Joseph Raphael Dematteo
On the New York attorney register since 1988 · office in Tarrytown, NY
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 2151892
- Admitted
- 1988 · Second Department
- Status
- Due to re‑register
- Next registration
- Oct 2026
Joseph Raphael Dematteo is due to re‑register on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 1988 in the Second Department, with an office in Tarrytown, NY; next registration due Oct 2026. Since Jul 3, 2026 it has moved only through the routine two-year cycle.
What this status means on the register
On the register, “Due to re‑register” means the attorney has a biennial registration falling due or overdue: the rule asks for it within 30 days after the attorney’s birthday in each alternate year, and the record gives the month it is due. The value stays until the register records the filing or marks the registration delinquent, so the month can have passed; by itself it is not a finding.
- Currently registered to Due to re‑register the routine two-year cycle: the registration window opened
- 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
2 other attorneys list Bernfeld, Dematteo and Bernfeld, LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 1 of them was admitted before 1988, and all 3 give an office in Tarrytown, NY. The 2 whose admission is closest to 1988, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| David Boris Bernfeld | 1966 | Delinquent |
| Jeffrey Lawrence Bernfeld | 1994 | Delinquent |
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 Raphael Dematteo studied at American University Washington College of Law (the register spells it “AMERICAN UNIVERSITY”). 454 of its 4,261 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 1980s, as Joseph Raphael Dematteo was.
- Same law school
- 4,261living graduates; 88.3% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Tarrytown, NY
- 405living registrants
Of the 405 living registrants with an office in Tarrytown, NY, 75 were admitted before 1988 and 320 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
- American University Washington College of Law graduates on the register4,261 living, 88.3% registered.
- Attorneys with an office in Tarrytown, NY405 living registrants give an office there.
- Westchester County’s registered bar7,255 currently registered, 7.26 per 1,000 residents.
- Admitted in 19886,238 people admitted in 1988 are on the register, 2,577 of them through the Second Department.
- Every registration that reads “Due to re‑register”47,986 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 Raphael Dematteo’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 Raphael Dematteo in 1988. A complaint about this attorney would go to the Second Department’s Grievance Committee for the Ninth Judicial District, which covers Westchester 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).