John Joseph Kearns III
On the New York attorney register since 1977 · office in Pittsburgh, PA
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 1305499
- Admitted
- 1977 · First Department
- Status
-
was Suspended, currently registerednow Currently registered - Next registration
- Apr 2028
John Joseph Kearns III is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 1977 in the First Department, with an office in Pittsburgh, PA; next registration due Apr 2028. The Aug 6, 2026 file listed this registration as suspended, currently registered.
What this status means on the register
On the register, “Currently registered” means John Joseph Kearns III has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Apr 2028.
was Suspended, currently registerednow Currently registered changed since the Aug 6, 2026 file- Suspended, currently registered unchanged
- Suspended, currently registered the first file we hold
A change of standing between the 3 files of the last twelve months is struck through in red; the routine birthday cycle is not.
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
54 other attorneys list Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott, LLC or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 0 of them were admitted before 1977, and 6 of the 55 give an office in Pittsburgh, PA. The 5 whose admission is closest to 1977, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Stuart Addison Offner | 1978 | Currently registered |
| Lynn M. Dannheisser | 1982 | Suspended, delinquent |
| Edward Pierce Abbot | 1986 | Currently registered |
| David Mark Katzenstein | 1989 | Currently registered |
| Robert Emanuel Lustrin | 1989 | Currently registered |
All 55 registrations that list Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott, LLC
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 Joseph Kearns III studied at Fordham University School of Law (the register spells it “FORDHAM”). 1,515 of its 20,418 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 1970s, as John Joseph Kearns III was.
- Same law school
- 20,418living graduates; 87.9% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Pittsburgh, PA
- 368living registrants (outside New York State)
Of the 368 living registrants with an office in Pittsburgh, PA, 7 were admitted before 1977 and 359 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 Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott, LLC55 on the register, 0 of the others admitted before 1977; 6 of the 55 give an office in Pittsburgh, PA.
- Fordham University School of Law graduates on the register20,418 living, 87.9% registered.
- New York-admitted attorneys in Pittsburgh, PA368 living registrants give an office there.
- Admitted in 19773,593 people admitted in 1977 are on the register, 1,322 of them through the First 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 Joseph Kearns III’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 John Joseph Kearns III in 1977. 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).