Mercedes Diego
On the New York attorney register since 2000 · office in Saddle Brook, NJ
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 3030988
- Admitted
- 2000 · Third Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Jun 2028
Mercedes Diego is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 2000 in the Third Department, with an office in Saddle Brook, NJ; next registration due Jun 2028. Since Jul 3, 2026 it has moved only through the routine two-year cycle.
What this status means on the register
On the register, “Currently registered” means Mercedes Diego has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Jun 2028.
- Currently registered unchanged
- Due to re‑register to Currently registered the routine two-year cycle: the registration window closed with a filing
- 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
14 other attorneys list Cohn Lifland Pearlman Herrmann & Knopf LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 7 of them were admitted before 2000, and all 15 give an office in Saddle Brook, NJ. The 5 whose admission is closest to 2000, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Audra Depaolo | 1996 | Currently registered |
| Leonard Zee Kaufmann | 1997 | Suspended, delinquent |
| Amanda Sloan Trigg | 1999 | Currently registered |
| Walter Michael Luers | 2000 | Currently registered |
| Charles Robert Cohen | 2004 | Due to re‑register |
All 15 registrations that list Cohn Lifland Pearlman Herrmann & Knopf 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
Mercedes Diego studied at St. John’s University School of Law (the register spells it “ST. JOHN'S UNIVERSITY”). 2,733 of its 15,595 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 2000s, as Mercedes Diego was.
- Same law school
- 15,595living graduates; 88.6% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Saddle Brook, NJ
- 33living registrants (outside New York State)
Of the 33 living registrants with an office in Saddle Brook, NJ, 14 were admitted before 2000 and 17 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 Cohn Lifland Pearlman Herrmann & Knopf LLP15 on the register, 7 of the others admitted before 2000; all 15 give an office in Saddle Brook, NJ.
- St. John’s University School of Law graduates on the register15,595 living, 88.6% registered.
- New York-admitted attorneys in Saddle Brook, NJ33 living registrants give an office there.
- Admitted in 20007,585 people admitted in 2000 are on the register, 2,096 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 Mercedes Diego’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 Mercedes Diego in 2000. 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).