Richard Stephen Petretti
On the New York attorney register since 1981 · office in San Diego, CA
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 1720531
- Admitted
- 1981 · Third Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Apr 2028
Richard Stephen Petretti is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 1981 in the Third Department, with an office in San Diego, CA; next registration due Apr 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 Stephen Petretti has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Apr 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.
Others who list this employer on the register
30 other attorneys list Buchalter or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 1 of them was admitted before 1981. The 5 whose admission is closest to 1981, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Mary Harris Rose | 1979 | Currently registered |
| William Mark Levinson | 1984 | Suspended, currently registered |
| Francis X. Curci | 1985 | Currently registered |
| Willmore Frederick Holbrow III | 1994 | Due to re‑register |
| Bruce Borders Kelson | 1994 | 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 Stephen Petretti studied at New York University School of Law (the register spells it “NYU”). 2,911 of its 23,248 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 1980s, as Richard Stephen Petretti was.
- Same law school
- 23,248living graduates; 86.5% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in San Diego, CA
- 664living registrants (outside New York State)
Of the 664 living registrants with an office in San Diego, CA, 40 were admitted before 1981 and 619 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 Buchalter31 on the register, 1 of the others admitted before 1981.
- New York University School of Law graduates on the register23,248 living, 86.5% registered.
- New York-admitted attorneys in San Diego, CA664 living registrants give an office there.
- Admitted in 19814,916 people admitted in 1981 are on the register, 837 of them through the Third 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 Petretti’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 Stephen Petretti in 1981. 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).