John Joseph Rivas
On the New York attorney register since 2013 · office in West Lake Hills, TX
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 5114210
- Admitted
- 2013 · Third Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Aug 2027
John Joseph Rivas is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 2013 in the Third Department, with an office in West Lake Hills, TX; next registration due Aug 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 Joseph Rivas has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Aug 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
2 other attorneys list Rivas Goldstein, LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 1 of them was admitted before 2013, and all 3 give an office in West Lake Hills, TX. The 2 whose admission is closest to 2013, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Nicole April Goldstein | 1999 | Currently registered |
| Dana Michelle Thompson | 2017 | 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 Joseph Rivas studied at Texas Tech University School of Law (the register spells it “TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW”). 22 of its 72 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 2010s, as John Joseph Rivas was.
- Same law school
- 72living graduates; 81.9% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in West Lake Hills, TX
- 26living registrants (outside New York State)
Of the 26 living registrants with an office in West Lake Hills, TX, 12 were admitted before 2013 and 12 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
- Texas Tech University School of Law graduates on the register72 living, 81.9% registered.
- New York-admitted attorneys in West Lake Hills, TX26 living registrants give an office there.
- Admitted in 201310,251 people admitted in 2013 are on the register, 4,077 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 Joseph Rivas’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 Joseph Rivas in 2013. 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).