Richard Nicholas Petrocelli
On the New York attorney register since 1975 · office in Mineola, NY
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 1299114
- Admitted
- 1975 · Second Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- May 2028
Richard Nicholas Petrocelli is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 1975 in the Second Department, with an office in Mineola, 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 Richard Nicholas Petrocelli 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
3 other attorneys list Petrocelli & Christy, LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 0 of them were admitted before 1975, and all 4 give an office in Mineola, NY. The 3 whose admission is closest to 1975, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Michael David Zentner | 2001 | Currently registered |
| Michael Richard Petrocelli | 2002 | Currently registered |
| Matthew R. Jaeger | 2005 | 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
Richard Nicholas Petrocelli studied at Fordham University School of Law. 1,515 of its 20,418 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 1970s, as Richard Nicholas Petrocelli was.
- Same law school
- 20,418living graduates; 87.9% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Mineola, NY
- 1,094living registrants
Of the 1,094 living registrants with an office in Mineola, NY, 43 were admitted before 1975 and 1,047 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
- Fordham University School of Law graduates on the register20,418 living, 87.9% registered.
- Attorneys with an office in Mineola, NY1,094 living registrants give an office there.
- Nassau County’s registered bar9,622 currently registered, 6.92 per 1,000 residents.
- Admitted in 19753,195 people admitted in 1975 are on the register, 1,443 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 Richard Nicholas Petrocelli’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 Richard Nicholas Petrocelli in 1975. A complaint about this attorney would go to the Second Department’s Grievance Committee for the Tenth Judicial District, which covers Nassau 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).