Richard Patrick Byrne
On the New York attorney register since 1983 · office in Melville, NY
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 1885409
- Admitted
- 1983 · Second Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Jul 2027
Richard Patrick Byrne is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 1983 in the Second Department, with an office in Melville, NY; next registration due Jul 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 Patrick Byrne has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Jul 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
25 other attorneys list L’Abbate, Balkan, Colavita & Contini, L.L.P. or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 4 of them were admitted before 1983, and all 26 give an office in Melville, NY. The 5 whose admission is closest to 1983, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Noah Nunberg | 1978 | Currently registered |
| Paula Michaele Gart | 1980 | Due to re‑register |
| Marian C. Rice | 1980 | Due to re‑register |
| Ilene D. Samuel | 1984 | Currently registered |
| Deborah Seldes Barcham | 1987 | Currently registered |
All 26 registrations that list L’Abbate, Balkan, Colavita & Contini, L.L.P.
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 Patrick Byrne studied at New York Law School. 2,644 of its 15,601 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 1980s, as Richard Patrick Byrne was.
- Same law school
- 15,601living graduates; 87.0% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Melville, NY
- 1,478living registrants
Of the 1,478 living registrants with an office in Melville, NY, 127 were admitted before 1983 and 1,337 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 L’Abbate, Balkan, Colavita & Contini, L.L.P.26 on the register, 4 of the others admitted before 1983; all 26 give an office in Melville, NY.
- New York Law School graduates on the register15,601 living, 87.0% registered.
- Attorneys with an office in Melville, NY1,478 living registrants give an office there.
- Suffolk County’s registered bar5,823 currently registered, 3.81 per 1,000 residents.
- Admitted in 19835,424 people admitted in 1983 are on the register, 2,263 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 Patrick Byrne’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 Patrick Byrne in 1983. A complaint about this attorney would go to the Second Department’s Grievance Committee for the Tenth Judicial District, which covers Suffolk 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).