Richard Andrew Hammer
On the New York attorney register since 1997 · office in Montauk, NY
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 2782050
- Admitted
- 1997 · Second Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Feb 2027
Richard Andrew Hammer is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 1997 in the Second Department, with an office in Montauk, NY; next registration due Feb 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 Andrew Hammer has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Feb 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 only other attorney who lists Biondo & Hammer or one of its other names:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| George Francis Biondo | 1974 | 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 Andrew Hammer studied at Vermont Law and Graduate School (the register spells it “VERMONT LAW SCHOOL”). 251 of its 1,201 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 1990s, as Richard Andrew Hammer was.
- Same law school
- 1,201living graduates; 86.5% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Montauk, NY
- 19living registrants
Of the 19 living registrants with an office in Montauk, NY, 13 were admitted before 1997 and 5 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
- Vermont Law and Graduate School graduates on the register1,201 living, 86.5% registered.
- Suffolk County’s registered bar5,823 currently registered, 3.81 per 1,000 residents.
- Admitted in 19977,066 people admitted in 1997 are on the register, 2,422 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 Andrew Hammer’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 Andrew Hammer in 1997. 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).