John T. Araneo
On the New York attorney register since 1998 · office in San Francisco, CA
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 2879930
- Admitted
- 1998 · Second Department
- Status
- Due to re‑register
- Next registration
- Sep 2026
John T. Araneo is due to re‑register on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 1998 in the Second Department, with an office in San Francisco, CA; 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
12 other attorneys list Cole-Frieman & Mallon LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 1 of them was admitted before 1998, and 4 of the 13 give an office in San Francisco, CA. The 5 whose admission is closest to 1998, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Garret Imre Filler | 1994 | Due to re‑register |
| Karl A. Cole-Frieman | 1998 | Currently registered |
| Alex S. Yastremski | 2000 | Currently registered |
| William Robert Samuels | 2008 | Due to re‑register |
| Lilly Altshuler | 2009 | Suspended, delinquent |
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
John T. Araneo studied at Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University (the register spells it “Hofstra University Maurice A. Deane School of Law”). 2,255 of its 11,234 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 1990s, as John T. Araneo was.
- Same law school
- 11,234living graduates; 92.1% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in San Francisco, CA
- 2,474living registrants (outside New York State)
Of the 2,474 living registrants with an office in San Francisco, CA, 405 were admitted before 1998 and 2,023 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 Cole-Frieman & Mallon LLP13 on the register, 1 of the others admitted before 1998; 4 of the 13 give an office in San Francisco, CA.
- Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University graduates on the register11,234 living, 92.1% registered.
- New York-admitted attorneys in San Francisco, CA2,474 living registrants give an office there.
- Admitted in 19987,302 people admitted in 1998 are on the register, 2,431 of them through the Second 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 John T. Araneo’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 John T. Araneo in 1998. The register places the office outside New York, so a complaint would go to that department’s grievance committee (22 NYCRR 1240.7(a)(2)).
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).