Russell Stephen Berman
On the New York attorney register since 1968 · office in New York, NY
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 1271410
- Admitted
- 1968 · First Department
- Status
- Delinquent
- Next registration
- Apr 2026
Russell Stephen Berman is delinquent on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 1968 in the First Department, with an office in New York, NY; next registration due Apr 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
421 other attorneys list Cooley LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 0 of them were admitted before 1968, and 223 of the 422 give an office in New York, NY. The 5 whose admission is closest to 1968, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Ralph Joe Sutcliffe | 1969 | Suspended, delinquent |
| Alan Levine | 1974 | Currently registered |
| Robert Hanson Miller | 1975 | Due to re‑register |
| Nancy H. Wojtas | 1977 | Due to re‑register |
| Francis Ray Wheeler | 1978 | 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
Russell Stephen Berman studied at Harvard Law School (the register spells it “HARVARD”). 726 of its 14,378 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 1960s, as Russell Stephen Berman was.
- Same law school
- 14,378living graduates; 86.1% 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, 878 were admitted before 1968 and 92,512 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 Cooley LLP422 on the register, 0 of the others admitted before 1968; 223 of the 422 give an office in New York, NY.
- Harvard Law School graduates on the register14,378 living, 86.1% 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 19681,871 people admitted in 1968 are on the register, 703 of them through the First 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 Russell Stephen Berman’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 Russell Stephen Berman in 1968. 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).