Robert Steven Kelner
On the New York attorney register since 1972 · office in New York, NY
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 1455260
- Admitted
- 1972 · First Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Dec 2026
Robert Steven Kelner is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 1972 in the First Department, with an office in New York, 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 Robert Steven Kelner 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
10 other attorneys list Kelner & Kelner or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 0 of them were admitted before 1972, and all 11 give an office in New York, NY. The 5 whose admission is closest to 1972, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Gail S. Kelner | 1974 | Due to re‑register |
| Monica Risi Merrill | 1978 | Due to re‑register |
| Ronald C. Burke | 1984 | Currently registered |
| Brian Patrick Hurley | 1987 | Currently registered |
| Emil Louis Samuels | 1991 | 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 Steven Kelner studied at Columbia Law School (the register spells it “COLUMBIA”). 1,448 of its 18,953 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 1970s, as Robert Steven Kelner was.
- Same law school
- 18,953living graduates; 87.4% 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, 1,673 were admitted before 1972 and 91,721 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 Kelner & Kelner11 on the register, 0 of the others admitted before 1972; all 11 give an office in New York, NY.
- Columbia Law School graduates on the register18,953 living, 87.4% 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 19721,983 people admitted in 1972 are on the register, 651 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 Steven Kelner’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 Steven Kelner in 1972. 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).