Joel M. Markowitz
On the New York attorney register since 1969 · office in Melville, NY
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 1359108
- Admitted
- 1969 · Second Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Feb 2028
Joel M. Markowitz is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 1969 in the Second Department, with an office in Melville, NY; next registration due Feb 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 M. Markowitz has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Feb 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
10 other attorneys list Lambzankel, LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 1 of them was admitted before 1969, and all 11 give an office in Melville, NY. The 5 whose admission is closest to 1969, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Steven Godsberg | 1967 | Currently registered |
| Paul L. Lamb | 1970 | Currently registered |
| Peter N. Zogas | 1975 | Currently registered |
| Scott Michael Karson | 1976 | Due to re‑register |
| Jeffrey Alan Zankel | 1978 | 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 M. Markowitz studied at Georgetown University Law Center (the register spells it “GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY”). 131 of its 11,562 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 1960s, as Joel M. Markowitz was.
- Same law school
- 11,562living graduates; 87.9% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Melville, NY
- 1,478living registrants
Of the 1,478 living registrants with an office in Melville, NY, 23 were admitted before 1969 and 1,451 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 Lambzankel, LLP11 on the register, 1 of the others admitted before 1969; all 11 give an office in Melville, NY.
- Georgetown University Law Center graduates on the register11,562 living, 87.9% registered.
- Attorneys with an office in Melville, NY1,478 living registrants give an office there.
- Suffolk County’s registered bar5,823 currently registered, 3.81 per 1,000 residents.
- Admitted in 19691,864 people admitted in 1969 are on the register, 938 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 M. Markowitz’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 M. Markowitz in 1969. A complaint about this attorney would go to the Second Department’s Grievance Committee for the Tenth Judicial District, which covers Suffolk 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).