Joseph Armistice Catania Jr.
On the New York attorney register since 1978 · office in New Windsor, NY
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 1374545
- Admitted
- 1978 · Second Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- May 2028
Joseph Armistice Catania Jr. is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 1978 in the Second Department, with an office in New Windsor, NY; next registration due May 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 Joseph Armistice Catania Jr. has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in May 2028.
- Due to re‑register to Currently registered the routine two-year cycle: the registration window closed with a filing
- Due to re‑register unchanged
- Due to re‑register 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
16 other attorneys list Mackey Catania & Whalen LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 3 of them were admitted before 1978, and 5 of the 17 give an office in New Windsor, NY. The 5 whose admission is closest to 1978, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Robert Barron Dietz | 1968 | Currently registered |
| Robert Ransdell Butts | 1972 | Currently registered |
| Ellen Lane Baker | 1983 | Currently registered |
| Richard John Olson | 1985 | Currently registered |
| Richard R. Duvall | 1986 | Due to re‑register |
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 Armistice Catania Jr. studied at Albany Law School. 1,173 of its 10,183 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 1970s, as Joseph Armistice Catania Jr. was.
- Same law school
- 10,183living graduates; 91.3% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in New Windsor, NY
- 84living registrants
Of the 84 living registrants with an office in New Windsor, NY, 8 were admitted before 1978 and 73 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 Mackey Catania & Whalen LLP17 on the register, 3 of the others admitted before 1978; 5 of the 17 give an office in New Windsor, NY.
- Albany Law School graduates on the register10,183 living, 91.3% registered.
- Attorneys with an office in New Windsor, NY84 living registrants give an office there.
- Orange County’s registered bar763 currently registered, 1.88 per 1,000 residents.
- Admitted in 19783,834 people admitted in 1978 are on the register, 1,650 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 Armistice Catania Jr.’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 Armistice Catania Jr. in 1978. A complaint about this attorney would go to the Second Department’s Grievance Committee for the Ninth Judicial District, which covers Orange 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).