Joseph J. O’Hara Jr
On the New York attorney register since 1992 · office in Chicago, IL
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 2491280
- Admitted
- 1992 · Second Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Jun 2028
Joseph J. O’Hara Jr is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 1992 in the Second Department, with an office in Chicago, IL; next registration due Jun 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 J. O’Hara Jr has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Jun 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
7 other attorneys list Riley Safer Holmes & Cancila LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 1 of them was admitted before 1992, and 4 of the 8 give an office in Chicago, IL. The 5 whose admission is closest to 1992, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Douglas Dunham | 1988 | Currently registered |
| Brian Neff | 2005 | Currently registered |
| Maegan Brianne McAdam | 2015 | Currently registered |
| Megan Demarco | 2017 | Currently registered |
| Joseph Quentin McCoy | 2019 | Suspended, 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 J. O’Hara Jr studied at Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law (the register spells it “NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY”). 253 of its 3,128 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 1990s, as Joseph J. O’Hara Jr was.
- Same law school
- 3,128living graduates; 87.0% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Chicago, IL
- 2,265living registrants (outside New York State)
Of the 2,265 living registrants with an office in Chicago, IL, 213 were admitted before 1992 and 2,035 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
- Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law graduates on the register3,128 living, 87.0% registered.
- New York-admitted attorneys in Chicago, IL2,265 living registrants give an office there.
- Admitted in 19926,498 people admitted in 1992 are on the register, 2,546 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 J. O’Hara 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 J. O’Hara Jr in 1992. 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).