Richard J. Bartlett
Principal (Retired)
Richard J. Bartlett was born in Glens Falls, New York in 1926. He was admitted to the New York State Bar and U.S. District Court in 1949. He was educated at Georgetown University (B.S. 1945) and Harvard Law School (LLB 1949). Mr. Bartlett first joined the firm as a partner in 1962 and rejoined the firm in 1986 as a principal.
- Member (1986-2001) and Chair (1998- 2001) of the New York State Board of Law Examiners.
- Former Dean and Professor of Law of Albany Law School of Union University (1979-1986).
- New York State Supreme Court Justice (1973-1979)
- Chief Administrative Judge of New York (1974-1979)
- Delegate to the New York Constitutional Convention in 1967
- Chair of the New York Penal Law Revision Commission (1961-1970)
- Member of the New York Assembly (1959-1966)
- New York State Assembly Minority Whip (1966)
- Received the first Charles Evans Hughes Award presented by the Warren County Bar Association for his outstanding dedication to the law and public service in 2002.
- Received the New York State Bar Association Gold Medal, the association's highest award in 2002.
- Member of the Warren County, New York State (Secretary, 1969; Member, House of Delegates 2001-), and American (Member, House of Delegates, 1997-2001) Bar Associations.
- He is a life member of the American Law Institute and was President of the New York State Bar Foundation.
- Captain in the United States Air Force, JAG (1951-1953) during the Korean War.
