Joseph A. Platania
On the New York attorney register since 1968 · office in Rochester, NY
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 1380799
- Admitted
- 1968 · Second Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- May 2028
Joseph A. Platania is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 1968 in the Second Department, with an office in Rochester, NY; next registration due May 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 A. Platania has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in May 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
12 other attorneys list McConville, Considine, Cooman & Morin, P.C. or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 0 of them were admitted before 1968, and all 13 give an office in Rochester, NY. The 5 whose admission is closest to 1968, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Richard Jay Horwitz | 1970 | Currently registered |
| Douglas J. Lustig | 1975 | Currently registered |
| Michael Francis McConville | 1975 | Currently registered |
| Kevin Scott Cooman | 1979 | Currently registered |
| Peter J. Weishaar | 1996 | Currently registered |
All 13 registrations that list McConville, Considine, Cooman & Morin, P.C.
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 A. Platania studied at University at Buffalo School of Law (SUNY) (the register spells it “SUNY Buffalo Law School”). 177 of its 9,828 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 1960s, as Joseph A. Platania was.
- Same law school
- 9,828living graduates; 90.9% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Rochester, NY
- 2,353living registrants
Of the 2,353 living registrants with an office in Rochester, NY, 42 were admitted before 1968 and 2,304 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 McConville, Considine, Cooman & Morin, P.C.13 on the register, 0 of the others admitted before 1968; all 13 give an office in Rochester, NY.
- University at Buffalo School of Law (SUNY) graduates on the register9,828 living, 90.9% registered.
- Attorneys with an office in Rochester, NY2,353 living registrants give an office there.
- Monroe County’s registered bar2,430 currently registered, 3.22 per 1,000 residents.
- Admitted in 19681,871 people admitted in 1968 are on the register, 865 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 A. Platania’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 A. Platania in 1968. A complaint about this attorney would go to the Fourth Department’s grievance committee, which covers Monroe 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).