Kristen Kelley Devaney
On the New York attorney register since 2012 · office in New York, NY
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 5032461
- Admitted
- 2012 · Third Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Jun 2028
Kristen Kelley Devaney is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 2012 in the Third Department, with an office in New York, NY; next registration due Jun 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 Kristen Kelley Devaney has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Jun 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
The register gives this attorney’s employer as “Berner Law & Mediation Group”. We count that spelling with Berner Law PLLC, the name most registrants give for the firm now; the register does not say where the attorney works today.
3 other attorneys list Berner Law PLLC or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 3 of them were admitted before 2012, and 2 of the 4 give an office in New York, NY. The 3 whose admission is closest to 2012, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Amelia Anne Nickles | 1990 | Due to re‑register |
| Hila Berner | 1999 | Currently registered |
| Daniel Peter Berner | 2010 | Delinquent |
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
Kristen Kelley Devaney studied at Catholic University of America, Columbus School of Law (the register spells it “CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY COLUMBUS SCHOOL OF LAW”). 255 of its 1,295 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 2010s, as Kristen Kelley Devaney was.
- Same law school
- 1,295living graduates; 85.3% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in New York, NY
- 93,604living registrants
Of the 93,604 living registrants with an office in New York, NY, 52,244 were admitted before 2012 and 39,126 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
- Catholic University of America, Columbus School of Law graduates on the register1,295 living, 85.3% registered.
- Attorneys with an office in New York, NY93,604 living registrants give an office there.
- New York County’s registered bar75,989 currently registered, 46.63 per 1,000 residents.
- Admitted in 20129,632 people admitted in 2012 are on the register, 4,129 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 Kristen Kelley Devaney’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 Kristen Kelley Devaney in 2012. A complaint about this attorney would go to the First Department’s grievance committee, which covers New York 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).