Richard Stephen Belas
On the New York attorney register since 1974 · office in Washington, DC
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 1635523
- Admitted
- 1974 · First Department
- Status
- Suspended, due to re‑register
- Next registration
- Apr 2026
Richard Stephen Belas is suspended, due to re‑register on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 1974 in the First Department, with an office in Washington, DC; next registration due Apr 2026. The status is the same in all 3 files we hold.
What this status means on the register
On the register, “Suspended, due to re‑register” means the attorney is recorded as suspended from practice, with the next registration falling due. The register does not give the reason or date.
- Suspended, due to re‑register unchanged
- Suspended, due to re‑register unchanged
- Suspended, due to re‑register 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
2 other attorneys list Davis & Harman LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 0 of them were admitted before 1974, and all 3 give an office in Washington, DC. The 2 whose admission is closest to 1974, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Mark Edward Griffin | 1985 | Currently registered |
| Alison R. Peak | 2006 | 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 Stephen Belas studied at University of Virginia School of Law (the register spells it “UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA”). 284 of its 4,707 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 1970s, as Richard Stephen Belas was.
- Same law school
- 4,707living graduates; 87.2% 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, 146 were admitted before 1974 and 12,350 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
- University of Virginia School of Law graduates on the register4,707 living, 87.2% registered.
- New York-admitted attorneys in Washington, DC12,527 living registrants give an office there.
- Admitted in 19742,908 people admitted in 1974 are on the register, 1,010 of them through the First Department.
- Every registration that reads “Suspended, due to re‑register”498 on the register file of Sep 29, 2026, by decade of admission.
- How to complain about a New York lawyerThe grievance committee for each county, and what it can do.
How to confirm it officially
For a statement of Richard Stephen Belas’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 Richard Stephen Belas in 1974. 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).