Stuart A. Berman
On the New York attorney register since 1984 · office in Bethesda, MD
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 1923135
- Admitted
- 1984 · Third Department
- Status
- Due to re‑register
- Next registration
- Nov 2026
Stuart A. Berman is due to re‑register on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 1984 in the Third Department, with an office in Bethesda, MD; next registration due Nov 2026. Since Jul 3, 2026 it has moved only through the routine two-year cycle.
What this status means on the register
On the register, “Due to re‑register” means the attorney has a biennial registration falling due or overdue: the rule asks for it within 30 days after the attorney’s birthday in each alternate year, and the record gives the month it is due. The value stays until the register records the filing or marks the registration delinquent, so the month can have passed; by itself it is not a finding.
- Currently registered to Due to re‑register the routine two-year cycle: the registration window opened
- 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
The register gives this attorney’s employer as “Lerch, Early & Brewer, CHTD.”. We count that spelling with Lerch, Early & Brewer, Chartered, the name most registrants give for the firm now; the register does not say where the attorney works today.
6 other attorneys list Lerch, Early & Brewer, Chartered or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 1 of them was admitted before 1984, and all 7 give an office in Bethesda, MD. The 5 whose admission is closest to 1984, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Arnold Dawson Spevack | 1976 | Currently registered |
| Frank Steven Baldino | 1989 | Currently registered |
| Stuart Alan Schwager | 1993 | Currently registered |
| David Ezra Kay | 2007 | Currently registered |
| Alexa Kara Watford | 2019 | 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
Stuart A. Berman studied at Harvard Law School (the register spells it “HARVARD”). 1,661 of its 14,378 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 1980s, as Stuart A. Berman was.
- Same law school
- 14,378living graduates; 86.1% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Bethesda, MD
- 349living registrants (outside New York State)
Of the 349 living registrants with an office in Bethesda, MD, 53 were admitted before 1984 and 287 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
- Harvard Law School graduates on the register14,378 living, 86.1% registered.
- New York-admitted attorneys in Bethesda, MD349 living registrants give an office there.
- Admitted in 19845,952 people admitted in 1984 are on the register, 1,082 of them through the Third Department.
- Every registration that reads “Due to re‑register”47,986 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 Stuart A. Berman’s standing, contact the Attorney Registration Unit of the NY Office of Court Administration (nycourts.gov/attorneys), or ask the Appellate Division, Third Department, which admitted Stuart A. Berman in 1984. 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).