Joseph G. Colao
On the New York attorney register since 1986 · office in New York, NY
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 2053908
- Admitted
- 1986 · Second Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Mar 2028
Joseph G. Colao is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 1986 in the Second Department, with an office in New York, NY; next registration due Mar 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 G. Colao has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Mar 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
The register gives this attorney’s employer as “Leader & Berkon LLP”. We count that spelling with Leader Berkon Colao & Silverstein LLP, the name most registrants give for the firm now; the register does not say where the attorney works today.
15 other attorneys list Leader Berkon Colao & Silverstein LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 1 of them was admitted before 1986, and 13 of the 16 give an office in New York, NY. The 5 whose admission is closest to 1986, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Arthur Irwin Willner | 1982 | Currently registered |
| Glen A. Silverstein | 1991 | Currently registered |
| Joseph Ira Fontak | 1992 | Currently registered |
| Joshua Kent Leader | 1997 | Currently registered |
| David James Goodearl | 2002 | Due to re‑register |
All 16 registrations that list Leader Berkon Colao & Silverstein 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 G. Colao studied at St. John’s University School of Law (the register spells it “ST JOHNS UNIV”). 3,059 of its 15,595 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 1980s, as Joseph G. Colao was.
- Same law school
- 15,595living graduates; 88.6% 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, 9,861 were admitted before 1986 and 82,760 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 Leader Berkon Colao & Silverstein LLP16 on the register, 1 of the others admitted before 1986; 13 of the 16 give an office in New York, NY.
- St. John’s University School of Law graduates on the register15,595 living, 88.6% registered.
- 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 19866,111 people admitted in 1986 are on the register, 2,598 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 G. Colao’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 G. Colao in 1986. 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).