Richard Timothy Bell Jr
On the New York attorney register since 1998 · office in Rochester, NY
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 2860856
- Admitted
- 1998 · Fourth Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Mar 2028
Richard Timothy Bell Jr is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 1998 in the Fourth Department, with an office in Rochester, NY; next registration due Mar 2028. 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 Timothy Bell Jr has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Mar 2028.
- 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
20 other attorneys list Adams Leclair LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 7 of them were admitted before 1998, and all 21 give an office in Rochester, NY. The 5 whose admission is closest to 1998, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Mary Jo S. Korona | 1988 | Currently registered |
| Theodore M B Baum | 1991 | Currently registered |
| Steven E. Cole | 1995 | Currently registered |
| Daniel P. Adams | 1997 | Currently registered |
| Erin Flynn Casey | 2005 | 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 Timothy Bell Jr studied at University of Toledo College of Law (the register spells it “UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO”). 126 of its 424 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 1990s, as Richard Timothy Bell Jr was.
- Same law school
- 424living graduates; 85.1% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Rochester, NY
- 2,353living registrants
Of the 2,353 living registrants with an office in Rochester, NY, 930 were admitted before 1998 and 1,368 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 Adams Leclair LLP21 on the register, 7 of the others admitted before 1998; all 21 give an office in Rochester, NY.
- University of Toledo College of Law graduates on the register424 living, 85.1% registered.
- Attorneys with an office in Rochester, NY2,353 living registrants give an office there.
- Monroe County’s registered bar2,430 currently registered, 3.22 per 1,000 residents.
- Admitted in 19987,302 people admitted in 1998 are on the register, 381 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 Timothy Bell Jr’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 Timothy Bell Jr in 1998. A complaint about this attorney would go to the Fourth Department’s grievance committee, which covers Monroe 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).