Frank Steven Baldino
On the New York attorney register since 1989 · office in Bethesda, MD
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 2243343
- Admitted
- 1989 · Third Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Apr 2027
Frank Steven Baldino is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 1989 in the Third Department, with an office in Bethesda, MD; next registration due Apr 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 Frank Steven Baldino has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Apr 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 “Lerch Early & Brewer”. We count that spelling with Lerch, Early & Brewer, Chartered, the name most registrants give for the firm now; the register does not say where the attorney works today.
6 other attorneys list Lerch, Early & Brewer, Chartered or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 2 of them were admitted before 1989, and all 7 give an office in Bethesda, MD. The 5 whose admission is closest to 1989, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Arnold Dawson Spevack | 1976 | Currently registered |
| Stuart A. Berman | 1984 | Due to re‑register |
| Stuart Alan Schwager | 1993 | Currently registered |
| David Ezra Kay | 2007 | Currently registered |
| Alexa Kara Watford | 2019 | 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
Frank Steven Baldino studied at Seton Hall University School of Law (the register spells it “SETON HALL UNIVERSITY”). 638 of its 6,262 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 1980s, as Frank Steven Baldino was.
- Same law school
- 6,262living graduates; 84.7% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Bethesda, MD
- 349living registrants (outside New York State)
Of the 349 living registrants with an office in Bethesda, MD, 85 were admitted before 1989 and 261 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
- Seton Hall University School of Law graduates on the register6,262 living, 84.7% registered.
- New York-admitted attorneys in Bethesda, MD349 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 “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 Frank Steven Baldino’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 Frank Steven Baldino 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).