Joseph Thomas Martello
On the New York attorney register since 1995 · office in Hicksville, NY
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 2640878
- Admitted
- 1995 · Second Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Jun 2027
Joseph Thomas Martello is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 1995 in the Second Department, with an office in Hicksville, NY; next registration due Jun 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 Thomas Martello has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Jun 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
9 other attorneys list Baxter & Smith, P.C. or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 4 of them were admitted before 1995, and 8 of the 10 give an office in Hicksville, NY. The 5 whose admission is closest to 1995, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| James F. Diviney | 1988 | Currently registered |
| Robert Charles Baxter | 1989 | Currently registered |
| Arthur Joseph Smith | 1990 | Currently registered |
| Dennis Sean Heffernan | 1993 | Currently registered |
| Margot Lee Ludlam | 1995 | 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 Thomas Martello studied at Western Michigan University Cooley Law School (the register spells it “THOMAS M. COOLEY”). 359 of its 1,456 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 1990s, as Joseph Thomas Martello was.
- Same law school
- 1,456living graduates; 90.6% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Hicksville, NY
- 161living registrants
Of the 161 living registrants with an office in Hicksville, NY, 66 were admitted before 1995 and 90 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 Baxter & Smith, P.C.10 on the register, 4 of the others admitted before 1995; 8 of the 10 give an office in Hicksville, NY.
- Western Michigan University Cooley Law School graduates on the register1,456 living, 90.6% registered.
- Attorneys with an office in Hicksville, NY161 living registrants give an office there.
- Nassau County’s registered bar9,622 currently registered, 6.92 per 1,000 residents.
- Admitted in 19956,807 people admitted in 1995 are on the register, 2,554 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 Thomas Martello’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 Thomas Martello in 1995. A complaint about this attorney would go to the Second Department’s Grievance Committee for the Tenth Judicial District, which covers Nassau 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).