Richard Michael Wortman

What this status means on the register

Others who list this employer on the register

27 other attorneys list Grunfeld, Desiderio, Lebowitz, Silverman & Klestadt LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 10 of them were admitted before 1988, and 2 of the 28 give an office in Los Angeles, CA. The 5 whose admission is closest to 1988, earliest first:

All 28 registrations that list Grunfeld, Desiderio, Lebowitz, Silverman & Klestadt LLP

Where this record sits on the register

Richard Michael Wortman studied at Case Western Reserve University School of Law. 217 of its 1,256 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 1980s, as Richard Michael Wortman was.

Same law school

1,256living graduates; 86.9% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall

Office in Los Angeles, CA

2,891living registrants (outside New York State)

Of the 2,891 living registrants with an office in Los Angeles, CA, 321 were admitted before 1988 and 2,536 after.

Questions this record leads to

1. Everyone who lists Grunfeld, Desiderio, Lebowitz, Silverman & Klestadt LLP28 on the register, 10 of the others admitted before 1988; 2 of the 28 give an office in Los Angeles, CA.
2. Case Western Reserve University School of Law graduates on the register1,256 living, 86.9% registered.
3. New York-admitted attorneys in Los Angeles, CA2,891 living registrants give an office there.
4. Admitted in 19886,238 people admitted in 1988 are on the register, 2,577 of them through the Second Department.
5. Every registration that reads “Currently registered”286,911 on the register file of Sep 29, 2026, by decade of admission.
6. 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 Michael Wortman’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 Michael Wortman in 1988. 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).

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