Richard Brent Bates Jr.
On the New York attorney register since 2011 · office in Washington, DC
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 4925459
- Admitted
- 2011 · Third Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Jul 2027
Richard Brent Bates Jr. is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 2011 in the Third Department, with an office in Washington, DC; 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 Brent Bates Jr. 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
622 other attorneys list Ropes & Gray LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 166 of them were admitted before 2011, and 18 of the 623 give an office in Washington, DC. The 5 whose admission is closest to 2011, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Ranee Adipat | 2011 | Currently registered |
| Christopher James Capuzzi | 2011 | Currently registered |
| Drew McCutchon Clary | 2011 | Delinquent |
| Jonathan Andrew Conon | 2011 | Currently registered |
| Adam Jeremy Dobson | 2011 | 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 Brent Bates Jr. studied at Emory University School of Law. 688 of its 2,405 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 2010s, as Richard Brent Bates Jr. was.
- Same law school
- 2,405living graduates; 89.4% 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, 6,846 were admitted before 2011 and 5,177 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 Ropes & Gray LLP623 on the register, 166 of the others admitted before 2011; 18 of the 623 give an office in Washington, DC.
- Emory University School of Law graduates on the register2,405 living, 89.4% registered.
- New York-admitted attorneys in Washington, DC12,527 living registrants give an office there.
- Admitted in 20119,856 people admitted in 2011 are on the register, 4,120 of them through the Third 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 Brent Bates Jr.’s standing, contact the Attorney Registration Unit of the NY Office of Court Administration (nycourts.gov/attorneys), or ask the Appellate Division, Third Department, which admitted Richard Brent Bates Jr. in 2011. 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).