Joseph Anthony Barra
On the New York attorney register since 1990 · office in Boston, MA
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 2366623
- Admitted
- 1990 · Second Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Dec 2026
Joseph Anthony Barra is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 1990 in the Second Department, with an office in Boston, MA; next registration due Dec 2026. The status is the same in all 3 files we hold.
What this status means on the register
On the register, “Currently registered” means Joseph Anthony Barra has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Dec 2026.
- 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
115 other attorneys list Robinson & Cole LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 13 of them were admitted before 1990, and 8 of the 116 give an office in Boston, MA. The 5 whose admission is closest to 1990, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Patrick Walter Begos | 1988 | Currently registered |
| Garry Craig Berman | 1990 | Currently registered |
| Catherine A. Duke | 1990 | Currently registered |
| John Francis Xavier Peloso | 1990 | Due to re‑register |
| Thomas Myles Sweeney Jr | 1991 | 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
Joseph Anthony Barra studied at Touro University Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center. 1,749 of its 6,308 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 1990s, as Joseph Anthony Barra was.
- Same law school
- 6,308living graduates; 92.5% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Boston, MA
- 2,932living registrants (outside New York State)
Of the 2,932 living registrants with an office in Boston, MA, 253 were admitted before 1990 and 2,652 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 Robinson & Cole LLP116 on the register, 13 of the others admitted before 1990; 8 of the 116 give an office in Boston, MA.
- Touro University Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center graduates on the register6,308 living, 92.5% registered.
- New York-admitted attorneys in Boston, MA2,932 living registrants give an office there.
- Admitted in 19906,112 people admitted in 1990 are on the register, 2,199 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 Joseph Anthony Barra’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 Joseph Anthony Barra in 1990. 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).