Richard Douglas Bentzen
On the New York attorney register since 1979 · office in White Plains, NY
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 1490663
- Admitted
- 1979 · Second Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Aug 2028
Richard Douglas Bentzen is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 1979 in the Second Department, with an office in White Plains, NY; next registration due Aug 2028. Since Jul 3, 2026 it has moved only through the routine two-year cycle.
What this status means on the register
On the register, “Currently registered” means Richard Douglas Bentzen has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Aug 2028.
- Due to re‑register to Currently registered the routine two-year cycle: the registration window closed with a filing
- Due to re‑register unchanged
- 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
9 other attorneys list Cerussi & Spring or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 0 of them were admitted before 1979, and all 10 give an office in White Plains, NY. The 5 whose admission is closest to 1979, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Ronald G. Crispi | 1988 | Currently registered |
| Thomas Francis Cerussi | 1990 | Due to re‑register |
| Peter Riggs | 1996 | Currently registered |
| Lisa Conte | 1997 | Currently registered |
| Jennifer Robyn Freedman | 1997 | 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 Douglas Bentzen studied at Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law (the register spells it “VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY”). 55 of its 1,575 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 1970s, as Richard Douglas Bentzen was.
- Same law school
- 1,575living graduates; 88.4% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in White Plains, NY
- 3,313living registrants
Of the 3,313 living registrants with an office in White Plains, NY, 282 were admitted before 1979 and 2,996 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 Cerussi & Spring10 on the register, 0 of the others admitted before 1979; all 10 give an office in White Plains, NY.
- Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law graduates on the register1,575 living, 88.4% registered.
- Attorneys with an office in White Plains, NY3,313 living registrants give an office there.
- Westchester County’s registered bar7,255 currently registered, 7.26 per 1,000 residents.
- Admitted in 19793,974 people admitted in 1979 are on the register, 1,713 of them through the Second 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 Douglas Bentzen’s standing, contact the Attorney Registration Unit of the NY Office of Court Administration (nycourts.gov/attorneys), or ask the Appellate Division, Second Department, which admitted Richard Douglas Bentzen in 1979. A complaint about this attorney would go to the Second Department’s Grievance Committee for the Ninth Judicial District, which covers Westchester 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).