Rufus J. Pichler
On the New York attorney register since 2008 · office in San Francisco, CA
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 4548012
- Admitted
- 2008 · Second Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- May 2028
Rufus J. Pichler is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 2008 in the Second Department, with an office in San Francisco, CA; next registration due May 2028. The status is the same in all 3 files we hold.
What this status means on the register
On the register, “Currently registered” means Rufus J. Pichler has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in May 2028.
- 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
179 other attorneys list Fenwick & West LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 31 of them were admitted before 2008, and 17 of the 180 give an office in San Francisco, CA. The 5 whose admission is closest to 2008, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Semira Ansari | 2008 | Currently registered |
| Robert Edward Counihan | 2008 | Currently registered |
| David William Feder | 2008 | Currently registered |
| Ryan Philip Johnson | 2008 | Due to re‑register |
| Kerri Lynn Stelcen | 2008 | 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
Rufus J. Pichler studied at Stanford Law School (the register spells it “STANFORD; FREIBURG, GERMANY”). 491 of its 2,162 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 2000s, as Rufus J. Pichler was.
- Same law school
- 2,162living graduates; 88.3% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in San Francisco, CA
- 2,474living registrants (outside New York State)
Of the 2,474 living registrants with an office in San Francisco, CA, 1,014 were admitted before 2008 and 1,357 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 Fenwick & West LLP180 on the register, 31 of the others admitted before 2008; 17 of the 180 give an office in San Francisco, CA.
- Stanford Law School graduates on the register2,162 living, 88.3% registered.
- New York-admitted attorneys in San Francisco, CA2,474 living registrants give an office there.
- Admitted in 20089,683 people admitted in 2008 are on the register, 2,438 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 Rufus J. Pichler’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 Rufus J. Pichler in 2008. 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).