Stuyvesant K. Bearns
On the New York attorney register since 1966 · office in Lakeville, CT
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 1743277
- Admitted
- 1966 · First Department
- Status
- Suspended, delinquent
- Next registration
- Sep 2026
Stuyvesant K. Bearns is suspended, delinquent on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 1966 in the First Department, with an office in Lakeville, CT; next registration due Sep 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
47 other attorneys list Shipman & Goodwin LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 0 of them were admitted before 1966. The 5 whose admission is closest to 1966, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Louis Bordon Schatz | 1981 | Currently registered |
| Kent ST Nevins | 1986 | Currently registered |
| Cynthia Lafreniere Smith | 1988 | Currently registered |
| Robin C. Fried | 1993 | Currently registered |
| Andrew Michael Zeitlin | 1995 | 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
Stuyvesant K. Bearns studied at University of Virginia School of Law (the register spells it “UNIV OF VIRGINIA”). 133 of its 4,707 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 1960s, as Stuyvesant K. Bearns was.
- Same law school
- 4,707living graduates; 87.2% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Lakeville, CT
- 6living registrants (outside New York State)
Of the 6 living registrants with an office in Lakeville, CT, 0 were admitted before 1966 and 5 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 Shipman & Goodwin LLP48 on the register, 0 of the others admitted before 1966.
- University of Virginia School of Law graduates on the register4,707 living, 87.2% registered.
- Admitted in 19661,587 people admitted in 1966 are on the register, 556 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 Stuyvesant K. Bearns’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 Stuyvesant K. Bearns in 1966. 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).