PlainAttorney Register file of Sep 29, 2026 · NY Office of Court Administration, via data.ny.gov

Peter C. Dopsch

On the New York attorney register since 1987 · office in New York, NY

PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.

Registration No.
2169175
Admitted
1987 · First Department
Status
Currently registered
Next registration
Jun 2027

Peter C. Dopsch is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 1987 in the First Department, with an office in New York, NY; next registration due Jun 2027. The status is the same in all 3 files we hold.

What this status means on the register

On the register, “Currently registered” means Peter C. Dopsch has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Jun 2027.

  1. Currently registered unchanged
  2. Currently registered unchanged
  3. 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

346 other attorneys list Morrison & Foerster LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 14 of them were admitted before 1987, and 172 of the 347 give an office in New York, NY. The 5 whose admission is closest to 1987, earliest first:

AttorneyAdmittedStatus
Vivian L. Hanson1987Currently registered
Helen Hyewon Kim1987Suspended, delinquent
Alan Max Olson1987Currently registered
David Evan Baudler1988Suspended, delinquent
Rafael Hernandez Mayoral1988Currently registered

All 347 registrations that list Morrison & Foerster 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

Peter C. Dopsch studied at Boston University School of Law (the register spells it “BOSTON UNIVERSITY”). 1,287 of its 6,362 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 1980s, as Peter C. Dopsch was.

Same law school
6,362living graduates; 86.6% 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, 10,844 were admitted before 1987 and 81,811 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

  1. Everyone who lists Morrison & Foerster LLP347 on the register, 14 of the others admitted before 1987; 172 of the 347 give an office in New York, NY.
  2. Boston University School of Law graduates on the register6,362 living, 86.6% registered.
  3. Attorneys with an office in New York, NY93,604 living registrants give an office there.
  4. New York County’s registered bar75,989 currently registered, 46.63 per 1,000 residents.
  5. Admitted in 19875,948 people admitted in 1987 are on the register, 1,999 of them through the First Department.
  6. Every registration that reads “Currently registered”286,911 on the register file of Sep 29, 2026, by decade of admission.
  7. 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 Peter C. Dopsch’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 Peter C. Dopsch in 1987. 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).

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