Stuart Richard Smith
On the New York attorney register since 2024 · office in Buffalo, NY
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 6140446
- Admitted
- 2024 · Third Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Jan 2028
Stuart Richard Smith is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 2024 in the Third Department, with an office in Buffalo, NY; next registration due Jan 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 Stuart Richard Smith has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Jan 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
65 other attorneys list Rupp Pfalzgraf LLC or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 54 of them were admitted before 2024, and 49 of the 66 give an office in Buffalo, NY. The 5 whose admission is closest to 2024, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Samantha Lelito Beresford | 2023 | Currently registered |
| Connor James Bucci | 2023 | Currently registered |
| Stephanie Maria Carola | 2024 | Due to re‑register |
| Anne Catherine Marren | 2024 | Due to re‑register |
| Lee Anthony Rynski | 2024 | 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
Stuart Richard Smith studied at California Western School of Law. 22 of its 455 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 2020s, as Stuart Richard Smith was.
- Same law school
- 455living graduates; 85.1% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Buffalo, NY
- 3,467living registrants
Of the 3,467 living registrants with an office in Buffalo, NY, 3,209 were admitted before 2024 and 171 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 Rupp Pfalzgraf LLC66 on the register, 54 of the others admitted before 2024; 49 of the 66 give an office in Buffalo, NY.
- California Western School of Law graduates on the register455 living, 85.1% registered.
- Attorneys with an office in Buffalo, NY3,467 living registrants give an office there.
- Erie County’s registered bar4,149 currently registered, 4.36 per 1,000 residents.
- Admitted in 20248,938 people admitted in 2024 are on the register, 3,836 of them through the Third 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 Stuart Richard Smith’s standing, contact the Attorney Registration Unit of the NY Office of Court Administration (nycourts.gov/attorneys), or ask the Appellate Division, Third Department, which admitted Stuart Richard Smith in 2024. A complaint about this attorney would go to the Fourth Department’s grievance committee, which covers Erie 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).