Donna J. Bunton
On the New York attorney register since 1985 · office in Arlington, VA
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 1990993
- Admitted
- 1985 · First Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Nov 2027
Donna J. Bunton is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 1985 in the First Department, with an office in Arlington, VA; next registration due Nov 2027. The status is the same in all 3 files we hold.
What this status means on the register
On the register, “Currently registered” means Donna J. Bunton has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Nov 2027.
- 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
The register gives this attorney’s employer as “Nixon & Vanderhye PC”. We count that spelling with Nixon & Vanderhye, P.C., the name most registrants give for the firm now; the register does not say where the attorney works today.
4 other attorneys list Nixon & Vanderhye, P.C. or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 0 of them were admitted before 1985, and all 5 give an office in Arlington, VA. The 4 whose admission is closest to 1985, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Michael Joseph Shea | 1991 | Currently registered |
| Kenley Kurt Hoover | 1996 | Currently registered |
| Amir Hossein Behnia | 2000 | Currently registered |
| Xiaoxiang Liu | 2012 | 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
Donna J. Bunton studied at American University Washington College of Law (the register spells it “AMERICAN UNIVERSITY”). 454 of its 4,261 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 1980s, as Donna J. Bunton was.
- Same law school
- 4,261living graduates; 88.3% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Arlington, VA
- 642living registrants (outside New York State)
Of the 642 living registrants with an office in Arlington, VA, 35 were admitted before 1985 and 604 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
- American University Washington College of Law graduates on the register4,261 living, 88.3% registered.
- New York-admitted attorneys in Arlington, VA642 living registrants give an office there.
- Admitted in 19856,046 people admitted in 1985 are on the register, 1,883 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 Donna J. Bunton’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 Donna J. Bunton in 1985. 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).