Joseph Cornelius O’Keefe Jr
On the New York attorney register since 1993 · office in New York, NY
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 2569309
- Admitted
- 1993 · Third Department
- Status
- Delinquent
- Next registration
- May 2027
Joseph Cornelius O’Keefe Jr is delinquent on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 1993 in the Third Department, with an office in New York, NY; next registration due May 2027. The status is the same in all 3 files we hold. The month shown is the next cycle’s; the delinquency concerns an earlier registration the register did not receive.
What this status means on the register
On the register, “Delinquent” means the attorney has a registration the register shows as due and not received. Under the rule a failure to register results in referral to the Appellate Division for disciplinary action; the register does not show whether a given attorney was referred.
- Delinquent unchanged
- Delinquent unchanged
- Delinquent 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
160 other attorneys list Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 14 of them were admitted before 1993, and 53 of the 161 give an office in New York, NY. The 5 whose admission is closest to 1993, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| John R. Marcil | 1992 | Currently registered |
| Andrew Bradford Joseph | 1993 | Currently registered |
| James Joseph Hartnett IV | 1994 | Currently registered |
| William Robert Horwitz | 1994 | Currently registered |
| Jeffrey Alan Sherman | 1994 | Due to re‑register |
All 161 registrations that list Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath 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 Cornelius O’Keefe Jr studied at George Washington University Law School. 936 of its 6,333 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 1990s, as Joseph Cornelius O’Keefe Jr was.
- Same law school
- 6,333living graduates; 88.8% 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, 17,459 were admitted before 1993 and 74,852 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 Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP161 on the register, 14 of the others admitted before 1993; 53 of the 161 give an office in New York, NY.
- George Washington University Law School graduates on the register6,333 living, 88.8% 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 19936,439 people admitted in 1993 are on the register, 1,437 of them through the Third Department.
- Every registration that reads “Delinquent”15,500 on the register file of Sep 29, 2026, by decade of admission.
- How to complain about a New York lawyerThe grievance committee for each county, and what it can do.
How to confirm it officially
For a statement of Joseph Cornelius O’Keefe Jr’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 Cornelius O’Keefe Jr in 1993. 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).