Richard Jon Bortnick
On the New York attorney register since 2009 · office in Philadelphia, PA
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 4732087
- Admitted
- 2009 · Third Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Aug 2027
Richard Jon Bortnick is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 2009 in the Third Department, with an office in Philadelphia, PA; next registration due Aug 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 Jon Bortnick has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Aug 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
The register gives this attorney’s employer as “Wilson Elser”. We count that spelling with Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP, the name most registrants give for the firm now; the register does not say where the attorney works today.
449 other attorneys list Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 162 of them were admitted before 2009. The 5 whose admission is closest to 2009, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Stephen James Barrett | 2009 | Currently registered |
| Kyle Patrick Barrett | 2009 | Currently registered |
| Adam Buchwalter | 2009 | Currently registered |
| John Fredrick Calkin | 2009 | Currently registered |
| Timmery Philana Davis | 2009 | Currently registered |
All 450 registrations that list Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker 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 Jon Bortnick studied at Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law (the register spells it “VILLANOVA UNIV. SCHOOL OF LAW”). 395 of its 1,575 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 2000s, as Richard Jon Bortnick was.
- Same law school
- 1,575living graduates; 88.4% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Philadelphia, PA
- 1,878living registrants (outside New York State)
Of the 1,878 living registrants with an office in Philadelphia, PA, 852 were admitted before 2009 and 963 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 Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP450 on the register, 162 of the others admitted before 2009.
- Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law graduates on the register1,575 living, 88.4% registered; 8 of them list Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP.
- New York-admitted attorneys in Philadelphia, PA1,878 living registrants give an office there.
- Admitted in 200910,203 people admitted in 2009 are on the register, 3,337 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 Jon Bortnick’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 Jon Bortnick in 2009. 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).