Richard Allan Schechner
On the New York attorney register since 1984 · office in Ridgewood, NY
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 1949213
- Admitted
- 1984 · Second Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Dec 2026
Richard Allan Schechner is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 1984 in the Second Department, with an office in Ridgewood, NY; next registration due Dec 2026. 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 Allan Schechner has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Dec 2026.
- 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
3 other attorneys list Abbott Bushlow & Schechner, LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 1 of them was admitted before 1984, and all 4 give an office in Ridgewood, NY. The 3 whose admission is closest to 1984, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Bruce Edward Bushlow | 1966 | Due to re‑register |
| Alan Louis Bushlow | 1992 | Currently registered |
| Matthew Adam Kaplan | 2001 | 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 Allan Schechner studied at Ohio Northern University Pettit College of Law (the register spells it “OHIO NORTHERN UNIV”). 120 of its 392 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 1980s, as Richard Allan Schechner was.
- Same law school
- 392living graduates; 87.8% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Ridgewood, NY
- 29living registrants
Of the 29 living registrants with an office in Ridgewood, NY, 4 were admitted before 1984 and 24 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
- Ohio Northern University Pettit College of Law graduates on the register392 living, 87.8% registered.
- Attorneys with an office in Ridgewood, NY29 living registrants give an office there.
- Queens County’s registered bar4,163 currently registered, 1.79 per 1,000 residents.
- Admitted in 19845,952 people admitted in 1984 are on the register, 2,421 of them through the Second 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 Allan Schechner’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 Allan Schechner in 1984. A complaint about this attorney would go to the Second Department’s Grievance Committee for the Second, Eleventh and Thirteenth Judicial Districts, which covers Queens 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).