Richard Blake
On the New York attorney register since 1989 · office in Cleveland, OH
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 2260362
- Admitted
- 1989 · Second Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Sep 2027
Richard Blake is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 1989 in the Second Department, with an office in Cleveland, OH; next registration due Sep 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 Blake has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Sep 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
11 other attorneys list McDonald Hopkins LLC or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 0 of them were admitted before 1989, and 3 of the 12 give an office in Cleveland, OH. The 5 whose admission is closest to 1989, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Tara Goff Kamradt | 1993 | Suspended, delinquent |
| James Gelman | 1996 | Currently registered |
| Edward A Reilly Jr. | 2004 | Currently registered |
| Benjamin D. Panter | 2008 | Due to re‑register |
| Richard David Lane | 2010 | Due to re‑register |
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 Blake studied at St. John’s University School of Law (the register spells it “ST JOHNS”). 3,059 of its 15,595 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 1980s, as Richard Blake was.
- Same law school
- 15,595living graduates; 88.6% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Cleveland, OH
- 294living registrants (outside New York State)
Of the 294 living registrants with an office in Cleveland, OH, 38 were admitted before 1989 and 251 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 McDonald Hopkins LLC12 on the register, 0 of the others admitted before 1989; 3 of the 12 give an office in Cleveland, OH.
- St. John’s University School of Law graduates on the register15,595 living, 88.6% registered.
- New York-admitted attorneys in Cleveland, OH294 living registrants give an office there.
- Admitted in 19896,247 people admitted in 1989 are on the register, 2,453 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 Blake’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 Blake in 1989. 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).