David Lovelace Vaughan
On the New York attorney register since 1972 · office in Washington, DC
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 2300143
- Admitted
- 1972 · First Department
- Status
- Due to re‑register
- Next registration
- Sep 2026
David Lovelace Vaughan is due to re‑register on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 1972 in the First Department, with an office in Washington, DC; next registration due Sep 2026. Since Jul 3, 2026 it has moved only through the routine two-year cycle.
What this status means on the register
On the register, “Due to re‑register” means the attorney has a biennial registration falling due or overdue: the rule asks for it within 30 days after the attorney’s birthday in each alternate year, and the record gives the month it is due. The value stays until the register records the filing or marks the registration delinquent, so the month can have passed; by itself it is not a finding.
- Due to re‑register unchanged
- Currently registered to Due to re‑register the routine two-year cycle: the registration window opened
- 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
210 other attorneys list Kelley Drye & Warren LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 4 of them were admitted before 1972, and 14 of the 211 give an office in Washington, DC. The 5 whose admission is closest to 1972, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Mark Louis Austrian | 1971 | Due to re‑register |
| Robert Leighton Haig | 1971 | Currently registered |
| John Joseph Lynagh | 1972 | Currently registered |
| Robert Emmet Crotty | 1973 | Currently registered |
| William C. Heck | 1973 | 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 Lovelace Vaughan studied at Duke University School of Law (the register spells it “DUKE UNIVERSITY”). 122 of its 3,789 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 1970s, as David Lovelace Vaughan was.
- Same law school
- 3,789living graduates; 88.3% 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, 107 were admitted before 1972 and 12,401 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 Kelley Drye & Warren LLP211 on the register, 4 of the others admitted before 1972; 14 of the 211 give an office in Washington, DC.
- Duke University School of Law graduates on the register3,789 living, 88.3% registered.
- New York-admitted attorneys in Washington, DC12,527 living registrants give an office there.
- Admitted in 19721,983 people admitted in 1972 are on the register, 651 of them through the First Department.
- Every registration that reads “Due to re‑register”47,986 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 Lovelace Vaughan’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 Lovelace Vaughan in 1972. 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).