Jeffrey Bard
On the New York attorney register since 1988 · office in Melville, NY
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 2179901
- Admitted
- 1988 · Second Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Mar 2028
Jeffrey Bard is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 1988 in the Second Department, with an office in Melville, NY; next registration due Mar 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 Jeffrey Bard has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Mar 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
21 other attorneys list Perry, van Etten, Rainis & Kutner, LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 7 of them were admitted before 1988, and 13 of the 22 give an office in Melville, NY. The 5 whose admission is closest to 1988, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Matthew Rainis | 1986 | Currently registered |
| Geoffrey Harold Pforr | 1987 | Currently registered |
| Jeffrey K. Van Etten | 1988 | Currently registered |
| Jerome Seth Oliner | 1989 | Currently registered |
| Kenneth J. Kutner | 1992 | Due to re‑register |
All 22 registrations that list Perry, van Etten, Rainis & Kutner, 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
Jeffrey Bard studied at St. John’s University School of Law (the register spells it “St. John's University School of Law”). 3,059 of its 15,595 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 1980s, as Jeffrey Bard was.
- Same law school
- 15,595living graduates; 88.6% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Melville, NY
- 1,478living registrants
Of the 1,478 living registrants with an office in Melville, NY, 240 were admitted before 1988 and 1,219 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 Perry, van Etten, Rainis & Kutner, LLP22 on the register, 7 of the others admitted before 1988; 13 of the 22 give an office in Melville, NY.
- St. John’s University School of Law graduates on the register15,595 living, 88.6% registered.
- Attorneys with an office in Melville, NY1,478 living registrants give an office there.
- Suffolk County’s registered bar5,823 currently registered, 3.81 per 1,000 residents.
- Admitted in 19886,238 people admitted in 1988 are on the register, 2,577 of them through the Second 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 Jeffrey Bard’s standing, contact the Attorney Registration Unit of the NY Office of Court Administration (nycourts.gov/attorneys), or ask the Appellate Division, Second Department, which admitted Jeffrey Bard in 1988. A complaint about this attorney would go to the Second Department’s Grievance Committee for the Tenth Judicial District, which covers Suffolk 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).