Robert Lee Heckart
On the New York attorney register since 1974 · office in New York, NY
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 1257096
- Admitted
- 1974 · First Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Jun 2028
Robert Lee Heckart is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 1974 in the First Department, with an office in New York, NY; next registration due Jun 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 Robert Lee Heckart has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Jun 2028.
- Currently registered unchanged
- Due to re‑register to Currently registered the routine two-year cycle: the registration window closed with a filing
- 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
1,104 other attorneys list Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 20 of them were admitted before 1974, and 969 of the 1,105 give an office in New York, NY. The 5 whose admission is closest to 1974, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| J Loughlin Callahan | 1973 | Suspended, delinquent |
| Richard Jay Sandler | 1973 | Delinquent |
| Marlene J. Alva | 1975 | Currently registered |
| Beverly Fanger Chase | 1975 | Currently registered |
| Christopher Mayer | 1975 | 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
Robert Lee Heckart studied at Harvard Law School. 989 of its 14,378 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 1970s, as Robert Lee Heckart was.
- Same law school
- 14,378living graduates; 86.1% 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, 2,165 were admitted before 1974 and 91,106 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 Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP1,105 on the register, 20 of the others admitted before 1974; 969 of the 1,105 give an office in New York, NY.
- Harvard Law School graduates on the register14,378 living, 86.1% registered; 141 of them list Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP.
- 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 19742,908 people admitted in 1974 are on the register, 1,010 of them through the First 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 Robert Lee Heckart’s standing, contact the Attorney Registration Unit of the NY Office of Court Administration (nycourts.gov/attorneys), or ask the Appellate Division, First Department, which admitted Robert Lee Heckart in 1974. 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).