Richard L. Burstein
On the New York attorney register since 1975 · office in Albany, NY
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 1140474
- Admitted
- 1975 · Third Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Dec 2026
Richard L. Burstein is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 1975 in the Third Department, with an office in Albany, NY; next registration due Dec 2026. 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 L. Burstein has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Dec 2026.
- 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
116 other attorneys list Whiteman Osterman & Hanna LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 7 of them were admitted before 1975, and 114 of the 117 give an office in Albany, NY. The 5 whose admission is closest to 1975, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Philip H. Gitlen | 1973 | Due to re‑register |
| Bernard Malone Jr | 1973 | Currently registered |
| Donald Thomas Kinsella | 1974 | Currently registered |
| Scott Norris Fein | 1976 | Due to re‑register |
| John Leonard Allen | 1977 | Due to re‑register |
All 117 registrations that list Whiteman Osterman & Hanna 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 L. Burstein studied at Albany Law School. 1,173 of its 10,183 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 1970s, as Richard L. Burstein was.
- Same law school
- 10,183living graduates; 91.3% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Albany, NY
- 3,678living registrants
Of the 3,678 living registrants with an office in Albany, NY, 93 were admitted before 1975 and 3,569 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 Whiteman Osterman & Hanna LLP117 on the register, 7 of the others admitted before 1975; 114 of the 117 give an office in Albany, NY.
- Albany Law School graduates on the register10,183 living, 91.3% registered; 53 of them list Whiteman Osterman & Hanna LLP.
- Attorneys with an office in Albany, NY3,678 living registrants give an office there.
- Albany County’s registered bar3,767 currently registered, 11.88 per 1,000 residents.
- Admitted in 19753,195 people admitted in 1975 are on the register, 271 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 L. Burstein’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 L. Burstein in 1975. A complaint about this attorney would go to the Third Department’s grievance committee, which covers Albany 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).