Richard S. Order
On the New York attorney register since 1982 · office in Hartford, CT
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 1798198
- Admitted
- 1982 · First Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Aug 2028
Richard S. Order is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 1982 in the First Department, with an office in Hartford, CT; next registration due Aug 2028. Since Jul 3, 2026 it has moved only through the routine two-year cycle.
What this status means on the register
On the register, “Currently registered” means Richard S. Order has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Aug 2028.
- Due to re‑register to Currently registered the routine two-year cycle: the registration window closed with a filing
- Due to re‑register unchanged
- Due to re‑register 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
8 other attorneys list Updike, Kelly & Spellacy, P.C. or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 0 of them were admitted before 1982, and 6 of the 9 give an office in Hartford, CT. The 5 whose admission is closest to 1982, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Thomas Joseph Welsh | 1988 | Currently registered |
| Rosemarie Alisha Verdone | 1995 | Currently registered |
| Jennifer Mae Egan | 2003 | Currently registered |
| Ethan James-Tekly Ung | 2008 | Currently registered |
| Cristina Salamone | 2010 | 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 S. Order studied at Columbia Law School (the register spells it “COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY”). 1,985 of its 18,953 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 1980s, as Richard S. Order was.
- Same law school
- 18,953living graduates; 87.4% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Hartford, CT
- 641living registrants (outside New York State)
Of the 641 living registrants with an office in Hartford, CT, 12 were admitted before 1982 and 623 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
- Columbia Law School graduates on the register18,953 living, 87.4% registered.
- New York-admitted attorneys in Hartford, CT641 living registrants give an office there.
- Admitted in 19825,181 people admitted in 1982 are on the register, 1,770 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 S. Order’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 S. Order in 1982. 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).