Howell Bramson
On the New York attorney register since 1978 · office in White Plains, NY
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 1070408
- Admitted
- 1978 · First Department
- Status
- Due to re‑register
- Next registration
- Aug 2026
Howell Bramson is due to re‑register on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 1978 in the First Department, with an office in White Plains, NY; next registration due Aug 2026. The status is the same in all 3 files we hold. The registration was due in Aug 2026 and the register has not recorded it as filed.
What this status means on the register
On the register, “Due to re‑register” means the attorney has a biennial registration falling due or overdue: the rule asks for it within 30 days after the attorney’s birthday in each alternate year, and the record gives the month it is due. The value stays until the register records the filing or marks the registration delinquent, so the month can have passed; by itself it is not a finding.
- Due to re‑register unchanged
- Due to re‑register unchanged
- Due to re‑register 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
21 other attorneys list McCarthy Fingar LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 3 of them were admitted before 1978, and all 22 give an office in White Plains, NY. The 5 whose admission is closest to 1978, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Joseph P. Harrington | 1972 | Currently registered |
| Lester David Steinman | 1975 | Currently registered |
| Frank W. Streng | 1983 | Currently registered |
| Susan Taxin Baer | 1986 | Currently registered |
| Kathleen Donelli | 1986 | Due to re‑register |
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
Howell Bramson studied at New York University School of Law. 1,920 of its 23,248 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 1970s, as Howell Bramson was.
- Same law school
- 23,248living graduates; 86.5% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in White Plains, NY
- 3,313living registrants
Of the 3,313 living registrants with an office in White Plains, NY, 232 were admitted before 1978 and 3,031 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 McCarthy Fingar LLP22 on the register, 3 of the others admitted before 1978; all 22 give an office in White Plains, NY.
- New York University School of Law graduates on the register23,248 living, 86.5% registered.
- Attorneys with an office in White Plains, NY3,313 living registrants give an office there.
- Westchester County’s registered bar7,255 currently registered, 7.26 per 1,000 residents.
- Admitted in 19783,834 people admitted in 1978 are on the register, 1,466 of them through the First Department.
- Every registration that reads “Due to re‑register”47,986 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 Howell Bramson’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 Howell Bramson in 1978. A complaint about this attorney would go to the Second Department’s Grievance Committee for the Ninth Judicial District, which covers Westchester 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).