Richard Guy Leland
On the New York attorney register since 1975 · office in West Palm Beach, FL
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 1481159
- Admitted
- 1975 · Second Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Jan 2028
Richard Guy Leland is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 1975 in the Second Department, with an office in West Palm Beach, FL; next registration due Jan 2028. 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 Guy Leland has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Jan 2028.
- 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
188 other attorneys list Akerman LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 9 of them were admitted before 1975, and 8 of the 189 give an office in West Palm Beach, FL. The 5 whose admission is closest to 1975, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Donald Norman David | 1973 | Currently registered |
| Joel Stewart Forman | 1974 | Currently registered |
| Stephen Keith Roddenberry | 1974 | Currently registered |
| Edward J. Murphy | 1975 | Currently registered |
| Charles Howard Critchlow | 1976 | 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 Guy Leland studied at Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University (the register spells it “HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY”). 717 of its 11,234 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 1970s, as Richard Guy Leland was.
- Same law school
- 11,234living graduates; 92.1% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in West Palm Beach, FL
- 300living registrants (outside New York State)
Of the 300 living registrants with an office in West Palm Beach, FL, 19 were admitted before 1975 and 278 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 Akerman LLP189 on the register, 9 of the others admitted before 1975; 8 of the 189 give an office in West Palm Beach, FL.
- Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University graduates on the register11,234 living, 92.1% registered.
- New York-admitted attorneys in West Palm Beach, FL300 living registrants give an office there.
- Admitted in 19753,195 people admitted in 1975 are on the register, 1,443 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 Guy Leland’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 Guy Leland in 1975. 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).