Donovan Warner Burke
On the New York attorney register since 1997 · office in Kennebunk, ME
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 2838639
- Admitted
- 1997 · First Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Mar 2027
Donovan Warner Burke is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 1997 in the First Department, with an office in Kennebunk, ME; next registration due Mar 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 Donovan Warner Burke has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Mar 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
The only other attorney who lists VGC, LLP or one of its other names:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Avery B. Kotler | 1999 | 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
Donovan Warner Burke studied at Vanderbilt University Law School (the register spells it “VANDERBILT”). 192 of its 1,752 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 1990s, as Donovan Warner Burke was.
- Same law school
- 1,752living graduates; 88.8% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Kennebunk, ME
- 5living registrants (outside New York State)
Of the 5 living registrants with an office in Kennebunk, ME, 4 were admitted before 1997 and 0 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
- Vanderbilt University Law School graduates on the register1,752 living, 88.8% registered.
- Admitted in 19977,066 people admitted in 1997 are on the register, 2,545 of them through the First 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 Donovan Warner Burke’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 Donovan Warner Burke in 1997. 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).