Richard William Berne
On the New York attorney register since 1978 · office in Elmsford, NY
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 1160894
- Admitted
- 1978 · Second Department
- Status
- Delinquent
- Next registration
- May 2026
Richard William Berne is delinquent on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 1978 in the Second Department, with an office in Elmsford, NY; next registration due May 2026. 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
20 other attorneys list Brooks & Berne, PLLC or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 0 of them were admitted before 1978, and 3 of the 21 give an office in Elmsford, NY. The 5 whose admission is closest to 1978, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Victor J. Gialleonardo Jr | 1989 | Currently registered |
| Farah Khakee | 1995 | Currently registered |
| Tara Patrice Mandelbaum | 1998 | Due to re‑register |
| Edward Michael Tobin | 2000 | Currently registered |
| Chevon Andre Brooks | 2006 | Due to re‑register |
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 William Berne studied at Boston University School of Law (the register spells it “BOSTON UNIVERSITY”). 461 of its 6,362 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 1970s, as Richard William Berne was.
- Same law school
- 6,362living graduates; 86.6% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Elmsford, NY
- 163living registrants
Of the 163 living registrants with an office in Elmsford, NY, 7 were admitted before 1978 and 155 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 Brooks & Berne, PLLC21 on the register, 0 of the others admitted before 1978; 3 of the 21 give an office in Elmsford, NY.
- Boston University School of Law graduates on the register6,362 living, 86.6% registered.
- Attorneys with an office in Elmsford, NY163 living registrants give an office there.
- Westchester County’s registered bar7,255 currently registered, 7.26 per 1,000 residents.
- Admitted in 19783,834 people admitted in 1978 are on the register, 1,650 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.
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How to confirm it officially
For a statement of Richard William Berne’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 Richard William Berne in 1978. A complaint about this attorney would go to the Second Department’s Grievance Committee for the Ninth Judicial District, which covers Westchester 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).