David M Catherine
On the New York attorney register since 2005 · office in Philadelphia, PA
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 4305488
- Admitted
- 2005 · Fourth Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Aug 2027
David M Catherine is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 2005 in the Fourth Department, with an office in Philadelphia, PA; next registration due Aug 2027. 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 M Catherine has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Aug 2027.
- 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
16 other attorneys list Berger Montague PC or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 5 of them were admitted before 2005, and 12 of the 17 give an office in Philadelphia, PA. The 5 whose admission is closest to 2005, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Joshua Paul Davis | 1997 | Currently registered |
| Richard Daniel Schwartz | 2005 | Currently registered |
| Peter Hanson Hamner | 2011 | Currently registered |
| William Haselden Ellerbe | 2012 | Currently registered |
| Zachary Michael Vaughan | 2012 | 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 M Catherine studied at Syracuse University College of Law (the register spells it “SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY”). 1,259 of its 7,168 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 2000s, as David M Catherine was.
- Same law school
- 7,168living graduates; 87.5% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Philadelphia, PA
- 1,878living registrants (outside New York State)
Of the 1,878 living registrants with an office in Philadelphia, PA, 637 were admitted before 2005 and 1,193 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 Berger Montague PC17 on the register, 5 of the others admitted before 2005; 12 of the 17 give an office in Philadelphia, PA.
- Syracuse University College of Law graduates on the register7,168 living, 87.5% registered.
- New York-admitted attorneys in Philadelphia, PA1,878 living registrants give an office there.
- Admitted in 20058,525 people admitted in 2005 are on the register, 363 of them through the Fourth 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 M Catherine’s standing, contact the Attorney Registration Unit of the NY Office of Court Administration (nycourts.gov/attorneys), or ask the Appellate Division, Fourth Department, which admitted David M Catherine in 2005. 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).