Thomas Arthur Orourke
On the New York attorney register since 1979 · office in Garden City, NY
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 1691021
- Admitted
- 1979 · Second Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Aug 2028
Thomas Arthur Orourke is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 1979 in the Second Department, with an office in Garden City, NY; 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 Thomas Arthur Orourke 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
The register gives this attorney’s employer as “O’Rourke Ip Law”. We count that spelling with O’Rourke Ip Law, P.L.L.C., the name most registrants give for the firm now; the register does not say where the attorney works today.
The only other attorney who lists O’Rourke Ip Law, P.L.L.C. or one of its other names:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| James Bongiorno | 2014 | 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
Thomas Arthur Orourke studied at St. John’s University School of Law (the register spells it “ST JOHNS”). 1,769 of its 15,595 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 1970s, as Thomas Arthur Orourke was.
- Same law school
- 15,595living graduates; 88.6% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Garden City, NY
- 2,090living registrants
Of the 2,090 living registrants with an office in Garden City, NY, 192 were admitted before 1979 and 1,861 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 Garden City, NY2,090 living registrants give an office there.
- Nassau County’s registered bar9,622 currently registered, 6.92 per 1,000 residents.
- Admitted in 19793,974 people admitted in 1979 are on the register, 1,713 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 Thomas Arthur Orourke’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 Arthur Orourke in 1979. 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).