Richard John Barnes
On the New York attorney register since 1981 · office in Buffalo, NY
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 1734896
- Admitted
- 1981 · Fourth Department
- Status
- Due to re‑register
- Next registration
- Sep 2026
Richard John Barnes is due to re‑register on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 1981 in the Fourth Department, with an office in Buffalo, NY; next registration due Sep 2026. Since Jul 3, 2026 it has moved only through the routine two-year cycle.
What this status means on the register
On the register, “Due to re‑register” means the attorney has a biennial registration falling due or overdue: the rule asks for it within 30 days after the attorney’s birthday in each alternate year, and the record gives the month it is due. The value stays until the register records the filing or marks the registration delinquent, so the month can have passed; by itself it is not a finding.
- Due to re‑register unchanged
- Currently registered to Due to re‑register the routine two-year cycle: the registration window opened
- 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
25 other attorneys list The Barnes Firm or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 0 of them were admitted before 1981, and 7 of the 26 give an office in Buffalo, NY. The 5 whose admission is closest to 1981, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| John Charles Murrett Jr. | 1982 | Currently registered |
| Robert Joseph Schreck | 1982 | Currently registered |
| Patricia N. Murrett | 1986 | Due to re‑register |
| Michael Joseph Cooper | 1987 | Currently registered |
| Richard Paul Amico | 1989 | 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 John Barnes studied at University at Buffalo School of Law (SUNY) (the register spells it “SUNY Buffalo Law School”). 1,918 of its 9,828 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 1980s, as Richard John Barnes was.
- Same law school
- 9,828living graduates; 90.9% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Buffalo, NY
- 3,467living registrants
Of the 3,467 living registrants with an office in Buffalo, NY, 280 were admitted before 1981 and 3,154 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 The Barnes Firm26 on the register, 0 of the others admitted before 1981; 7 of the 26 give an office in Buffalo, NY.
- University at Buffalo School of Law (SUNY) graduates on the register9,828 living, 90.9% registered.
- Attorneys with an office in Buffalo, NY3,467 living registrants give an office there.
- Erie County’s registered bar4,149 currently registered, 4.36 per 1,000 residents.
- Admitted in 19814,916 people admitted in 1981 are on the register, 409 of them through the Fourth Department.
- Every registration that reads “Due to re‑register”47,986 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 John Barnes’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 John Barnes in 1981. A complaint about this attorney would go to the Fourth Department’s grievance committee, which covers Erie 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).