David Lewis Earnest IV
On the New York attorney register since 2006 · office in Washington, DC
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 4441218
- Admitted
- 2006 · Second Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Dec 2026
David Lewis Earnest IV is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 2006 in the Second Department, with an office in Washington, DC; 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 Lewis Earnest IV 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
9 other attorneys list Diamond McCarthy LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 2 of them were admitted before 2006, and 2 of the 10 give an office in Washington, DC. The 5 whose admission is closest to 2006, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Stephen Todd Loden | 2006 | Currently registered |
| J. Gregory Taylor | 2008 | Due to re‑register |
| James Dennis McCarthy | 2009 | Delinquent |
| Allan Brent Diamond | 2010 | Due to re‑register |
| Brian Raymond Hogue | 2014 | 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 Lewis Earnest IV studied at Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University (the register spells it “Pace Law School”). 1,750 of its 8,033 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 2000s, as David Lewis Earnest IV was.
- Same law school
- 8,033living graduates; 90.0% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Washington, DC
- 12,527living registrants (outside New York State)
Of the 12,527 living registrants with an office in Washington, DC, 4,677 were admitted before 2006 and 7,489 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 Diamond McCarthy LLP10 on the register, 2 of the others admitted before 2006; 2 of the 10 give an office in Washington, DC.
- Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University graduates on the register8,033 living, 90.0% registered.
- New York-admitted attorneys in Washington, DC12,527 living registrants give an office there.
- Admitted in 20068,638 people admitted in 2006 are on the register, 2,271 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 Lewis Earnest IV’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 Lewis Earnest IV in 2006. 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).