Michael Bruce Berger
On the New York attorney register since 1974 · office in Buffalo, NY
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 1562115
- Admitted
- 1974 · Fourth Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Apr 2028
Michael Bruce Berger is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 1974 in the Fourth Department, with an office in Buffalo, NY; next registration due Apr 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 Michael Bruce Berger has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Apr 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 “Berger & Berger”. We count that spelling with Berger Berger & Sobieski, the name most registrants give for the firm now; the register does not say where the attorney works today.
3 other attorneys list Berger Berger & Sobieski or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 0 of them were admitted before 1974, and all 4 give an office in Buffalo, NY. The 3 whose admission is closest to 1974, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Federico Alejandro Gutierrez | 2002 | Currently registered |
| Lee Michael Sobieski | 2011 | Currently registered |
| Aliza Hannah Berger | 2025 | 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
Michael Bruce Berger studied at University at Buffalo School of Law (SUNY) (the register spells it “SUNY Buffalo Law School”). 1,135 of its 9,828 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 1970s, as Michael Bruce Berger was.
- Same law school
- 9,828living graduates; 90.9% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Buffalo, NY
- 3,467living registrants
Of the 3,467 living registrants with an office in Buffalo, NY, 83 were admitted before 1974 and 3,359 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
- University at Buffalo School of Law (SUNY) graduates on the register9,828 living, 90.9% registered.
- Attorneys with an office in Buffalo, NY3,467 living registrants give an office there.
- Erie County’s registered bar4,149 currently registered, 4.36 per 1,000 residents.
- Admitted in 19742,908 people admitted in 1974 are on the register, 369 of them through the Fourth 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 Michael Bruce Berger’s standing, contact the Attorney Registration Unit of the NY Office of Court Administration (nycourts.gov/attorneys), or ask the Appellate Division, Fourth Department, which admitted Michael Bruce Berger in 1974. A complaint about this attorney would go to the Fourth Department’s grievance committee, which covers Erie 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).