Joseph J. Bial
On the New York attorney register since 2003 · office in Washington, DC
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 4151528
- Admitted
- 2003 · Third Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Nov 2027
Joseph J. Bial is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 2003 in the Third Department, with an office in Washington, DC; next registration due Nov 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 Joseph J. Bial has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Nov 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
1,147 other attorneys list Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 205 of them were admitted before 2003, and 49 of the 1,148 give an office in Washington, DC. The 5 whose admission is closest to 2003, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Linda Barrett | 2003 | Currently registered |
| Elisabeth D. Bernard | 2003 | Currently registered |
| Andrew James Ehrlich | 2003 | Currently registered |
| Cynthia Ann Flemming | 2003 | Currently registered |
| Daniele Delerme Flores | 2003 | Currently registered |
All 1,148 registrations that list Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP
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 J. Bial studied at University of Chicago Law School. 721 of its 3,232 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 2000s, as Joseph J. Bial was.
- Same law school
- 3,232living graduates; 87.4% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Washington, DC
- 12,527living registrants (outside New York State)
Of the 12,527 living registrants with an office in Washington, DC, 3,644 were admitted before 2003 and 8,543 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 Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP1,148 on the register, 205 of the others admitted before 2003; 49 of the 1,148 give an office in Washington, DC.
- University of Chicago Law School graduates on the register3,232 living, 87.4% registered; 23 of them list Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP.
- New York-admitted attorneys in Washington, DC12,527 living registrants give an office there.
- Admitted in 20038,250 people admitted in 2003 are on the register, 2,491 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 Joseph J. Bial’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 Joseph J. Bial in 2003. 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).