David Joel Berger
On the New York attorney register since 1988 · office in Palo Alto, CA
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 2163400
- Admitted
- 1988 · Second Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- May 2028
David Joel Berger is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 1988 in the Second Department, with an office in Palo Alto, CA; 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 David Joel Berger 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
229 other attorneys list Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 4 of them were admitted before 1988, and 28 of the 230 give an office in Palo Alto, CA. The 5 whose admission is closest to 1988, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Sandra G. Chutorian | 1987 | Suspended, delinquent |
| Michael Steven Sommer | 1988 | Currently registered |
| Benjamin Hoch | 1989 | Currently registered |
| Ira Matthew Palgon | 1989 | Currently registered |
| Douglas J. Clark | 1990 | Currently registered |
All 230 registrations that list Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
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
David Joel Berger studied at Duke University School of Law (the register spells it “DUKE UNIVERSITY”). 300 of its 3,789 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 1980s, as David Joel Berger was.
- Same law school
- 3,789living graduates; 88.3% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Palo Alto, CA
- 393living registrants (outside New York State)
Of the 393 living registrants with an office in Palo Alto, CA, 19 were admitted before 1988 and 370 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 Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati230 on the register, 4 of the others admitted before 1988; 28 of the 230 give an office in Palo Alto, CA.
- Duke University School of Law graduates on the register3,789 living, 88.3% registered.
- New York-admitted attorneys in Palo Alto, CA393 living registrants give an office there.
- Admitted in 19886,238 people admitted in 1988 are on the register, 2,577 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 David Joel Berger’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 David Joel Berger in 1988. 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).