Steven B. Ruchefsky
On the New York attorney register since 1987 · office in New York, NY
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 2092633
- Admitted
- 1987 · Second Department
- Status
- Suspended, delinquent
- Next registration
- Jan 2027
Steven B. Ruchefsky is suspended, delinquent on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 1987 in the Second Department, with an office in New York, NY; next registration due Jan 2027. The status is the same in all 3 files we hold.
What this status means on the register
On the register, “Suspended, delinquent” means the attorney is recorded as suspended from practice, with the registration also delinquent. The register does not give the reason or date of a suspension; the Appellate Division’s order does.
- Suspended, delinquent unchanged
- Suspended, delinquent unchanged
- Suspended, delinquent 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
2 other attorneys list Morrison Cohen Singer & Weinstein, LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 0 of them were admitted before 1987, and all 3 give an office in New York, NY. The 2 whose admission is closest to 1987, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Steven Ira Abrams | 1992 | Suspended, delinquent |
| Sarah Rebecca Crossen | 1997 | Suspended, delinquent |
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
Steven B. Ruchefsky studied at George Washington University Law School (the register spells it “GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIV”). 717 of its 6,333 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 1980s, as Steven B. Ruchefsky was.
- Same law school
- 6,333living graduates; 88.8% 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, 10,844 were admitted before 1987 and 81,811 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
- George Washington University Law School graduates on the register6,333 living, 88.8% 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 19875,948 people admitted in 1987 are on the register, 2,491 of them through the Second Department.
- Every registration that reads “Suspended, delinquent”20,229 on the register file of Sep 29, 2026, by decade of admission.
- How to complain about a New York lawyerThe grievance committee for each county, and what it can do.
How to confirm it officially
For a statement of Steven B. Ruchefsky’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 Steven B. Ruchefsky in 1987. 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).