John Louis Viola
On the New York attorney register since 1980 · office in Los Angeles, CA
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 1664887
- Admitted
- 1980 · First Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Sep 2028
John Louis Viola is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 1980 in the First Department, with an office in Los Angeles, CA; next registration due Sep 2028. Since Jul 3, 2026 it has moved only through the routine two-year cycle.
What this status means on the register
On the register, “Currently registered” means John Louis Viola has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Sep 2028.
- Due to re‑register to Currently registered the routine two-year cycle: the registration window closed with a filing
- 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
73 other attorneys list Thompson Coburn LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 5 of them were admitted before 1980, and 5 of the 74 give an office in Los Angeles, CA. The 5 whose admission is closest to 1980, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Gilbert Backenroth | 1977 | Due to re‑register |
| Steven J. Mandelsberg | 1979 | Currently registered |
| Steven Jeffrey Seif | 1979 | Currently registered |
| Don D. Grubman | 1980 | Currently registered |
| Jane Sutter Starke | 1982 | 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 Louis Viola studied at New York University School of Law (the register spells it “NEW YORK UNIVERSITY”). 2,911 of its 23,248 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 1980s, as John Louis Viola was.
- Same law school
- 23,248living graduates; 86.5% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Los Angeles, CA
- 2,891living registrants (outside New York State)
Of the 2,891 living registrants with an office in Los Angeles, CA, 137 were admitted before 1980 and 2,732 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 Thompson Coburn LLP74 on the register, 5 of the others admitted before 1980; 5 of the 74 give an office in Los Angeles, CA.
- New York University School of Law graduates on the register23,248 living, 86.5% registered.
- New York-admitted attorneys in Los Angeles, CA2,891 living registrants give an office there.
- Admitted in 19804,659 people admitted in 1980 are on the register, 1,736 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 Louis Viola’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 Louis Viola in 1980. 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).