Law school · thin NY alumni set

California Western Sch

7 NY-registered attorneys from California Western Sch, including Ronald Scott Bienstock, Richard Hoffmann, Peter A. Karlin, Irene Savidis, Pasquale V. Stiso, James M. Wagman, and Philip B. Whitcomb; Catskill, NY appears most.

7
NY alumni (thin set)
57.1%
still active
Catskill
largest office city

California Western Sch: Ronald Scott Bienstock and 6 other NY-registered alumni

This page covers 7 NY OCA rows for California Western Sch, including Ronald Scott Bienstock, Richard Hoffmann, Peter A. Karlin, Irene Savidis, Pasquale V. Stiso, James M. Wagman, and Philip B. Whitcomb.

4 (57.1%) remain active; Catskill, NY appears most often (1); newest admission year 1986.

Every California Western Sch alumnus on this register

Name Status
Ronald Scott Bienstock Currently registered
Richard Hoffmann Currently registered
Peter A. Karlin Resigned
Irene Savidis Currently registered
Pasquale V. Stiso Disbarred
James M. Wagman Currently registered
Philip B. Whitcomb Deceased

Status on a thin alumni set

Currently registered 4 (57.1%)
Resigned 1 (14.3%)
Disbarred 1 (14.3%)
Deceased 1 (14.3%)

Cities that appear at all

CATSKILL, NY 1
LITTLE FALLS, NJ 1
MANHASSET, NY 1

Recent NY admissions

Class of 1986 2 admitted
Class of 1984 4 admitted
Class of 1983 1 admitted

Questions this small set can answer

Who from California Western Sch appears on the NY register?

Named on this page: Ronald Scott Bienstock, Richard Hoffmann, Peter A. Karlin, Irene Savidis, Pasquale V. Stiso, James M. Wagman, and Philip B. Whitcomb. In total 7 NY OCA rows list California Western Sch; 4 (57.1%) are currently active.

Which city shows up most for these California Western Sch rows?

Catskill, NY appears on 1 of the 7 records (14%). With a thin set, one attorney moves the share a lot.

Nationwide law schools with similar NY alumni volume or active rate

ALUMNI 7 ACTIVE 57.1% AGING-REG VOL-AXIS RATE-AXIS

Two non-geo peer axes for California Western Sch: closest NY OCA alumni volume, and closest share of currently-registered alumni. Distinct from the high-volume ladder below.

Counts and active rates come from the NY State Office of Court Administration registration extract; peers are not a bar-exam quality or employment ranking.

Schools near California Western Sch on the NY register

Other thin-to-mid NY alumni schools near this page include New York University School Of Law.

New York University School Of Law 26,345 Brooklyn Law School 24,968 Fordham University School Of Law 23,103 Columbia Law School 21,682 St. John'S University School Of Law 18,614

Side-by-side: California Western Sch vs New York University School Of Law →

Source, verification & disclosure

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Source: NY Office of Court Administration via data.ny.gov - attorney registration dataset · as of September 2026.

Verification: NY Courts Attorney Registration Search.

Methodology: sourcing, computation, verification.