Bert Robbins Kiessling
On the New York attorney register since 1977 · office in New York, NY
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 1378892
- Admitted
- 1977 · First Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Jun 2028
Bert Robbins Kiessling is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 1977 in the First Department, with an office in New York, NY; next registration due Jun 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 Bert Robbins Kiessling has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Jun 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
549 other attorneys list Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 12 of them were admitted before 1977, and 523 of the 550 give an office in New York, NY. The 5 whose admission is closest to 1977, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Evan Robert Chesler | 1976 | Currently registered |
| Daniel J. Danser | 1977 | Suspended, delinquent |
| Robert E. Novick | 1977 | Currently registered |
| Denise Marilyn Swartz | 1978 | Currently registered |
| Francis Patrick Barron | 1979 | 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
Bert Robbins Kiessling studied at New York University School of Law (the register spells it “NEW YORK UNIVERSITY”). 1,920 of its 23,248 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 1970s, as Bert Robbins Kiessling was.
- Same law school
- 23,248living graduates; 86.5% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in New York, NY
- 93,604living registrants
Of the 93,604 living registrants with an office in New York, NY, 3,308 were admitted before 1977 and 89,796 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 Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP550 on the register, 12 of the others admitted before 1977; 523 of the 550 give an office in New York, NY.
- New York University School of Law graduates on the register23,248 living, 86.5% registered.
- Attorneys with an office in New York, NY93,604 living registrants give an office there.
- New York County’s registered bar75,989 currently registered, 46.63 per 1,000 residents.
- Admitted in 19773,593 people admitted in 1977 are on the register, 1,322 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 Bert Robbins Kiessling’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 Bert Robbins Kiessling in 1977. A complaint about this attorney would go to the First Department’s grievance committee, which covers New York County, where the register places the office.
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).