Leonard Bickwit Jr
On the New York attorney register since 1967 · office in Washington, DC
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 2491041
- Admitted
- 1967 · First Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Jan 2028
Leonard Bickwit Jr is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 1967 in the First Department, with an office in Washington, DC; next registration due Jan 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 Leonard Bickwit Jr has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Jan 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
236 other attorneys list K&L Gates LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 0 of them were admitted before 1967, and 30 of the 237 give an office in Washington, DC. The 5 whose admission is closest to 1967, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Gerald Alan Novack | 1970 | Currently registered |
| Donald A. Kaplan | 1971 | Due to re‑register |
| Roger Ryan Crane | 1974 | Currently registered |
| Robert J. Grey | 1978 | Currently registered |
| Alan J. Berkeley | 1981 | Due to re‑register |
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
Leonard Bickwit Jr studied at Harvard Law School. 726 of its 14,378 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 1960s, as Leonard Bickwit Jr was.
- Same law school
- 14,378living graduates; 86.1% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Washington, DC
- 12,527living registrants (outside New York State)
Of the 12,527 living registrants with an office in Washington, DC, 35 were admitted before 1967 and 12,480 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 K&L Gates LLP237 on the register, 0 of the others admitted before 1967; 30 of the 237 give an office in Washington, DC.
- Harvard Law School graduates on the register14,378 living, 86.1% registered.
- New York-admitted attorneys in Washington, DC12,527 living registrants give an office there.
- Admitted in 19671,782 people admitted in 1967 are on the register, 654 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 Leonard Bickwit Jr’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 Leonard Bickwit Jr in 1967. 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).