John David Black
On the New York attorney register since 2015 · office in Austin, TX
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 5380399
- Admitted
- 2015 · Third Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Oct 2027
John David Black is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 2015 in the Third Department, with an office in Austin, TX; next registration due Oct 2027. The status is the same in all 3 files we hold.
What this status means on the register
On the register, “Currently registered” means John David Black has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Oct 2027.
- 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
13 other attorneys list Dykema Gossett PLLC or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 10 of them were admitted before 2015. The 5 whose admission is closest to 2015, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Brett Michael Gelbord | 2010 | Due to re‑register |
| Jennifer Lynn Beidel | 2012 | Currently registered |
| Jeffrey Ross Fine | 2014 | Currently registered |
| Kathleen Mae Cruz | 2018 | Currently registered |
| Melissa Leigh Martin | 2020 | 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
John David Black studied at Western University Faculty of Law (Canada) (the register spells it “UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO”). 36 of its 144 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 2010s, as John David Black was.
- Same law school
- 144living graduates; 77.1% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Austin, TX
- 796living registrants (outside New York State)
Of the 796 living registrants with an office in Austin, TX, 562 were admitted before 2015 and 208 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 Dykema Gossett PLLC14 on the register, 10 of the others admitted before 2015.
- Western University Faculty of Law (Canada) graduates on the register144 living, 77.1% registered.
- New York-admitted attorneys in Austin, TX796 living registrants give an office there.
- Admitted in 20158,867 people admitted in 2015 are on the register, 3,601 of them through the Third 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 John David Black’s standing, contact the Attorney Registration Unit of the NY Office of Court Administration (nycourts.gov/attorneys), or ask the Appellate Division, Third Department, which admitted John David Black in 2015. 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).