Joseph Gregory Shields
On the New York attorney register since 1992 · office in East Syracuse, NY
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 2453637
- Admitted
- 1992 · Fourth Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Jan 2028
Joseph Gregory Shields is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 1992 in the Fourth Department, with an office in East Syracuse, NY; next registration due Jan 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 Gregory Shields has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Jan 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
26 other attorneys list Ferrara Fiorenza PC or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 5 of them were admitted before 1992, and 22 of the 27 give an office in East Syracuse, NY. The 5 whose admission is closest to 1992, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Donald Eric Budmen | 1991 | Currently registered |
| Michael Lewis Dodd | 1994 | Due to re‑register |
| Colleen Walsh Heinrich | 1994 | Currently registered |
| Charles Christian Spagnoli | 1995 | Currently registered |
| Wendy K. Dewind | 1996 | Due to re‑register |
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 Gregory Shields studied at Ohio Northern University Pettit College of Law (the register spells it “OHIO NORTHERN UNIV”). 100 of its 392 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 1990s, as Joseph Gregory Shields was.
- Same law school
- 392living graduates; 87.8% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in East Syracuse, NY
- 104living registrants
Of the 104 living registrants with an office in East Syracuse, NY, 25 were admitted before 1992 and 77 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 Ferrara Fiorenza PC27 on the register, 5 of the others admitted before 1992; 22 of the 27 give an office in East Syracuse, NY.
- Ohio Northern University Pettit College of Law graduates on the register392 living, 87.8% registered.
- Attorneys with an office in East Syracuse, NY104 living registrants give an office there.
- Onondaga County’s registered bar1,729 currently registered, 3.67 per 1,000 residents.
- Admitted in 19926,498 people admitted in 1992 are on the register, 405 of them through the Fourth 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 Gregory Shields’s standing, contact the Attorney Registration Unit of the NY Office of Court Administration (nycourts.gov/attorneys), or ask the Appellate Division, Fourth Department, which admitted Joseph Gregory Shields in 1992. A complaint about this attorney would go to the Fourth Department’s grievance committee, which covers Onondaga 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).