John Spencer McGowan
On the New York attorney register since 1988 · office in Middletown, NJ
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 2223089
- Admitted
- 1988 · Second Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Jan 2028
John Spencer McGowan is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 1988 in the Second Department, with an office in Middletown, NJ; next registration due Jan 2028. 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 Spencer McGowan has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Jan 2028.
- 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
5 other attorneys list Pascarella Law Group or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 0 of them were admitted before 1988, and 5 of the 6 give an office in Middletown, NJ. The 5 whose admission is closest to 1988, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Lisa M. Pascarella | 1988 | Currently registered |
| David Wesley Feeney II | 1990 | Currently registered |
| Stephanie McAleer | 2002 | Currently registered |
| Jamie Bartolomeo Cooper | 2007 | Currently registered |
| Jose Roberto Escano | 2022 | 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 Spencer McGowan studied at St. John’s University School of Law (the register spells it “ST JOHNS UNIVERSITY”). 3,059 of its 15,595 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 1980s, as John Spencer McGowan was.
- Same law school
- 15,595living graduates; 88.6% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Middletown, NJ
- 29living registrants (outside New York State)
Of the 29 living registrants with an office in Middletown, NJ, 4 were admitted before 1988 and 23 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
- St. John’s University School of Law graduates on the register15,595 living, 88.6% registered.
- New York-admitted attorneys in Middletown, NJ29 living registrants give an office there.
- Admitted in 19886,238 people admitted in 1988 are on the register, 2,577 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 John Spencer McGowan’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 Spencer McGowan in 1988. 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).