Richard Charles Zelinka
On the New York attorney register since 1977 · office in Boston, MA
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 1928977
- Admitted
- 1977 · Second Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Aug 2028
Richard Charles Zelinka is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 1977 in the Second Department, with an office in Boston, MA; 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 Charles Zelinka 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
75 other attorneys list Sullivan & Worcester LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 5 of them were admitted before 1977, and 19 of the 76 give an office in Boston, MA. The 5 whose admission is closest to 1977, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Constantine P. Ralli | 1974 | Currently registered |
| Ira Kenneth Gross | 1975 | Due to re‑register |
| John H. Riley | 1978 | Currently registered |
| Roy Charles Andersen | 1979 | Currently registered |
| Tina Klein-Baker | 1981 | 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 Charles Zelinka studied at George Washington University Law School (the register spells it “GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIV”). 292 of its 6,333 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 1970s, as Richard Charles Zelinka was.
- Same law school
- 6,333living graduates; 88.8% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Boston, MA
- 2,932living registrants (outside New York State)
Of the 2,932 living registrants with an office in Boston, MA, 46 were admitted before 1977 and 2,879 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 Sullivan & Worcester LLP76 on the register, 5 of the others admitted before 1977; 19 of the 76 give an office in Boston, MA.
- George Washington University Law School graduates on the register6,333 living, 88.8% registered.
- New York-admitted attorneys in Boston, MA2,932 living registrants give an office there.
- Admitted in 19773,593 people admitted in 1977 are on the register, 1,561 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 Charles Zelinka’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 Charles Zelinka in 1977. 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).