Simone S. James
On the New York attorney register since 2020 · office in Hawthorne, NY
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 5779657
- Admitted
- 2020 · Second Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Sep 2028
Simone S. James is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 2020 in the Second Department, with an office in Hawthorne, NY; next registration due Sep 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 Simone S. James has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Sep 2028.
- Due to re‑register to Currently registered the routine two-year cycle: the registration window closed with a filing
- Currently registered to Due to re‑register the routine two-year cycle: the registration window opened
- 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 “The Arkontaky Law Group, PC”. We count that spelling with The Arkontaky Law Group P.C., the name most registrants give for the firm now; the register does not say where the attorney works today.
2 other attorneys list The Arkontaky Law Group P.C. or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 2 of them were admitted before 2020, and all 3 give an office in Hawthorne, NY. The 2 whose admission is closest to 2020, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Adrienne Jean Arkontaky | 2005 | Currently registered |
| Katherine Marie Aquino-Melendez | 2015 | 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
Simone S. James studied at St. John’s University School of Law (the register spells it “St. Johns University School of Law”). 1,515 of its 15,595 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 2020s, as Simone S. James was.
- Same law school
- 15,595living graduates; 88.6% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Hawthorne, NY
- 48living registrants
Of the 48 living registrants with an office in Hawthorne, NY, 41 were admitted before 2020 and 6 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
- St. John’s University School of Law graduates on the register15,595 living, 88.6% registered.
- Attorneys with an office in Hawthorne, NY48 living registrants give an office there.
- Westchester County’s registered bar7,255 currently registered, 7.26 per 1,000 residents.
- Admitted in 20208,276 people admitted in 2020 are on the register, 2,166 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 Simone S. James’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 Simone S. James in 2020. A complaint about this attorney would go to the Second Department’s Grievance Committee for the Ninth Judicial District, which covers Westchester 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).