Patrick Jude Desouza
On the New York attorney register since 1990 · office in Palo Alto, CA
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 2339158
- Admitted
- 1990 · First Department
- Status
- Suspended, delinquent
- Next registration
- Jul 2026
Patrick Jude Desouza is suspended, delinquent on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 1990 in the First Department, with an office in Palo Alto, CA; next registration due Jul 2026. The status is the same in all 3 files we hold.
What this status means on the register
On the register, “Suspended, delinquent” means the attorney is recorded as suspended from practice, with the registration also delinquent. The register does not give the reason or date of a suspension; the Appellate Division’s order does.
- Suspended, delinquent unchanged
- Suspended, delinquent unchanged
- Suspended, delinquent 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
229 other attorneys list Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 8 of them were admitted before 1990, and 28 of the 230 give an office in Palo Alto, CA. The 5 whose admission is closest to 1990, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Douglas J. Clark | 1990 | Currently registered |
| Martin William Korman | 1990 | Currently registered |
| Chul Pak | 1990 | Due to re‑register |
| Craig Elliott Sherman | 1990 | Currently registered |
| Lawrence John Steele | 1990 | Suspended, delinquent |
All 230 registrations that list Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
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
Patrick Jude Desouza studied at Yale Law School (the register spells it “YALE”). 753 of its 5,039 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 1990s, as Patrick Jude Desouza was.
- Same law school
- 5,039living graduates; 85.8% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Palo Alto, CA
- 393living registrants (outside New York State)
Of the 393 living registrants with an office in Palo Alto, CA, 29 were admitted before 1990 and 355 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 Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati230 on the register, 8 of the others admitted before 1990; 28 of the 230 give an office in Palo Alto, CA.
- Yale Law School graduates on the register5,039 living, 85.8% registered.
- New York-admitted attorneys in Palo Alto, CA393 living registrants give an office there.
- Admitted in 19906,112 people admitted in 1990 are on the register, 2,199 of them through the First Department.
- Every registration that reads “Suspended, delinquent”20,229 on the register file of Sep 29, 2026, by decade of admission.
- How to complain about a New York lawyerThe grievance committee for each county, and what it can do.
How to confirm it officially
For a statement of Patrick Jude Desouza’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 Patrick Jude Desouza in 1990. 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).