Joseph Howard Meltzer
On the New York attorney register since 2012 · office in Radnor, PA
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 5065974
- Admitted
- 2012 · Third Department
- Status
- Due to re‑register
- Next registration
- Sep 2026
Joseph Howard Meltzer is due to re‑register on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 2012 in the Third Department, with an office in Radnor, PA; next registration due Sep 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.
- Due to re‑register unchanged
- Currently registered to Due to re‑register the routine two-year cycle: the registration window opened
- 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
15 other attorneys list Kessler Topaz Meltzer & Check, LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 8 of them were admitted before 2012, and all 16 give an office in Radnor, PA. The 5 whose admission is closest to 2012, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| David Kessler | 2009 | Delinquent |
| Sean Michael Handler | 2012 | Currently registered |
| Darren Jon Check | 2013 | Currently registered |
| Emily Nicole Christiansen | 2013 | Currently registered |
| Jonathan Flexer Neumann | 2014 | Due to re‑register |
All 16 registrations that list Kessler Topaz Meltzer & Check, 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 Howard Meltzer studied at Temple University Beasley School of Law (the register spells it “TEMPLE UNIV. SCHOOL OF LAW”). 437 of its 1,867 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 2010s, as Joseph Howard Meltzer was.
- Same law school
- 1,867living graduates; 84.9% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Radnor, PA
- 45living registrants (outside New York State)
Of the 45 living registrants with an office in Radnor, PA, 28 were admitted before 2012 and 14 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 Kessler Topaz Meltzer & Check, LLP16 on the register, 8 of the others admitted before 2012; all 16 give an office in Radnor, PA.
- Temple University Beasley School of Law graduates on the register1,867 living, 84.9% registered; 6 of them list Kessler Topaz Meltzer & Check, LLP.
- New York-admitted attorneys in Radnor, PA45 living registrants give an office there.
- Admitted in 20129,632 people admitted in 2012 are on the register, 4,129 of them through the Third 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 Howard Meltzer’s standing, contact the Attorney Registration Unit of the NY Office of Court Administration (nycourts.gov/attorneys), or ask the Appellate Division, Third Department, which admitted Joseph Howard Meltzer in 2012. The register places the office outside New York, so a complaint would go to that department’s grievance committee (22 NYCRR 1240.7(a)(2)).
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).