Desmond Patrick Brown
On the New York attorney register since 1989 · office in Washington, DC
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 2286078
- Admitted
- 1989 · Third Department
- Status
- Suspended, delinquent
- Next registration
- Oct 2027
Desmond Patrick Brown is suspended, delinquent on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 1989 in the Third Department, with an office in Washington, DC; 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
471 other attorneys list Covington & Burling LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 32 of them were admitted before 1989, and 162 of the 472 give an office in Washington, DC. The 5 whose admission is closest to 1989, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Shara Louise Aranoff | 1989 | Currently registered |
| Dianne F. Coffino | 1989 | Currently registered |
| David William Haller | 1989 | Currently registered |
| William Glenn Hopping | 1989 | Currently registered |
| Ellen B. Corenswet | 1990 | Delinquent |
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
Desmond Patrick Brown studied at American University Washington College of Law (the register spells it “American University Washington D.C. College of Law”). 454 of its 4,261 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 1980s, as Desmond Patrick Brown was.
- Same law school
- 4,261living graduates; 88.3% 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, 955 were admitted before 1989 and 11,463 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 Covington & Burling LLP472 on the register, 32 of the others admitted before 1989; 162 of the 472 give an office in Washington, DC.
- American University Washington College of Law graduates on the register4,261 living, 88.3% registered.
- New York-admitted attorneys in Washington, DC12,527 living registrants give an office there.
- Admitted in 19896,247 people admitted in 1989 are on the register, 1,222 of them through the Third 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 Desmond Patrick Brown’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 Desmond Patrick Brown 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).