Richard Cushing Morrissey
On the New York attorney register since 1983 · office in Washington, DC
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 1889963
- Admitted
- 1983 · First Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Aug 2027
Richard Cushing Morrissey is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 1983 in the First Department, with an office in Washington, DC; next registration due Aug 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 Cushing Morrissey has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Aug 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
762 other attorneys list Sullivan & Cromwell LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 47 of them were admitted before 1983, and 49 of the 763 give an office in Washington, DC. The 5 whose admission is closest to 1983, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Arthur S. Adler | 1983 | Currently registered |
| John L. Hardiman | 1983 | Currently registered |
| Robert Andrew Sacks | 1983 | Currently registered |
| Samuel Whitney Seymour | 1983 | Currently registered |
| Francis Joseph Aquila | 1984 | 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 Cushing Morrissey studied at University of Michigan Law School (the register spells it “U OF MICHIGAN”). 501 of its 4,806 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 1980s, as Richard Cushing Morrissey was.
- Same law school
- 4,806living graduates; 86.9% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Washington, DC
- 12,527living registrants (outside New York State)
Of the 12,527 living registrants with an office in Washington, DC, 452 were admitted before 1983 and 12,015 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 Sullivan & Cromwell LLP763 on the register, 47 of the others admitted before 1983; 49 of the 763 give an office in Washington, DC.
- University of Michigan Law School graduates on the register4,806 living, 86.9% registered.
- New York-admitted attorneys in Washington, DC12,527 living registrants give an office there.
- Admitted in 19835,424 people admitted in 1983 are on the register, 1,821 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 Cushing Morrissey’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 Cushing Morrissey in 1983. 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).