Martin Joseph Waters III
On the New York attorney register since 1992 · office in San Diego, CA
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 2444206
- Admitted
- 1992 · Second Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Aug 2028
Martin Joseph Waters III is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 1992 in the Second Department, with an office in San Diego, CA; next registration due Aug 2028. Since Jul 3, 2026 it has moved only through the routine two-year cycle.
What this status means on the register
On the register, “Currently registered” means Martin Joseph Waters III has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Aug 2028.
- Due to re‑register to Currently registered the routine two-year cycle: the registration window closed with a filing
- Due to re‑register unchanged
- Due to re‑register 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
229 other attorneys list Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 15 of them were admitted before 1992. The 5 whose admission is closest to 1992, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Douglas J. Clark | 1990 | Currently registered |
| Patrick Jude Desouza | 1990 | Suspended, delinquent |
| Christopher Barth Kuner | 1991 | Currently registered |
| Steven Vincent Bernard | 1992 | Currently registered |
| Tonia Marie Ouellette Klausner | 1994 | Currently registered |
All 230 registrations that list Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
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
Martin Joseph Waters III studied at Georgetown University Law Center. 1,734 of its 11,562 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 1990s, as Martin Joseph Waters III was.
- Same law school
- 11,562living graduates; 87.9% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in San Diego, CA
- 664living registrants (outside New York State)
Of the 664 living registrants with an office in San Diego, CA, 103 were admitted before 1992 and 550 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 Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati230 on the register, 15 of the others admitted before 1992.
- Georgetown University Law Center graduates on the register11,562 living, 87.9% registered.
- New York-admitted attorneys in San Diego, CA664 living registrants give an office there.
- Admitted in 19926,498 people admitted in 1992 are on the register, 2,546 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 Martin Joseph Waters III’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 Martin Joseph Waters III in 1992. 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).