David S. Felman
On the New York attorney register since 1989 · office in Tampa, FL
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 2275626
- Admitted
- 1989 · First Department
- Status
- Suspended, delinquent
- Next registration
- Oct 2027
David S. Felman is suspended, delinquent on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 1989 in the First Department, with an office in Tampa, FL; next registration due Oct 2027. The status is the same in all 3 files we hold.
What this status means on the register
On the register, “Suspended, delinquent” means the attorney is recorded as suspended from practice, with the registration also delinquent. The register does not give the reason or date of a suspension; the Appellate Division’s order does.
- Suspended, delinquent unchanged
- Suspended, delinquent unchanged
- Suspended, delinquent 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
The register gives this attorney’s employer as “Hill Ward & Henderson , P.A.”. We count that spelling with Hill Ward Henderson, the name most registrants give for the firm now; the register does not say where the attorney works today.
6 other attorneys list Hill Ward Henderson or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 0 of them were admitted before 1989, and all 7 give an office in Tampa, FL. The 5 whose admission is closest to 1989, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Roland Sydney Chase | 2002 | Currently registered |
| Erik P. Raines | 2005 | Currently registered |
| Phillip Khezri | 2014 | Due to re‑register |
| Christian William Bonser | 2017 | Currently registered |
| Ryan Devereux Divers | 2022 | 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 S. Felman studied at Duke University School of Law (the register spells it “DUKE”). 300 of its 3,789 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 1980s, as David S. Felman was.
- Same law school
- 3,789living graduates; 88.3% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Tampa, FL
- 437living registrants (outside New York State)
Of the 437 living registrants with an office in Tampa, FL, 57 were admitted before 1989 and 375 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
- Duke University School of Law graduates on the register3,789 living, 88.3% registered.
- New York-admitted attorneys in Tampa, FL437 living registrants give an office there.
- Admitted in 19896,247 people admitted in 1989 are on the register, 2,150 of them through the First Department.
- Every registration that reads “Suspended, delinquent”20,229 on the register file of Sep 29, 2026, by decade of admission.
- How to complain about a New York lawyerThe grievance committee for each county, and what it can do.
How to confirm it officially
For a statement of David S. Felman’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 S. Felman in 1989. 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).