Joseph Edward Petersen
On the New York attorney register since 1997 · office in Menlo Park, CA
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 2843134
- Admitted
- 1997 · First Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Jun 2027
Joseph Edward Petersen is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 1997 in the First Department, with an office in Menlo Park, CA; 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 Edward Petersen 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
87 other attorneys list Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 14 of them were admitted before 1997, and 3 of the 88 give an office in Menlo Park, CA. The 5 whose admission is closest to 1997, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| David Michael Eaton | 1996 | Currently registered |
| Thomas John Lang | 1996 | Due to re‑register |
| Suzanne Agnes Walker | 1997 | Currently registered |
| Evan Sean Nadel | 1998 | Currently registered |
| Jennifer Rachel Waitman | 1998 | Due to re‑register |
All 88 registrations that list Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton 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 Edward Petersen studied at Vanderbilt University Law School (the register spells it “VANDERBILT LAW SCHOOL”). 192 of its 1,752 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 1990s, as Joseph Edward Petersen was.
- Same law school
- 1,752living graduates; 88.8% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Menlo Park, CA
- 221living registrants (outside New York State)
Of the 221 living registrants with an office in Menlo Park, CA, 29 were admitted before 1997 and 188 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 Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP88 on the register, 14 of the others admitted before 1997; 3 of the 88 give an office in Menlo Park, CA.
- Vanderbilt University Law School graduates on the register1,752 living, 88.8% registered.
- New York-admitted attorneys in Menlo Park, CA221 living registrants give an office there.
- Admitted in 19977,066 people admitted in 1997 are on the register, 2,545 of them through the First 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 Edward Petersen’s standing, contact the Attorney Registration Unit of the NY Office of Court Administration (nycourts.gov/attorneys), or ask the Appellate Division, First Department, which admitted Joseph Edward Petersen in 1997. 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).