Brian David Barnas
On the New York attorney register since 2016 · office in Buffalo, NY
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 5386362
- Admitted
- 2016 · Fourth Department
- Status
- Due to re‑register
- Next registration
- Oct 2026
Brian David Barnas is due to re‑register on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 2016 in the Fourth Department, with an office in Buffalo, NY; next registration due Oct 2026. Since Jul 3, 2026 it has moved only through the routine two-year cycle.
What this status means on the register
On the register, “Due to re‑register” means the attorney has a biennial registration falling due or overdue: the rule asks for it within 30 days after the attorney’s birthday in each alternate year, and the record gives the month it is due. The value stays until the register records the filing or marks the registration delinquent, so the month can have passed; by itself it is not a finding.
- Currently registered to Due to re‑register the routine two-year cycle: the registration window opened
- 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
62 other attorneys list Hurwitz Fine P.C. or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 42 of them were admitted before 2016, and 49 of the 63 give an office in Buffalo, NY. The 5 whose admission is closest to 2016, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Eric Dean Andrew | 2015 | Currently registered |
| Michelle Mary Chester Kulak | 2015 | Currently registered |
| Anastasia M. McCarthy | 2016 | Currently registered |
| Alice Jean Cunningham | 2018 | Currently registered |
| Elizabeth Katherine Ognenovski | 2018 | 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 David Barnas studied at University at Buffalo School of Law (SUNY) (the register spells it “SUNY BUFFALO”). 1,838 of its 9,828 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 2010s, as Brian David Barnas was.
- Same law school
- 9,828living graduates; 90.9% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Buffalo, NY
- 3,467living registrants
Of the 3,467 living registrants with an office in Buffalo, NY, 2,540 were admitted before 2016 and 840 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 Hurwitz Fine P.C.63 on the register, 42 of the others admitted before 2016; 49 of the 63 give an office in Buffalo, NY.
- University at Buffalo School of Law (SUNY) graduates on the register9,828 living, 90.9% registered; 29 of them list Hurwitz Fine P.C..
- Attorneys with an office in Buffalo, NY3,467 living registrants give an office there.
- Erie County’s registered bar4,149 currently registered, 4.36 per 1,000 residents.
- Admitted in 20168,420 people admitted in 2016 are on the register, 338 of them through the Fourth Department.
- Every registration that reads “Due to re‑register”47,986 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 David Barnas’s standing, contact the Attorney Registration Unit of the NY Office of Court Administration (nycourts.gov/attorneys), or ask the Appellate Division, Fourth Department, which admitted Brian David Barnas in 2016. A complaint about this attorney would go to the Fourth Department’s grievance committee, which covers Erie 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).