Bruce William Leppla
On the New York attorney register since 1979 · office in San Francisco, CA
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 1297712
- Admitted
- 1979 · First Department
- Status
- Due to re‑register
- Next registration
- Sep 2026
Bruce William Leppla is due to re‑register on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 1979 in the First Department, with an office in San Francisco, CA; next registration due Sep 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.
- Due to re‑register unchanged
- Currently registered to Due to re‑register the routine two-year cycle: the registration window opened
- 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
44 other attorneys list Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 0 of them were admitted before 1979, and 11 of the 45 give an office in San Francisco, CA. The 5 whose admission is closest to 1979, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| William Bernstein | 1985 | Currently registered |
| Daniel R. Drachler | 1988 | Currently registered |
| David Stellings | 1994 | Currently registered |
| Alix Serena Pustilnik | 1995 | Delinquent |
| Pauline Do Amaral | 1997 | Currently registered |
All 45 registrations that list Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein LLP
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 William Leppla studied at University of California, Berkeley, School of Law (the register spells it “University of California Berkeley School of Law”). 60 of its 2,382 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 1970s, as Bruce William Leppla was.
- Same law school
- 2,382living graduates; 87.5% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in San Francisco, CA
- 2,474living registrants (outside New York State)
Of the 2,474 living registrants with an office in San Francisco, CA, 48 were admitted before 1979 and 2,417 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 Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein LLP45 on the register, 0 of the others admitted before 1979; 11 of the 45 give an office in San Francisco, CA.
- University of California, Berkeley, School of Law graduates on the register2,382 living, 87.5% registered.
- New York-admitted attorneys in San Francisco, CA2,474 living registrants give an office there.
- Admitted in 19793,974 people admitted in 1979 are on the register, 1,513 of them through the First 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 William Leppla’s standing, contact the Attorney Registration Unit of the NY Office of Court Administration (nycourts.gov/attorneys), or ask the Appellate Division, First Department, which admitted Bruce William Leppla in 1979. 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).