David W. Powell

What this status means on the register

Others who list this employer on the register

The register gives this attorney’s employer as “Groom Law Group, Chartered”. We count that spelling with Groom Law Group, the name most registrants give for the firm now; the register does not say where the attorney works today.

23 other attorneys list Groom Law Group or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 1 of them was admitted before 1988, and all 24 give an office in Washington, DC. The 5 whose admission is closest to 1988, earliest first:

All 24 registrations that list Groom Law Group

Where this record sits on the register

David W. Powell studied at University of Texas School of Law (the register spells it “UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS”). 121 of its 1,711 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 1980s, as David W. Powell was.

Same law school

1,711living graduates; 85.8% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall

Office in Washington, DC

12,527living registrants (outside New York State)

Of the 12,527 living registrants with an office in Washington, DC, 843 were admitted before 1988 and 11,572 after.

Questions this record leads to

1. Everyone who lists Groom Law Group24 on the register, 1 of the others admitted before 1988; all 24 give an office in Washington, DC.
2. University of Texas School of Law graduates on the register1,711 living, 85.8% registered.
3. New York-admitted attorneys in Washington, DC12,527 living registrants give an office there.
4. Admitted in 19886,238 people admitted in 1988 are on the register, 2,076 of them through the First Department.
5. Every registration that reads “Currently registered”286,911 on the register file of Sep 29, 2026, by decade of admission.
6. 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 W. Powell’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 David W. Powell 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).

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