Richard J. Block
On the New York attorney register since 1992 · office in Fort Lauderdale, FL
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 2508471
- Admitted
- 1992 · Second Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Mar 2028
Richard J. Block is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 1992 in the Second Department, with an office in Fort Lauderdale, FL; 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 J. Block 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
291 other attorneys list Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 22 of them were admitted before 1992, and 11 of the 292 give an office in Fort Lauderdale, FL. The 5 whose admission is closest to 1992, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Gregory Scott Katz | 1991 | Currently registered |
| Meredith Kaplan Stoma | 1992 | Currently registered |
| John Joseph Doody | 1993 | Currently registered |
| Joseph Robert Englander | 1993 | Currently registered |
| Joelle Tantalo Jensen | 1993 | Currently registered |
All 292 registrations that list Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP
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 J. Block studied at Touro University Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center (the register spells it “Touro College Fuchsberg Law Center”). 1,749 of its 6,308 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 1990s, as Richard J. Block was.
- Same law school
- 6,308living graduates; 92.5% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Fort Lauderdale, FL
- 422living registrants (outside New York State)
Of the 422 living registrants with an office in Fort Lauderdale, FL, 90 were admitted before 1992 and 313 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 Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP292 on the register, 22 of the others admitted before 1992; 11 of the 292 give an office in Fort Lauderdale, FL.
- Touro University Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center graduates on the register6,308 living, 92.5% registered.
- New York-admitted attorneys in Fort Lauderdale, FL422 living registrants give an office there.
- Admitted in 19926,498 people admitted in 1992 are on the register, 2,546 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 J. Block’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 J. Block in 1992. 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).