Richard Francis O’Connor
On the New York attorney register since 1988 · office in Penfield, NY
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 2228476
- Admitted
- 1988 · Fourth Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Jul 2028
Richard Francis O’Connor is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 1988 in the Fourth Department, with an office in Penfield, NY; next registration due Jul 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 Francis O’Connor has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Jul 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.
Where this record sits on the register
Richard Francis O’Connor studied at Western Michigan University Cooley Law School (the register spells it “THOMAS M. COOLEY”). 99 of its 1,456 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 1980s, as Richard Francis O’Connor was.
- Same law school
- 1,456living graduates; 90.6% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Penfield, NY
- 38living registrants
Of the 38 living registrants with an office in Penfield, NY, 17 were admitted before 1988 and 19 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
- Western Michigan University Cooley Law School graduates on the register1,456 living, 90.6% registered.
- Attorneys with an office in Penfield, NY38 living registrants give an office there.
- Monroe County’s registered bar2,430 currently registered, 3.22 per 1,000 residents.
- Admitted in 19886,238 people admitted in 1988 are on the register, 435 of them through the Fourth 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 Francis O’Connor’s standing, contact the Attorney Registration Unit of the NY Office of Court Administration (nycourts.gov/attorneys), or ask the Appellate Division, Fourth Department, which admitted Richard Francis O’Connor in 1988. A complaint about this attorney would go to the Fourth Department’s grievance committee, which covers Monroe 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).