Paul Bernstein
On the New York attorney register since 1991 · office in Los Angeles, CA
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 2376036
- Admitted
- 1991 · Second Department
- Status
- Delinquent
- Next registration
- Apr 2027
Paul Bernstein is delinquent on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 1991 in the Second Department, with an office in Los Angeles, CA; next registration due Apr 2027. The status is the same in all 3 files we hold. The month shown is the next cycle’s; the delinquency concerns an earlier registration the register did not receive.
What this status means on the register
On the register, “Delinquent” means the attorney has a registration the register shows as due and not received. Under the rule a failure to register results in referral to the Appellate Division for disciplinary action; the register does not show whether a given attorney was referred.
- Delinquent unchanged
- Delinquent unchanged
- 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
236 other attorneys list Venable LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 22 of them were admitted before 1991, and 8 of the 237 give an office in Los Angeles, CA. The 5 whose admission is closest to 1991, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Roger Anthony Colaizzi | 1991 | Currently registered |
| Dominick August Conde | 1991 | Currently registered |
| Philip Taylor Von Mehren | 1991 | Delinquent |
| Marcella Ballard | 1992 | Due to re‑register |
| Lawrence H. Cooke II | 1992 | 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
Paul Bernstein studied at New York University School of Law (the register spells it “NEW YORK UNIV”). 3,638 of its 23,248 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 1990s, as Paul Bernstein was.
- Same law school
- 23,248living graduates; 86.5% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Los Angeles, CA
- 2,891living registrants (outside New York State)
Of the 2,891 living registrants with an office in Los Angeles, CA, 415 were admitted before 1991 and 2,453 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 Venable LLP237 on the register, 22 of the others admitted before 1991; 8 of the 237 give an office in Los Angeles, CA.
- New York University School of Law graduates on the register23,248 living, 86.5% registered.
- New York-admitted attorneys in Los Angeles, CA2,891 living registrants give an office there.
- Admitted in 19916,456 people admitted in 1991 are on the register, 2,578 of them through the Second Department.
- Every registration that reads “Delinquent”15,500 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 Paul Bernstein’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 Paul Bernstein in 1991. 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).