Thomas O. Rice
On the New York attorney register since 1969 · office in Garden City, NY
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 1505940
- Admitted
- 1969 · Second Department
- Status
- Delinquent
- Next registration
- Dec 2026
Thomas O. Rice is delinquent on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 1969 in the Second Department, with an office in Garden City, NY; next registration due Dec 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
9 other attorneys list Albanese & Albanese LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 0 of them were admitted before 1969, and 9 of the 10 give an office in Garden City, NY. The 5 whose admission is closest to 1969, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| George Peter Esernio | 1969 | Currently registered |
| Bruce William Migatz | 1976 | Currently registered |
| Diana Centrella Prevete | 1982 | Currently registered |
| Maureen R. Healy | 1984 | Currently registered |
| Arthur L. Colozzi | 1985 | 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 O. Rice studied at St. John’s University School of Law (the register spells it “ST JOHNS SCHOOL OF LAW”). 600 of its 15,595 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 1960s, as Thomas O. Rice 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, 34 were admitted before 1969 and 2,049 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
- Everyone who lists Albanese & Albanese LLP10 on the register, 0 of the others admitted before 1969; 9 of the 10 give an office in Garden City, NY.
- 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 19691,864 people admitted in 1969 are on the register, 938 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 O. Rice’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 O. Rice in 1969. 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).