Richard T. Preiss
On the New York attorney register since 1981 · office in New York, NY
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 1717412
- Admitted
- 1981 · Second Department
- Status
- Due to re‑register
- Next registration
- Oct 2026
Richard T. Preiss is due to re‑register on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 1981 in the Second Department, with an office in New York, NY; next registration due Oct 2026. Since Jul 3, 2026 it has moved only through the routine two-year cycle.
What this status means on the register
On the register, “Due to re‑register” means the attorney has a biennial registration falling due or overdue: the rule asks for it within 30 days after the attorney’s birthday in each alternate year, and the record gives the month it is due. The value stays until the register records the filing or marks the registration delinquent, so the month can have passed; by itself it is not a finding.
- Currently registered to Due to re‑register the routine two-year cycle: the registration window opened
- 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
The register gives this attorney’s employer as “Peckar & Abramson”. We count that spelling with Peckar & Abramson, P.C., the name most registrants give for the firm now; the register does not say where the attorney works today.
42 other attorneys list Peckar & Abramson, P.C. or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 5 of them were admitted before 1981, and 26 of the 43 give an office in New York, NY. The 5 whose admission is closest to 1981, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Howard Marc Rosen | 1977 | Due to re‑register |
| Charles Francis Kenny | 1980 | Due to re‑register |
| Robert Alan Drucker | 1981 | Due to re‑register |
| Mark Alan Rosen | 1982 | Due to re‑register |
| Alan H. Winkler | 1983 | 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 T. Preiss studied at Temple University Beasley School of Law (the register spells it “TEMPLE UNIVERSITY”). 285 of its 1,867 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 1980s, as Richard T. Preiss was.
- Same law school
- 1,867living graduates; 84.9% 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, 5,620 were admitted before 1981 and 87,255 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 Peckar & Abramson, P.C.43 on the register, 5 of the others admitted before 1981; 26 of the 43 give an office in New York, NY.
- Temple University Beasley School of Law graduates on the register1,867 living, 84.9% 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 19814,916 people admitted in 1981 are on the register, 2,027 of them through the Second Department.
- Every registration that reads “Due to re‑register”47,986 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 T. Preiss’s standing, contact the Attorney Registration Unit of the NY Office of Court Administration (nycourts.gov/attorneys), or ask the Appellate Division, Second Department, which admitted Richard T. Preiss in 1981. 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).