Joel Spivak
On the New York attorney register since 1973 · office in New Hyde Park, NY
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 1773977
- Admitted
- 1973 · Second Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Sep 2028
Joel Spivak is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 1973 in the Second Department, with an office in New Hyde Park, NY; next registration due Sep 2028. Since Jul 3, 2026 it has moved only through the routine two-year cycle.
What this status means on the register
On the register, “Currently registered” means Joel Spivak has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Sep 2028.
- Due to re‑register to Currently registered the routine two-year cycle: the registration window closed with a filing
- 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
10 other attorneys list Mirkin & Gordon, P.C. or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 0 of them were admitted before 1973, and 7 of the 11 give an office in New Hyde Park, NY. The 5 whose admission is closest to 1973, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Michael Thomas Heffernan | 1973 | Currently registered |
| Donna M. Cliff | 1986 | Currently registered |
| E Lisa Forte | 1987 | Currently registered |
| Arthur J. Diberardino | 1992 | Currently registered |
| Brett David Morris Herr | 2003 | 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 Spivak studied at New York Law School. 1,115 of its 15,601 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 1970s, as Joel Spivak was.
- Same law school
- 15,601living graduates; 87.0% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in New Hyde Park, NY
- 459living registrants
Of the 459 living registrants with an office in New Hyde Park, NY, 13 were admitted before 1973 and 443 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 Mirkin & Gordon, P.C.11 on the register, 0 of the others admitted before 1973; 7 of the 11 give an office in New Hyde Park, NY.
- New York Law School graduates on the register15,601 living, 87.0% registered.
- Attorneys with an office in New Hyde Park, NY459 living registrants give an office there.
- Nassau County’s registered bar9,622 currently registered, 6.92 per 1,000 residents.
- Admitted in 19732,460 people admitted in 1973 are on the register, 1,029 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 Spivak’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 Spivak in 1973. A complaint about this attorney would go to the Second Department’s Grievance Committee for the Tenth Judicial District, which covers Nassau 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).