Richard Fama
On the New York attorney register since 1994 · office in New York, NY
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 2624054
- Admitted
- 1994 · Second Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Dec 2026
Richard Fama is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 1994 in the Second Department, with an office in New York, 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 Fama 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
The register gives this attorney’s employer as “Cozen & O’Connor”. We count that spelling with Cozen O’Connor, the name most registrants give for the firm now; the register does not say where the attorney works today.
240 other attorneys list Cozen O’Connor or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 26 of them were admitted before 1994, and 148 of the 241 give an office in New York, NY. The 5 whose admission is closest to 1994, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Thomas McKay III | 1994 | Due to re‑register |
| Michael Craig Schmidt | 1994 | Due to re‑register |
| Debra S. Friedman | 1995 | Currently registered |
| Antonella Marie Madonia | 1995 | Currently registered |
| Zachary Eric Samton | 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 Fama studied at Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University (the register spells it “HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY”). 2,255 of its 11,234 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 1990s, as Richard Fama was.
- Same law school
- 11,234living graduates; 92.1% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in New York, NY
- 93,604living registrants
Of the 93,604 living registrants with an office in New York, NY, 18,752 were admitted before 1994 and 73,562 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 Cozen O’Connor241 on the register, 26 of the others admitted before 1994; 148 of the 241 give an office in New York, NY.
- Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University graduates on the register11,234 living, 92.1% registered.
- Attorneys with an office in New York, NY93,604 living registrants give an office there.
- New York County’s registered bar75,989 currently registered, 46.63 per 1,000 residents.
- Admitted in 19946,410 people admitted in 1994 are on the register, 2,392 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 Fama’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 Fama in 1994. A complaint about this attorney would go to the First Department’s grievance committee, which covers New York 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).