Brian R. Gifford
On the New York attorney register since 2020 · office in Phoenix, AZ
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 5766472
- Admitted
- 2020 · Second Department
- Status
- Due to re‑register
- Next registration
- Oct 2026
Brian R. Gifford is due to re‑register on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 2020 in the Second Department, with an office in Phoenix, AZ; 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
The register gives this attorney’s employer as “Wilenchik & Bartness”. We count that spelling with Wilenchik & Bartness P.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 Wilenchik & Bartness P.C. or one of its other names:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Dennis Ira Wilenchik | 2013 | 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 R. Gifford studied at Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, Yeshiva University (the register spells it “Yeshiva University Cardozo School of Law”). 1,951 of its 12,878 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 2020s, as Brian R. Gifford was.
- Same law school
- 12,878living graduates; 88.9% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Phoenix, AZ
- 342living registrants (outside New York State)
Of the 342 living registrants with an office in Phoenix, AZ, 305 were admitted before 2020 and 31 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
- Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, Yeshiva University graduates on the register12,878 living, 88.9% registered.
- New York-admitted attorneys in Phoenix, AZ342 living registrants give an office there.
- Admitted in 20208,276 people admitted in 2020 are on the register, 2,166 of them through the Second 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 R. Gifford’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 R. Gifford in 2020. The register places the office outside New York, so a complaint would go to that department’s grievance committee (22 NYCRR 1240.7(a)(2)).
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).