Joseph Santo Paterno
On the New York attorney register since 1992 · office in Rutherford, NJ
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 2459204
- Admitted
- 1992 · Third Department
- Status
- Suspended, delinquent
- Next registration
- Jan 2026
Joseph Santo Paterno is suspended, delinquent on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 1992 in the Third Department, with an office in Rutherford, NJ; next registration due Jan 2026. The status is the same in all 3 files we hold.
What this status means on the register
On the register, “Suspended, delinquent” means the attorney is recorded as suspended from practice, with the registration also delinquent. The register does not give the reason or date of a suspension; the Appellate Division’s order does.
- Suspended, delinquent unchanged
- Suspended, delinquent unchanged
- Suspended, 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
The only other attorney who lists Leanza Agrapidis & Kalepic or one of its other names:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Frank Covello | 1991 | 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 Santo Paterno studied at Seton Hall University School of Law (the register spells it “SETON HALL”). 1,113 of its 6,262 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 1990s, as Joseph Santo Paterno was.
- Same law school
- 6,262living graduates; 84.7% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Rutherford, NJ
- 41living registrants (outside New York State)
Of the 41 living registrants with an office in Rutherford, NJ, 9 were admitted before 1992 and 30 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
- Seton Hall University School of Law graduates on the register6,262 living, 84.7% registered.
- New York-admitted attorneys in Rutherford, NJ41 living registrants give an office there.
- Admitted in 19926,498 people admitted in 1992 are on the register, 1,349 of them through the Third Department.
- Every registration that reads “Suspended, delinquent”20,229 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 Santo Paterno’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 Santo Paterno 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).