Ernest John Bernabei III
On the New York attorney register since 2026 · office in Wayne, PA
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 6264774
- Admitted
- 2026 · Third Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Sep 2028
Ernest John Bernabei III is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 2026 in the Third Department, with an office in Wayne, PA; next registration due Sep 2028. The status is the same in all 3 files we hold.
What this status means on the register
On the register, “Currently registered” means Ernest John Bernabei III has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Sep 2028.
- 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
291 other attorneys list Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 287 of them were admitted before 2026. The 5 whose admission is closest to 2026, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Matthew Gangloff Franks | 2025 | Currently registered |
| Jatoriyae Monique Dupree-Jones | 2026 | Currently registered |
| Ben Gross | 2026 | Currently registered |
| Abubakar Riaz | 2026 | Currently registered |
| Michael David Sydow Sr. | 2026 | Currently registered |
All 292 registrations that list Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP
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
Ernest John Bernabei III studied at Penn State Dickinson Law (the register spells it “Penn State University Dickinson School of Law”). 129 of its 671 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 2020s, as Ernest John Bernabei III was.
- Same law school
- 671living graduates; 88.5% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Wayne, PA
- 67living registrants (outside New York State)
Of the 67 living registrants with an office in Wayne, PA, 66 were admitted before 2026 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
- Everyone who lists Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP292 on the register, 287 of the others admitted before 2026.
- Penn State Dickinson Law graduates on the register671 living, 88.5% registered; 3 of them list Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP.
- New York-admitted attorneys in Wayne, PA67 living registrants give an office there.
- Admitted in 20266,220 people admitted in 2026 are on the register, 3,119 of them through the Third 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 Ernest John Bernabei III’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 Ernest John Bernabei III in 2026. 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).