Duncan Witherbee O’Dwyer
On the New York attorney register since 1967 · office in Rochester, NY
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 1447879
- Admitted
- 1967 · Second Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Feb 2028
Duncan Witherbee O’Dwyer is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 1967 in the Second Department, with an office in Rochester, NY; next registration due Feb 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 Duncan Witherbee O’Dwyer has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Feb 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
9 other attorneys list Pheterson Spatorico LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 0 of them were admitted before 1967, and all 10 give an office in Rochester, NY. The 5 whose admission is closest to 1967, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Steven Jeffrey Pheterson | 1978 | Currently registered |
| William H. Walker Jr. | 1979 | Currently registered |
| Steven Anthony Lucia | 1989 | Currently registered |
| Derrick Anthony Spatorico | 1996 | Due to re‑register |
| Anthony Charles Lee | 2001 | 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
Duncan Witherbee O’Dwyer studied at Cornell Law School. 269 of its 7,028 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 1960s, as Duncan Witherbee O’Dwyer was.
- Same law school
- 7,028living graduates; 87.8% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Rochester, NY
- 2,353living registrants
Of the 2,353 living registrants with an office in Rochester, NY, 32 were admitted before 1967 and 2,311 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 Pheterson Spatorico LLP10 on the register, 0 of the others admitted before 1967; all 10 give an office in Rochester, NY.
- Cornell Law School graduates on the register7,028 living, 87.8% registered.
- Attorneys with an office in Rochester, NY2,353 living registrants give an office there.
- Monroe County’s registered bar2,430 currently registered, 3.22 per 1,000 residents.
- Admitted in 19671,782 people admitted in 1967 are on the register, 825 of them through the Second 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 Duncan Witherbee O’Dwyer’s standing, contact the Attorney Registration Unit of the NY Office of Court Administration (nycourts.gov/attorneys), or ask the Appellate Division, Second Department, which admitted Duncan Witherbee O’Dwyer in 1967. A complaint about this attorney would go to the Fourth Department’s grievance committee, which covers Monroe 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).