New York attorney record · Judicial Dept 1
Samuel Joaquin Mendez
New York University School Of Law alumna, admitted to the New York bar in 2015, registered office in San Francisco, CA. This record's status, address, and registration history come straight from the NY Office of Court Administration.
- 2015
- Admitted
- 11
- Years in bar
- 5342183
- NY reg #
The record in one line
Admitted in 2015, Samuel Joaquin Mendez has built 11 years of active New York practice - more tenure than 25% of the state's currently-active attorneys.
- 11 yrs
- in active practice since admission
- Active
- current bar status: "Currently registered"
- #1789 of 2,460
- by tenure in San Francisco office peers
- Law school
- New York University School Of Law
Data updated August 2026
What this profile tells you
Bar status & tenure
Bar number 5342183 on the New York register belongs to Samuel Joaquin Mendez, currently in active standing. Registration is recorded within Judicial Department 1, the appellate division overseeing this attorney's home district.
Practice context & education
Practice address is listed under Coinbase, Inc., located in San Francisco, CA, ZIP 94126. 5 other attorneys share this firm affiliation in the registry. Educational background: New York University School of Law (11,584 registered alumni).
State context & due diligence
Samuel Joaquin Mendez is currently part of the New York bar's active cohort, a group the breakdown below sizes against the full register.
Experience vs. the active New York bar
11 years into an active New York practice since a 2015 admission, Samuel Joaquin Mendez sits here on the statewide experience curve - taller bars hold more attorneys at that experience level.
11 years on the New York bar
Years since admission, all currently-active NY attorneys
11 Top 75% higher than 25% of 290,787 active NY attorneys
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more active NY attorneys. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source NY Office of Court Administration, Attorney Registration · August 2026
Tenure among San Francisco, CA office peers
Samuel Joaquin Mendez's 11-year NY register tenure places mid-pack in San Francisco, CA: rank #1,789 of 2,460 office peers (73rd percentile). See the San Francisco attorney directory .
- Local rank
- #1,789
- City cohort
- 2,460
- Local percentile
- 73rd
- Admitted
- 2015
Nearest tenure peers in San Francisco
- Francis John Acott admitted 2015 · 11 yr
- Walter P. Alarkon admitted 2015 · 11 yr
- Christopher James Asta admitted 2015 · 11 yr
- Matthew Russell Baker admitted 2015 · 11 yr
How local rank is computed
Rank uses years since NY-bar admission among non-deceased registry rows that list the same office city and state, a local placement, not a statewide claim. Source: NY Office of Court Administration Attorney Registration · as of August 2026. Derived local rank, not published upstream.
How Samuel compares to fellow New York University School Of Law alumni
Among the 13,607 New York University School Of Law graduates in the New York register, Samuel Joaquin Mendez is longer-tenured than 36%.
11 years vs. New York University School Of Law alumni
Years since admission - 13,607 NY-registered alumni of this school
11 Top 64% higher than 36% of 13,607 fellow alumni
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more fellow alumni. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source NY Office of Court Administration, Attorney Registration · August 2026
New York University School Of Law's active-bar rate
Of New York University School Of Law's 11,584 alumni in the New York register, 82.9% currently hold "Currently registered" status, above the statewide average.
The 2015 admission class today
Of the 8,867 attorneys admitted to the New York bar in 2015, 93% are still "Currently registered" today, above the statewide average across all admission years.
Professional Details
- Status
- Currently registered
- Registration Number
- 5342183
- Year Admitted
- 2015 (11 yrs · mid-career)
- Judicial Department
- 1
- Next Registration
- Jun 2027
Location & Contact
- Company
- Coinbase, Inc.
- City
- San Francisco, CA
- ZIP Code
- 94126
- Phone
- (305) 762-9804
Education
Status Distribution Across the New York Bar
Samuel Joaquin Mendez's current status, "Currently registered", places this attorney in the 67.2% of the 432,625-attorney New York register currently marked active.
Full statewide breakdown & source note
Source: NY Office of Court Administration, Attorney Registrations. Status counts reflect the latest reporting cycle. Bar status confirms registration only; it does not imply competence, specialty fit, or freedom from complaints.
Consumer Complaint Data
The CFPB (Consumer Financial Protection Bureau) tracks consumer financial complaints. Coinbase, Inc. has been named in consumer complaints.
These are voluntary, self-filed consumer complaints, not a substantiated-wrongdoing rate: a larger firm with more clients typically shows more complaints simply from serving more people, and CFPB does not verify a complaint's merits before logging it. Read the count as consumer-outreach volume, not a professional-conduct score.
Source: CFPB Consumer Complaint Database. Complaints against the firm, not the individual attorney.
Same firm affiliation: Coinbase, Inc.
Other NY-registered attorneys who share this firm name on the OCA register (not a geographic peer set).
Near-tenure New York University School Of Law alumni
Fellow alumni on the NY register whose admission year is closest to 2015 (excluding same-firm colleagues above).
Same admission year (2015), other cities
NY-registered attorneys admitted in 2015 whose listed office city differs from San Francisco, a vintage cohort, not a neighborhood list.
Nationwide attorneys with similar admission year or city registry density
Two non-geo peer axes for Samuel Joaquin Mendez: closest NY bar admission year outside CA, and closest out-of-state office cities by how many NY-registered attorneys they list (~2,461 here). Distinct from same-firm, fellow-alumni, and same-year other-city strips above.
Similar admission year (~2015)
Counts come from the NY State Office of Court Administration registration extract; peers are not a competence or practice-area ranking.
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Samuel Joaquin Mendez's "Currently registered" listing confirms bar standing only, it is a registration fact to verify, not a verdict on quality or competence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Where is Samuel Mendez licensed?
Samuel Mendez is licensed to practice law in New York.
When was Samuel Joaquin Mendez admitted to the bar?
Samuel Joaquin Mendez has been on the New York bar register since 2015.
Where did Samuel Joaquin Mendez go to law school?
Samuel Joaquin Mendez attended New York University School of Law.
What company does Samuel Joaquin Mendez work for?
Samuel Joaquin Mendez is associated with Coinbase, Inc. in San Francisco, CA.
Is Samuel Joaquin Mendez in good standing?
Yes, Samuel Joaquin Mendez holds active bar status ("Currently registered").
Cite this page & disclosure
Sourced from the NY Office of Court Administration, informational only, not legal advice. Full disclosure.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.