Benton Caruthers Tolley III
On the New York attorney register since 1988 · office in Miami, FL
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 2224053
- Admitted
- 1988 · First Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Jul 2028
Benton Caruthers Tolley III is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 1988 in the First Department, with an office in Miami, FL; next registration due Jul 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 Benton Caruthers Tolley III has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Jul 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
230 other attorneys list Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 19 of them were admitted before 1988, and 9 of the 231 give an office in Miami, FL. The 5 whose admission is closest to 1988, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Lawrence Joseph Bracken | 1987 | Currently registered |
| Scott Phillip Devries | 1987 | Currently registered |
| Raj Pande | 1988 | Currently registered |
| Lisa Judy Sotto | 1988 | Currently registered |
| Nelson Kyunam Ahn | 1989 | 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
Benton Caruthers Tolley III studied at Washington and Lee University School of Law (the register spells it “WASHINGTON AND LEE”). 112 of its 774 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 1980s, as Benton Caruthers Tolley III was.
- Same law school
- 774living graduates; 89.5% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Miami, FL
- 1,579living registrants (outside New York State)
Of the 1,579 living registrants with an office in Miami, FL, 155 were admitted before 1988 and 1,404 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 Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP231 on the register, 19 of the others admitted before 1988; 9 of the 231 give an office in Miami, FL.
- Washington and Lee University School of Law graduates on the register774 living, 89.5% registered; 8 of them list Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP.
- New York-admitted attorneys in Miami, FL1,579 living registrants give an office there.
- Admitted in 19886,238 people admitted in 1988 are on the register, 2,076 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 Benton Caruthers Tolley III’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 Benton Caruthers Tolley III in 1988. 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).