Joseph Samuel Bonafede
On the New York attorney register since 2022 · office in New York, NY
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 5930268
- Admitted
- 2022 · Second Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Jan 2028
Joseph Samuel Bonafede is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 2022 in the Second Department, with an office in New York, NY; 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 Joseph Samuel Bonafede 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
762 other attorneys list Sullivan & Cromwell LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 443 of them were admitted before 2022, and 618 of the 763 give an office in New York, NY. The 5 whose admission is closest to 2022, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Taylor Melanie Apodaca | 2022 | Currently registered |
| Adnane Ayeb | 2022 | Currently registered |
| Grier Elizabeth Barnes | 2022 | Currently registered |
| Jasmine Maria Benzine | 2022 | Currently registered |
| Benjamin Daniel Black | 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
Joseph Samuel Bonafede studied at University of Chicago Law School. 561 of its 3,232 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 2020s, as Joseph Samuel Bonafede was.
- Same law school
- 3,232living graduates; 87.4% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in New York, NY
- 93,604living registrants
Of the 93,604 living registrants with an office in New York, NY, 78,318 were admitted before 2022 and 12,431 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 Sullivan & Cromwell LLP763 on the register, 443 of the others admitted before 2022; 618 of the 763 give an office in New York, NY.
- University of Chicago Law School graduates on the register3,232 living, 87.4% registered; 25 of them list Sullivan & Cromwell LLP.
- Attorneys with an office in New York, NY93,604 living registrants give an office there.
- New York County’s registered bar75,989 currently registered, 46.63 per 1,000 residents.
- Admitted in 20227,736 people admitted in 2022 are on the register, 1,654 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 Samuel Bonafede’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 Samuel Bonafede in 2022. A complaint about this attorney would go to the First Department’s grievance committee, which covers New York County, where the register places the office.
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).