David Howard Besso
On the New York attorney register since 1973 · office in Hauppauge, NY
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 1152495
- Admitted
- 1973 · Second Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Dec 2026
David Howard Besso is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 1973 in the Second Department, with an office in Hauppauge, NY; next registration due Dec 2026. 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 Howard Besso has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Dec 2026.
- 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
11 other attorneys list Long Tuminello, LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 2 of them were admitted before 1973, and all 12 give an office in Hauppauge, NY. The 5 whose admission is closest to 1973, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Barry Matthew Tuminello | 1971 | Currently registered |
| Harold C. Seligman | 1972 | Currently registered |
| Kevin J. Werner | 1991 | Currently registered |
| Patricia A. Deegan | 1992 | Currently registered |
| Karen Svendsen | 1992 | 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 Howard Besso studied at Brooklyn Law School. 2,101 of its 20,058 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 1970s, as David Howard Besso was.
- Same law school
- 20,058living graduates; 86.6% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Hauppauge, NY
- 626living registrants
Of the 626 living registrants with an office in Hauppauge, NY, 12 were admitted before 1973 and 611 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 Long Tuminello, LLP12 on the register, 2 of the others admitted before 1973; all 12 give an office in Hauppauge, NY.
- Brooklyn Law School graduates on the register20,058 living, 86.6% registered.
- Attorneys with an office in Hauppauge, NY626 living registrants give an office there.
- Suffolk County’s registered bar5,823 currently registered, 3.81 per 1,000 residents.
- Admitted in 19732,460 people admitted in 1973 are on the register, 1,029 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 Howard Besso’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 Howard Besso in 1973. A complaint about this attorney would go to the Second Department’s Grievance Committee for the Tenth Judicial District, which covers Suffolk 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).