Diane D. Bernard
On the New York attorney register since 2018 · office in Forest Hills, NY
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 5618871
- Admitted
- 2018 · Second Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Sep 2028
Diane D. Bernard is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 2018 in the Second Department, with an office in Forest Hills, NY; next registration due Sep 2028. Since Jul 3, 2026 it has moved only through the routine two-year cycle.
What this status means on the register
On the register, “Currently registered” means Diane D. Bernard has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Sep 2028.
- Due to re‑register to Currently registered the routine two-year cycle: the registration window closed with a filing
- Currently registered to Due to re‑register the routine two-year cycle: the registration window opened
- 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
6 other attorneys list Elliot Ifraimoff & Associates, P.C. or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 3 of them were admitted before 2018, and all 7 give an office in Forest Hills, NY. The 5 whose admission is closest to 2018, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Dmitriy Shulman | 2003 | Currently registered |
| Tricia Christine Smith | 2014 | Currently registered |
| William Enrique Acevedo-Hernandez | 2022 | Currently registered |
| Tenzin Kunsel | 2025 | Currently registered |
| Yaangil Mikhaylov | 2025 | 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
Diane D. Bernard studied at Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, Yeshiva University (the register spells it “Yeshiva University Cardozo School of Law”). 3,303 of its 12,878 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 2010s, as Diane D. Bernard was.
- Same law school
- 12,878living graduates; 88.9% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Forest Hills, NY
- 514living registrants
Of the 514 living registrants with an office in Forest Hills, NY, 424 were admitted before 2018 and 82 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
- Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, Yeshiva University graduates on the register12,878 living, 88.9% registered.
- Attorneys with an office in Forest Hills, NY514 living registrants give an office there.
- Queens County’s registered bar4,163 currently registered, 1.79 per 1,000 residents.
- Admitted in 20188,750 people admitted in 2018 are on the register, 2,267 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 Diane D. Bernard’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 Diane D. Bernard in 2018. A complaint about this attorney would go to the Second Department’s Grievance Committee for the Second, Eleventh and Thirteenth Judicial Districts, which covers Queens County, where the register places the office.
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).