Richard Harris Block
On the New York attorney register since 1978 · office in New York, NY
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 1420611
- Admitted
- 1978 · First Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Jul 2028
Richard Harris Block is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 1978 in the First Department, with an office in New York, NY; next registration due Jul 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 Harris Block has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Jul 2028.
- Currently registered unchanged
- Due to re‑register to Currently registered the routine two-year cycle: the registration window closed with a filing
- 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
26 other attorneys list Barton LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 5 of them were admitted before 1978, and all 27 give an office in New York, NY. The 5 whose admission is closest to 1978, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Alvan Lee Bobrow | 1974 | Due to re‑register |
| Ross Jay Charap | 1974 | Currently registered |
| Charles Brock Hughes III | 1976 | Due to re‑register |
| Kenneth Neil Rashbaum | 1979 | Currently registered |
| Maurice N. Ross | 1981 | 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 Harris Block studied at Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University (the register spells it “Hofstra University Maurice A. Deane School of Law”). 717 of its 11,234 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 1970s, as Richard Harris Block was.
- Same law school
- 11,234living graduates; 92.1% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in New York, NY
- 93,604living registrants
Of the 93,604 living registrants with an office in New York, NY, 3,808 were admitted before 1978 and 89,226 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 Barton LLP27 on the register, 5 of the others admitted before 1978; all 27 give an office in New York, NY.
- Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University graduates on the register11,234 living, 92.1% registered.
- Attorneys with an office in New York, NY93,604 living registrants give an office there.
- New York County’s registered bar75,989 currently registered, 46.63 per 1,000 residents.
- Admitted in 19783,834 people admitted in 1978 are on the register, 1,466 of them through the First 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 Harris Block’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 Harris Block in 1978. A complaint about this attorney would go to the First Department’s grievance committee, which covers New York 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).