Sondra Renee Burling
On the New York attorney register since 1990 · office in Houston, TX
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 2343630
- Admitted
- 1990 · First Department
- Status
- Suspended, delinquent
- Next registration
- Jun 2026
Sondra Renee Burling 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 Houston, TX; next registration due Jun 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
176 other attorneys list Vinson & Elkins LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 3 of them were admitted before 1990, and 11 of the 177 give an office in Houston, TX. The 5 whose admission is closest to 1990, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Sean M. Moran | 1989 | Currently registered |
| Steven Mark Abramowitz | 1991 | Currently registered |
| Shelley Anne Barber | 1991 | Currently registered |
| Jason Michael Halper | 1992 | Currently registered |
| Noelle Christine Alix | 1993 | 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
Sondra Renee Burling studied at Columbia Law School (the register spells it “COLUMBIA”). 2,635 of its 18,953 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 1990s, as Sondra Renee Burling was.
- Same law school
- 18,953living graduates; 87.4% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Houston, TX
- 1,463living registrants (outside New York State)
Of the 1,463 living registrants with an office in Houston, TX, 125 were admitted before 1990 and 1,323 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 Vinson & Elkins LLP177 on the register, 3 of the others admitted before 1990; 11 of the 177 give an office in Houston, TX.
- Columbia Law School graduates on the register18,953 living, 87.4% registered.
- New York-admitted attorneys in Houston, TX1,463 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 Sondra Renee Burling’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 Sondra Renee Burling 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).