David William Bernstein
On the New York attorney register since 1962 · office in New York, NY
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 1231182
- Admitted
- 1962 · First Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Feb 2028
David William Bernstein is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 1962 in the First Department, with an office in New York, NY; next registration due Feb 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 William Bernstein has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Feb 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
551 other attorneys list Goodwin Procter LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 0 of them were admitted before 1962, and 343 of the 552 give an office in New York, NY. The 5 whose admission is closest to 1962, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Paul Wah Lee | 1977 | Delinquent |
| Peter Walter Lavigne | 1979 | Currently registered |
| Martin Carmichael III | 1980 | Due to re‑register |
| Stephen Mark Davis | 1980 | Currently registered |
| Joseph R. Siegelbaum | 1980 | Due to re‑register |
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 William Bernstein studied at Harvard Law School. 726 of its 14,378 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 1960s, as David William Bernstein was.
- Same law school
- 14,378living graduates; 86.1% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in New York, NY
- 93,604living registrants
Of the 93,604 living registrants with an office in New York, NY, 249 were admitted before 1962 and 93,283 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 Goodwin Procter LLP552 on the register, 0 of the others admitted before 1962; 343 of the 552 give an office in New York, NY.
- Harvard Law School graduates on the register14,378 living, 86.1% registered.
- Attorneys with an office in New York, NY93,604 living registrants give an office there.
- New York County’s registered bar75,989 currently registered, 46.63 per 1,000 residents.
- Admitted in 19621,468 people admitted in 1962 are on the register, 434 of them through the First 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 William Bernstein’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 David William Bernstein in 1962. A complaint about this attorney would go to the First Department’s grievance committee, which covers New York 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).