Joshua Kent Leader
On the New York attorney register since 1997 · office in New York, NY
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 2823219
- Admitted
- 1997 · Second Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Mar 2027
Joshua Kent Leader is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 1997 in the Second Department, with an office in New York, NY; next registration due Mar 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 Joshua Kent Leader has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Mar 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
The register gives this attorney’s employer as “Leader & Berkon LLP”. We count that spelling with Leader Berkon Colao & Silverstein LLP, the name most registrants give for the firm now; the register does not say where the attorney works today.
15 other attorneys list Leader Berkon Colao & Silverstein LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 4 of them were admitted before 1997, and 13 of the 16 give an office in New York, NY. The 5 whose admission is closest to 1997, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Glen A. Silverstein | 1991 | Currently registered |
| Joseph Ira Fontak | 1992 | Currently registered |
| David James Goodearl | 2002 | Due to re‑register |
| Edward Martinovich | 2002 | Currently registered |
| Caroline Curtiss Marino | 2003 | Currently registered |
All 16 registrations that list Leader Berkon Colao & Silverstein 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
Joshua Kent Leader studied at Emory University School of Law (the register spells it “EMORY UNIVERSITY”). 326 of its 2,405 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 1990s, as Joshua Kent Leader was.
- Same law school
- 2,405living graduates; 89.4% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in New York, NY
- 93,604living registrants
Of the 93,604 living registrants with an office in New York, NY, 22,995 were admitted before 1997 and 68,993 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 Leader Berkon Colao & Silverstein LLP16 on the register, 4 of the others admitted before 1997; 13 of the 16 give an office in New York, NY.
- Emory University School of Law graduates on the register2,405 living, 89.4% registered.
- Attorneys with an office in New York, NY93,604 living registrants give an office there.
- New York County’s registered bar75,989 currently registered, 46.63 per 1,000 residents.
- Admitted in 19977,066 people admitted in 1997 are on the register, 2,422 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 Joshua Kent Leader’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 Joshua Kent Leader in 1997. A complaint about this attorney would go to the First Department’s grievance committee, which covers New York 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).