Joel M. Rubenstein
On the New York attorney register since 2002 · office in New York, NY
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 4076618
- Admitted
- 2002 · First Department
- Status
- Due to re‑register
- Next registration
- Sep 2026
Joel M. Rubenstein is due to re‑register on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 2002 in the First Department, with an office in New York, NY; next registration due Sep 2026. Since Jul 3, 2026 it has moved only through the routine two-year cycle.
What this status means on the register
On the register, “Due to re‑register” means the attorney has a biennial registration falling due or overdue: the rule asks for it within 30 days after the attorney’s birthday in each alternate year, and the record gives the month it is due. The value stays until the register records the filing or marks the registration delinquent, so the month can have passed; by itself it is not a finding.
- Due to re‑register unchanged
- Currently registered to Due to re‑register the routine two-year cycle: the registration window opened
- 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
2 other attorneys list German Rubenstein LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 1 of them was admitted before 2002, and all 3 give an office in New York, NY. The 2 whose admission is closest to 2002, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Steven Jay German | 2000 | Due to re‑register |
| Patricia Rodriguez | 2017 | 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. Rubenstein studied at Fordham University School of Law. 4,485 of its 20,418 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 2000s, as Joel M. Rubenstein was.
- Same law school
- 20,418living graduates; 87.9% 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, 31,301 were admitted before 2002 and 60,553 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
- Fordham University School of Law graduates on the register20,418 living, 87.9% registered.
- 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 20027,981 people admitted in 2002 are on the register, 2,940 of them through the First Department.
- Every registration that reads “Due to re‑register”47,986 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. Rubenstein’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 M. Rubenstein in 2002. 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).