David Perry Cooke
On the New York attorney register since 1987 · office in Newark, NJ
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 2117166
- Admitted
- 1987 · Third Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- May 2027
David Perry Cooke is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 1987 in the Third Department, with an office in Newark, NJ; next registration due May 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 Perry Cooke has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in May 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
27 other attorneys list Genova Burns LLC or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 3 of them were admitted before 1987, and 18 of the 28 give an office in Newark, NJ. The 5 whose admission is closest to 1987, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Jeffrey Robert Rich | 1984 | Currently registered |
| William Frank Rocco Megna | 1987 | Currently registered |
| Gregory Sarkis Kinoian | 1992 | Due to re‑register |
| Celia Susan Bosco | 1993 | Currently registered |
| Michael Harris Freeman | 1993 | Currently registered |
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 Perry Cooke studied at Rutgers Law School (the register spells it “RUTGERS - NEWARK”). 1,079 of its 7,506 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 1980s, as David Perry Cooke was.
- Same law school
- 7,506living graduates; 84.1% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Newark, NJ
- 1,842living registrants (outside New York State)
Of the 1,842 living registrants with an office in Newark, NJ, 124 were admitted before 1987 and 1,703 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 Genova Burns LLC28 on the register, 3 of the others admitted before 1987; 18 of the 28 give an office in Newark, NJ.
- Rutgers Law School graduates on the register7,506 living, 84.1% registered.
- New York-admitted attorneys in Newark, NJ1,842 living registrants give an office there.
- Admitted in 19875,948 people admitted in 1987 are on the register, 1,063 of them through the Third 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 Perry Cooke’s standing, contact the Attorney Registration Unit of the NY Office of Court Administration (nycourts.gov/attorneys), or ask the Appellate Division, Third Department, which admitted David Perry Cooke in 1987. 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).