Richard Stephen Lincer
On the New York attorney register since 1979 · office in New York, NY
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 1644822
- Admitted
- 1979 · First Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Dec 2026
Richard Stephen Lincer is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 1979 in the First 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 Stephen Lincer 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
648 other attorneys list Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 21 of them were admitted before 1979, and 457 of the 649 give an office in New York, NY. The 5 whose admission is closest to 1979, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Jonathan I. Blackman | 1978 | Due to re‑register |
| David Geier Sabel | 1978 | Due to re‑register |
| James Alleyn Duncan | 1980 | Due to re‑register |
| Steven Michael Loeb | 1980 | Currently registered |
| Russell Harold Pollack | 1980 | Due to re‑register |
All 649 registrations that list Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton 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 Stephen Lincer studied at Columbia Law School. 1,448 of its 18,953 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 1970s, as Richard Stephen Lincer was.
- Same law school
- 18,953living graduates; 87.4% 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, 4,378 were admitted before 1979 and 88,646 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 Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP649 on the register, 21 of the others admitted before 1979; 457 of the 649 give an office in New York, NY.
- Columbia Law School graduates on the register18,953 living, 87.4% registered; 113 of them list Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP.
- 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 19793,974 people admitted in 1979 are on the register, 1,513 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 Stephen Lincer’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 Stephen Lincer in 1979. 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).