Richard Jon Contant
On the New York attorney register since 1988 · office in Hackensack, NJ
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 2192714
- Admitted
- 1988 · Third Department
- Status
- Delinquent
- Next registration
- Dec 2026
Richard Jon Contant is delinquent on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 1988 in the Third Department, with an office in Hackensack, NJ; next registration due Dec 2026. The status is the same in all 3 files we hold. The month shown is the next cycle’s; the delinquency concerns an earlier registration the register did not receive.
What this status means on the register
On the register, “Delinquent” means the attorney has a registration the register shows as due and not received. Under the rule a failure to register results in referral to the Appellate Division for disciplinary action; the register does not show whether a given attorney was referred.
- Delinquent unchanged
- Delinquent unchanged
- Delinquent 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
47 other attorneys list Archer & Greiner, P.C. or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 1 of them was admitted before 1988, and 17 of the 48 give an office in Hackensack, NJ. The 5 whose admission is closest to 1988, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Thomas John Herten | 1985 | Currently registered |
| Henry Oscar Boenning Jr | 1989 | Currently registered |
| William Paul Isele | 1989 | Suspended, delinquent |
| Anthony Dougherty | 1991 | Currently registered |
| Elizabeth Cronin Leo | 1995 | 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 Jon Contant studied at Columbia Law School (the register spells it “COLUMBIA UNIV”). 1,985 of its 18,953 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 1980s, as Richard Jon Contant was.
- Same law school
- 18,953living graduates; 87.4% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Hackensack, NJ
- 684living registrants (outside New York State)
Of the 684 living registrants with an office in Hackensack, NJ, 115 were admitted before 1988 and 553 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 Archer & Greiner, P.C.48 on the register, 1 of the others admitted before 1988; 17 of the 48 give an office in Hackensack, NJ.
- Columbia Law School graduates on the register18,953 living, 87.4% registered.
- New York-admitted attorneys in Hackensack, NJ684 living registrants give an office there.
- Admitted in 19886,238 people admitted in 1988 are on the register, 1,150 of them through the Third Department.
- Every registration that reads “Delinquent”15,500 on the register file of Sep 29, 2026, by decade of admission.
- How to complain about a New York lawyerThe grievance committee for each county, and what it can do.
How to confirm it officially
For a statement of Richard Jon Contant’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 Contant in 1988. 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).