Richard Barry Dopkins
On the New York attorney register since 1959 · office in Buffalo, NY
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 1546787
- Admitted
- 1959 · First Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- May 2028
Richard Barry Dopkins is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 1959 in the First Department, with an office in Buffalo, NY; next registration due May 2028. Since Jul 3, 2026 it has moved only through the routine two-year cycle.
What this status means on the register
On the register, “Currently registered” means Richard Barry Dopkins has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in May 2028.
- Due to re‑register to Currently registered the routine two-year cycle: the registration window closed with a filing
- Due to re‑register unchanged
- Due to re‑register 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
218 other attorneys list Hodgson Russ LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 0 of them were admitted before 1959, and 141 of the 219 give an office in Buffalo, NY. The 5 whose admission is closest to 1959, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| James Marshall Wadsworth | 1965 | Delinquent |
| Frederick William Gray | 1970 | Suspended, delinquent |
| George W. Cregg Jr. | 1972 | Currently registered |
| Paul Roland Comeau | 1974 | Due to re‑register |
| Alan John Laurita | 1974 | Due to re‑register |
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 Barry Dopkins studied at Columbia Law School (the register spells it “COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY”). 184 of its 18,953 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 1950s, as Richard Barry Dopkins was.
- Same law school
- 18,953living graduates; 87.4% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Buffalo, NY
- 3,467living registrants
Of the 3,467 living registrants with an office in Buffalo, NY, 3 were admitted before 1959 and 3,461 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 Hodgson Russ LLP219 on the register, 0 of the others admitted before 1959; 141 of the 219 give an office in Buffalo, NY.
- Columbia Law School graduates on the register18,953 living, 87.4% registered.
- Attorneys with an office in Buffalo, NY3,467 living registrants give an office there.
- Erie County’s registered bar4,149 currently registered, 4.36 per 1,000 residents.
- Admitted in 19591,551 people admitted in 1959 are on the register, 498 of them through the First 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 Barry Dopkins’s standing, contact the Attorney Registration Unit of the NY Office of Court Administration (nycourts.gov/attorneys), or ask the Appellate Division, First Department, which admitted Richard Barry Dopkins in 1959. A complaint about this attorney would go to the Fourth Department’s grievance committee, which covers Erie 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).