Richard Alan Chesley
On the New York attorney register since 2017 · office in Chicago, IL
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 5491600
- Admitted
- 2017 · Third Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Jul 2027
Richard Alan Chesley is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 2017 in the Third Department, with an office in Chicago, IL; 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 Alan Chesley 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
The register gives this attorney’s employer as “Dla Piper LLP (Us)”. We count that spelling with DLA Piper LLP, the name most registrants give for the firm now; the register does not say where the attorney works today.
627 other attorneys list DLA Piper LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 414 of them were admitted before 2017. The 5 whose admission is closest to 2017, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Michael John Biles | 2017 | Currently registered |
| Siyuan Chen | 2017 | Currently registered |
| Adela Cristina Coman | 2017 | Delinquent |
| Adam Anthony Desipio | 2017 | Currently registered |
| Michael Haworth | 2017 | 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 Alan Chesley studied at University of Cincinnati College of Law (the register spells it “UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI”). 48 of its 211 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 2010s, as Richard Alan Chesley was.
- Same law school
- 211living graduates; 81.5% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Chicago, IL
- 2,265living registrants (outside New York State)
Of the 2,265 living registrants with an office in Chicago, IL, 1,625 were admitted before 2017 and 565 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 DLA Piper LLP628 on the register, 414 of the others admitted before 2017.
- University of Cincinnati College of Law graduates on the register211 living, 81.5% registered.
- New York-admitted attorneys in Chicago, IL2,265 living registrants give an office there.
- Admitted in 20178,202 people admitted in 2017 are on the register, 3,162 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 Alan Chesley’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 Alan Chesley in 2017. 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).