Brian D. Acard
On the New York attorney register since 1990 · office in Wappinger Falls, NY
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 2309284
- Admitted
- 1990 · Second Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- May 2028
Brian D. Acard is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 1990 in the Second Department, with an office in Wappinger Falls, NY; next registration due May 2028. The status is the same in all 3 files we hold.
What this status means on the register
On the register, “Currently registered” means Brian D. Acard has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in May 2028.
- Currently registered unchanged
- Currently registered unchanged
- 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
25 other attorneys list Finkelstein & Partners or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 8 of them were admitted before 1990. The 5 whose admission is closest to 1990, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| James William Shuttleworth III | 1989 | Currently registered |
| Victoria Lieb Lightcap | 1990 | Due to re‑register |
| Andrew Glen Finkelstein | 1992 | Currently registered |
| David Elijah Gross | 1992 | Due to re‑register |
| Patricia Eileen Maher-Rothstein | 1992 | 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
Brian D. Acard studied at Ohio Northern University Pettit College of Law (the register spells it “OHIO NORTHERN UNIVERSITY”). 100 of its 392 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 1990s, as Brian D. Acard was.
- Same law school
- 392living graduates; 87.8% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
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 Finkelstein & Partners26 on the register, 8 of the others admitted before 1990.
- Ohio Northern University Pettit College of Law graduates on the register392 living, 87.8% registered.
- New York County’s registered bar75,989 currently registered, 46.63 per 1,000 residents.
- Admitted in 19906,112 people admitted in 1990 are on the register, 2,199 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 Brian D. Acard’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 Brian D. Acard in 1990. A complaint about this attorney would go to the First Department’s grievance committee, which covers New York 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).