Joseph Edward Van Tassel
On the New York attorney register since 2014 · office in Reston, VA
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 5289590
- Admitted
- 2014 · First Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Jul 2028
Joseph Edward Van Tassel is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 2014 in the First Department, with an office in Reston, VA; next registration due Jul 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 Edward Van Tassel has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Jul 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
421 other attorneys list Cooley LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 145 of them were admitted before 2014. The 5 whose admission is closest to 2014, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Shimeng Cheng | 2014 | Currently registered |
| Wouter Deleersnyder | 2014 | Currently registered |
| Katherine Louise Denby | 2014 | Currently registered |
| Brian Michael French | 2014 | Currently registered |
| Danielle Stacey Gershowitz | 2014 | Currently registered |
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 Van Tassel studied at University of Virginia School of Law (the register spells it “UNIV. OF VIRGINIA SCHOOL OF LAW”). 1,243 of its 4,707 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 2010s, as Joseph Edward Van Tassel was.
- Same law school
- 4,707living graduates; 87.2% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Reston, VA
- 139living registrants (outside New York State)
Of the 139 living registrants with an office in Reston, VA, 111 were admitted before 2014 and 24 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 Cooley LLP422 on the register, 145 of the others admitted before 2014.
- University of Virginia School of Law graduates on the register4,707 living, 87.2% registered.
- New York-admitted attorneys in Reston, VA139 living registrants give an office there.
- Admitted in 201410,747 people admitted in 2014 are on the register, 3,283 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 Van Tassel’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 Van Tassel in 2014. 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).