of Court Administration (nycourts.gov/attorneys), or ask the Appellate Division, Second Department, which admitted Joel S. Hoffman in 1964. 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).