David Wheeler Detjen
On the New York attorney register since 1981 · office in New York, NY
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 1820810
- Admitted
- 1981 · Third Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Jan 2028
David Wheeler Detjen is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 1981 in the Third Department, with an office in New York, 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 David Wheeler Detjen 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
256 other attorneys list Alston & Bird LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 2 of them were admitted before 1981, and 174 of the 257 give an office in New York, NY. The 5 whose admission is closest to 1981, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| John Felix Cambria | 1977 | Currently registered |
| Amy F. Nogid | 1983 | Currently registered |
| Philippe Bennett | 1984 | Due to re‑register |
| Michael S. Elkin | 1985 | Currently registered |
| Richard Werner Grice | 1985 | 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
David Wheeler Detjen studied at Washington University in St. Louis School of Law (the register spells it “WASHINGTON UNIV ST LOUIS”). 106 of its 1,878 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 1980s, as David Wheeler Detjen was.
- Same law school
- 1,878living graduates; 89.3% 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, 5,620 were admitted before 1981 and 87,255 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 Alston & Bird LLP257 on the register, 2 of the others admitted before 1981; 174 of the 257 give an office in New York, NY.
- Washington University in St. Louis School of Law graduates on the register1,878 living, 89.3% 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 19814,916 people admitted in 1981 are on the register, 837 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 David Wheeler Detjen’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 David Wheeler Detjen in 1981. 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).