Eric Samuel Bernhardt
On the New York attorney register since 2007 · office in Buffalo, NY
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 4538757
- Admitted
- 2007 · Fourth Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- May 2027
Eric Samuel Bernhardt is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 2007 in the Fourth Department, with an office in Buffalo, NY; next registration due May 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 Eric Samuel Bernhardt has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in May 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 register gives this attorney’s employer as “Kahana & Feld LLP”. We count that spelling with Kahana Feld LLP, the name most registrants give for the firm now; the register does not say where the attorney works today.
54 other attorneys list Kahana Feld LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 8 of them were admitted before 2007, and 4 of the 55 give an office in Buffalo, NY. The 5 whose admission is closest to 2007, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Melvin Michael Wright Jr | 2006 | Currently registered |
| John Foster Watkins | 2008 | Due to re‑register |
| Jeffrey Diamond Miragliotta | 2009 | Currently registered |
| Leslie Denise McMillan | 2010 | Currently registered |
| Moya Marsha O’Connor | 2010 | 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
Eric Samuel Bernhardt studied at USC Gould School of Law (the register spells it “University of Southern California Gould School of Law”). 189 of its 1,147 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 2000s, as Eric Samuel Bernhardt was.
- Same law school
- 1,147living graduates; 86.5% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Buffalo, NY
- 3,467living registrants
Of the 3,467 living registrants with an office in Buffalo, NY, 1,775 were admitted before 2007 and 1,627 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 Kahana Feld LLP55 on the register, 8 of the others admitted before 2007; 4 of the 55 give an office in Buffalo, NY.
- USC Gould School of Law graduates on the register1,147 living, 86.5% registered.
- Attorneys with an office in Buffalo, NY3,467 living registrants give an office there.
- Erie County’s registered bar4,149 currently registered, 4.36 per 1,000 residents.
- Admitted in 20078,913 people admitted in 2007 are on the register, 310 of them through the Fourth 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 Eric Samuel Bernhardt’s standing, contact the Attorney Registration Unit of the NY Office of Court Administration (nycourts.gov/attorneys), or ask the Appellate Division, Fourth Department, which admitted Eric Samuel Bernhardt in 2007. A complaint about this attorney would go to the Fourth Department’s grievance committee, which covers Erie 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).