Richard Apat
On the New York attorney register since 1989 · office in New Hyde Park, NY
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 2231702
- Admitted
- 1989 · Second Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Jul 2027
Richard Apat is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 1989 in the Second Department, with an office in New Hyde Park, NY; next registration due Jul 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 Richard Apat has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Jul 2027.
- 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
17 other attorneys list Vishnick McGovern Milizio LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 8 of them were admitted before 1989, and 14 of the 18 give an office in New Hyde Park, NY. The 5 whose admission is closest to 1989, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| James Francis Burdi | 1980 | Due to re‑register |
| Joseph Gerard Milizio | 1984 | Currently registered |
| Joseph Trotti | 1984 | Currently registered |
| Christopher Joseph Leo Deziel | 1987 | Suspended, delinquent |
| Morris Sabbagh | 1994 | Currently registered |
All 18 registrations that list Vishnick McGovern Milizio 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
Richard Apat studied at Touro University Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center (the register spells it “TOURO”). 555 of its 6,308 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 1980s, as Richard Apat was.
- Same law school
- 6,308living graduates; 92.5% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in New Hyde Park, NY
- 459living registrants
Of the 459 living registrants with an office in New Hyde Park, NY, 102 were admitted before 1989 and 348 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 Vishnick McGovern Milizio LLP18 on the register, 8 of the others admitted before 1989; 14 of the 18 give an office in New Hyde Park, NY.
- Touro University Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center graduates on the register6,308 living, 92.5% registered.
- Attorneys with an office in New Hyde Park, NY459 living registrants give an office there.
- Nassau County’s registered bar9,622 currently registered, 6.92 per 1,000 residents.
- Admitted in 19896,247 people admitted in 1989 are on the register, 2,453 of them through the Second 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 Richard Apat’s standing, contact the Attorney Registration Unit of the NY Office of Court Administration (nycourts.gov/attorneys), or ask the Appellate Division, Second Department, which admitted Richard Apat in 1989. A complaint about this attorney would go to the Second Department’s Grievance Committee for the Tenth Judicial District, which covers Nassau 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).