Richard Warner Ashley III
On the New York attorney register since 1995 · office in Chicago, IL
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 2705341
- Admitted
- 1995 · Fourth Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Nov 2027
Richard Warner Ashley III is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 1995 in the Fourth Department, with an office in Chicago, IL; next registration due Nov 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 Warner Ashley III has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Nov 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
The register gives this attorney’s employer as “Dla Piper LLP (Us)”. We count that spelling with DLA Piper LLP, the name most registrants give for the firm now; the register does not say where the attorney works today.
627 other attorneys list DLA Piper LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 66 of them were admitted before 1995. The 5 whose admission is closest to 1995, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Michael William Atleson | 1995 | Currently registered |
| James Evan Berger | 1995 | Currently registered |
| Jonathan William Haray | 1995 | Currently registered |
| Brian Scott Kaplan | 1995 | Currently registered |
| Francis William Ryan IV | 1995 | 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
Richard Warner Ashley III studied at University of Illinois Chicago School of Law (formerly John Marshall) (the register spells it “THE JOHN MARSHALL”). 81 of its 492 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 1990s, as Richard Warner Ashley III was.
- Same law school
- 492living graduates; 83.3% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Chicago, IL
- 2,265living registrants (outside New York State)
Of the 2,265 living registrants with an office in Chicago, IL, 281 were admitted before 1995 and 1,964 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 DLA Piper LLP628 on the register, 66 of the others admitted before 1995.
- University of Illinois Chicago School of Law (formerly John Marshall) graduates on the register492 living, 83.3% registered; 2 of them list DLA Piper LLP.
- New York-admitted attorneys in Chicago, IL2,265 living registrants give an office there.
- Admitted in 19956,807 people admitted in 1995 are on the register, 433 of them through the Fourth 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 Warner Ashley III’s standing, contact the Attorney Registration Unit of the NY Office of Court Administration (nycourts.gov/attorneys), or ask the Appellate Division, Fourth Department, which admitted Richard Warner Ashley III in 1995. 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).