Richard James Bernard
On the New York attorney register since 2002 · office in New York, NY
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 4047056
- Admitted
- 2002 · First Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Jun 2028
Richard James Bernard is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 2002 in the First 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 Richard James Bernard 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
160 other attorneys list Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 40 of them were admitted before 2002, and 53 of the 161 give an office in New York, NY. The 5 whose admission is closest to 2002, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Joshua Brett Deringer | 2001 | Currently registered |
| Heather Hathaway Manning | 2002 | Delinquent |
| Andy S. Norin | 2002 | Currently registered |
| Yu Yan | 2002 | Currently registered |
| Kelley Marie Johnson | 2003 | Currently registered |
All 161 registrations that list Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath 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
Richard James Bernard studied at University of Miami School of Law. 456 of its 2,240 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 2000s, as Richard James Bernard was.
- Same law school
- 2,240living graduates; 88.1% 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, 31,301 were admitted before 2002 and 60,553 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 Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP161 on the register, 40 of the others admitted before 2002; 53 of the 161 give an office in New York, NY.
- University of Miami School of Law graduates on the register2,240 living, 88.1% 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 20027,981 people admitted in 2002 are on the register, 2,940 of them through the First 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 Richard James Bernard’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 Richard James Bernard in 2002. 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).