Bruce David Bernstein
On the New York attorney register since 1998 · office in Washington, DC
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 2886182
- Admitted
- 1998 · Second Department
- Status
- Due to re‑register
- Next registration
- Oct 2026
Bruce David Bernstein is due to re‑register on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 1998 in the Second Department, with an office in Washington, DC; 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
31 other attorneys list Dicello Levitt LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 2 of them were admitted before 1998, and 2 of the 32 give an office in Washington, DC. The 5 whose admission is closest to 1998, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Alexander E. Barnett | 1993 | Currently registered |
| Gregory Scott Asciolla | 1994 | Currently registered |
| Geralyn Jeanette Trujillo | 1999 | Currently registered |
| David Anthony Straite | 2000 | Currently registered |
| Carrie Ann Syme | 2001 | 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
Bruce David Bernstein studied at George Washington University Law School (the register spells it “GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIV”). 936 of its 6,333 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 1990s, as Bruce David Bernstein was.
- Same law school
- 6,333living graduates; 88.8% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Washington, DC
- 12,527living registrants (outside New York State)
Of the 12,527 living registrants with an office in Washington, DC, 2,316 were admitted before 1998 and 9,975 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 Dicello Levitt LLP32 on the register, 2 of the others admitted before 1998; 2 of the 32 give an office in Washington, DC.
- George Washington University Law School graduates on the register6,333 living, 88.8% registered.
- New York-admitted attorneys in Washington, DC12,527 living registrants give an office there.
- Admitted in 19987,302 people admitted in 1998 are on the register, 2,431 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 Bruce David Bernstein’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 Bruce David Bernstein in 1998. 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).