Thomas J. Devito
On the New York attorney register since 1973 · office in Staten Island, NY
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 1393107
- Admitted
- 1973 · Second Department
- Status
- Delinquent
- Next registration
- Jun 2026
Thomas J. Devito is delinquent on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 1973 in the Second Department, with an office in Staten Island, NY; next registration due Jun 2026. The status is the same in all 3 files we hold. The month shown is the next cycle’s; the delinquency concerns an earlier registration the register did not receive.
What this status means on the register
On the register, “Delinquent” means the attorney has a registration the register shows as due and not received. Under the rule a failure to register results in referral to the Appellate Division for disciplinary action; the register does not show whether a given attorney was referred.
- Delinquent unchanged
- Delinquent unchanged
- Delinquent 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
2 other attorneys list The Law Firm of Devito & Devito P.C. or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 0 of them were admitted before 1973, and all 3 give an office in Staten Island, NY. The 2 whose admission is closest to 1973, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Thomas Joseph Devito Jr | 1999 | Currently registered |
| Paul Joseph Devito | 2014 | Due to re‑register |
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
Thomas J. Devito studied at St. John’s University School of Law (the register spells it “ST JOHNS UNIVERSITY”). 1,769 of its 15,595 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 1970s, as Thomas J. Devito was.
- Same law school
- 15,595living graduates; 88.6% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Staten Island, NY
- 1,109living registrants
Of the 1,109 living registrants with an office in Staten Island, NY, 39 were admitted before 1973 and 1,063 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 Staten Island, NY1,109 living registrants give an office there.
- Richmond County’s registered bar877 currently registered, 1.77 per 1,000 residents.
- Admitted in 19732,460 people admitted in 1973 are on the register, 1,029 of them through the Second Department.
- Every registration that reads “Delinquent”15,500 on the register file of Sep 29, 2026, by decade of admission.
- How to complain about a New York lawyerThe grievance committee for each county, and what it can do.
How to confirm it officially
For a statement of Thomas J. Devito’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 Thomas J. Devito in 1973. A complaint about this attorney would go to the Second Department’s Grievance Committee for the Second, Eleventh and Thirteenth Judicial Districts, which covers Richmond 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).