Richard Patrick Norton
On the New York attorney register since 2001 · office in New York, NY
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 3975737
- Admitted
- 2001 · Third Department
- Status
- Suspended, delinquent
- Next registration
- Jan 2027
Richard Patrick Norton is suspended, delinquent on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 2001 in the Third Department, with an office in New York, NY; next registration due Jan 2027. The status is the same in all 3 files we hold.
What this status means on the register
On the register, “Suspended, delinquent” means the attorney is recorded as suspended from practice, with the registration also delinquent. The register does not give the reason or date of a suspension; the Appellate Division’s order does.
- Suspended, delinquent unchanged
- Suspended, delinquent unchanged
- Suspended, delinquent 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
10 other attorneys list Hunton & Williams or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 7 of them were admitted before 2001, and 8 of the 11 give an office in New York, NY. The 5 whose admission is closest to 2001, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Sean Patrick McLaughlin | 1992 | Suspended, delinquent |
| Leslie A. Okinaka | 1998 | Currently registered |
| Peter Watson Seaman | 2000 | Suspended, delinquent |
| Zhimin Wen | 2001 | Suspended, delinquent |
| Chontida Navacharoen | 2012 | Suspended, delinquent |
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 Patrick Norton studied at Rutgers Law School (the register spells it “RUTGERS UNIVERSITY”). 1,786 of its 7,506 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 2000s, as Richard Patrick Norton was.
- Same law school
- 7,506living graduates; 84.1% 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, 29,600 were admitted before 2001 and 62,303 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 Hunton & Williams11 on the register, 7 of the others admitted before 2001; 8 of the 11 give an office in New York, NY.
- Rutgers Law School graduates on the register7,506 living, 84.1% registered.
- 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 20017,416 people admitted in 2001 are on the register, 2,085 of them through the Third Department.
- Every registration that reads “Suspended, delinquent”20,229 on the register file of Sep 29, 2026, by decade of admission.
- How to complain about a New York lawyerThe grievance committee for each county, and what it can do.
How to confirm it officially
For a statement of Richard Patrick Norton’s standing, contact the Attorney Registration Unit of the NY Office of Court Administration (nycourts.gov/attorneys), or ask the Appellate Division, Third Department, which admitted Richard Patrick Norton in 2001. 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).