Richard Joseph Birch
On the New York attorney register since 2022 · office in Bridgewater, NJ
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 5987870
- Admitted
- 2022 · Third Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Mar 2028
Richard Joseph Birch is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 2022 in the Third Department, with an office in Bridgewater, NJ; 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 Joseph Birch 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
67 other attorneys list Norris McLaughlin, P.A. or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 62 of them were admitted before 2022, and 22 of the 68 give an office in Bridgewater, NJ. The 5 whose admission is closest to 2022, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Gabrielle D. Kohlhagen | 2021 | Currently registered |
| Zachary James Thomas Turquand | 2021 | Currently registered |
| Nahimot Abiola Adedimeji | 2022 | Currently registered |
| Chavala Naomi Rose-Anna Kobluk | 2022 | Currently registered |
| Kimberly Salmon Yeager | 2022 | 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 Joseph Birch studied at Seton Hall University School of Law. 709 of its 6,262 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 2020s, as Richard Joseph Birch was.
- Same law school
- 6,262living graduates; 84.7% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Bridgewater, NJ
- 151living registrants (outside New York State)
Of the 151 living registrants with an office in Bridgewater, NJ, 145 were admitted before 2022 and 1 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 Norris McLaughlin, P.A.68 on the register, 62 of the others admitted before 2022; 22 of the 68 give an office in Bridgewater, NJ.
- Seton Hall University School of Law graduates on the register6,262 living, 84.7% registered.
- New York-admitted attorneys in Bridgewater, NJ151 living registrants give an office there.
- Admitted in 20227,736 people admitted in 2022 are on the register, 3,662 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 Joseph Birch’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 Joseph Birch in 2022. 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).