Tom Bengera
On the New York attorney register since 2014 · office in Charlotte, NC
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 5299052
- Admitted
- 2014 · First Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Feb 2028
Tom Bengera is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 2014 in the First Department, with an office in Charlotte, NC; next registration due Feb 2028. The status is the same in all 3 files we hold.
What this status means on the register
On the register, “Currently registered” means Tom Bengera has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Feb 2028.
- Currently registered unchanged
- 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
16 other attorneys list Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 10 of them were admitted before 2014, and 5 of the 17 give an office in Charlotte, NC. The 5 whose admission is closest to 2014, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Brian Christopher Focht | 2010 | Currently registered |
| Laura Pasternak | 2010 | Currently registered |
| Terence Sullivan Reynolds | 2010 | Due to re‑register |
| Michael Vincent Colvin | 2011 | Currently registered |
| Noah Stefan Beuge | 2017 | Currently registered |
All 17 registrations that list Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP
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
Tom Bengera studied at Brooklyn Law School. 3,848 of its 20,058 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 2010s, as Tom Bengera was.
- Same law school
- 20,058living graduates; 86.6% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Charlotte, NC
- 703living registrants (outside New York State)
Of the 703 living registrants with an office in Charlotte, NC, 485 were admitted before 2014 and 198 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 Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP17 on the register, 10 of the others admitted before 2014; 5 of the 17 give an office in Charlotte, NC.
- Brooklyn Law School graduates on the register20,058 living, 86.6% registered.
- New York-admitted attorneys in Charlotte, NC703 living registrants give an office there.
- Admitted in 201410,747 people admitted in 2014 are on the register, 3,283 of them through the First Department.
- Every registration that reads “Currently registered”286,911 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 Tom Bengera’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 Tom Bengera in 2014. 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).