Richard Herbert Lewis
On the New York attorney register since 1993 · office in Mineola, NY
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 2562528
- Admitted
- 1993 · First Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Jul 2027
Richard Herbert Lewis is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 1993 in the First Department, with an office in Mineola, NY; next registration due Jul 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 Herbert Lewis has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Jul 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
76 other attorneys list Meltzer, Lippe, Goldstein & Breitstone, LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 19 of them were admitted before 1993, and 72 of the 77 give an office in Mineola, NY. The 5 whose admission is closest to 1993, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Gary Max Meltzer | 1992 | Currently registered |
| Michael Joseph Schaffer | 1992 | Currently registered |
| Jonathan Daniel Farrell | 1993 | Currently registered |
| William Warren Post | 1993 | Currently registered |
| David Carlos Jacobson | 1994 | Due to re‑register |
All 77 registrations that list Meltzer, Lippe, Goldstein & Breitstone, LLP
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 Herbert Lewis studied at St. John’s University School of Law (the register spells it “ST JOHNS SCHOOL OF LAW”). 3,260 of its 15,595 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 1990s, as Richard Herbert Lewis was.
- Same law school
- 15,595living graduates; 88.6% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Mineola, NY
- 1,094living registrants
Of the 1,094 living registrants with an office in Mineola, NY, 345 were admitted before 1993 and 724 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 Meltzer, Lippe, Goldstein & Breitstone, LLP77 on the register, 19 of the others admitted before 1993; 72 of the 77 give an office in Mineola, NY.
- St. John’s University School of Law graduates on the register15,595 living, 88.6% registered.
- Attorneys with an office in Mineola, NY1,094 living registrants give an office there.
- Nassau County’s registered bar9,622 currently registered, 6.92 per 1,000 residents.
- Admitted in 19936,439 people admitted in 1993 are on the register, 2,167 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 Herbert Lewis’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 Herbert Lewis in 1993. A complaint about this attorney would go to the Second Department’s Grievance Committee for the Tenth Judicial District, which covers Nassau 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).