Edwin Charles Laurenson
On the New York attorney register since 1978 · office in San Francisco, CA
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 1190537
- Admitted
- 1978 · First Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Mar 2028
Edwin Charles Laurenson is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 1978 in the First Department, with an office in San Francisco, CA; next registration due Mar 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 Edwin Charles Laurenson has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Mar 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
588 other attorneys list McDermott Will & Schulte LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 6 of them were admitted before 1978. The 5 whose admission is closest to 1978, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Keith M. Pattiz | 1978 | Due to re‑register |
| Howard Schiffman | 1978 | Currently registered |
| Robert John Ward | 1978 | Due to re‑register |
| Mark Edward Brossman | 1979 | Currently registered |
| Robert Henry Cohen | 1979 | Currently registered |
All 589 registrations that list McDermott Will & Schulte LLP
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
Edwin Charles Laurenson studied at Yale Law School (the register spells it “YALE”). 410 of its 5,039 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 1970s, as Edwin Charles Laurenson was.
- Same law school
- 5,039living graduates; 85.8% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in San Francisco, CA
- 2,474living registrants (outside New York State)
Of the 2,474 living registrants with an office in San Francisco, CA, 43 were admitted before 1978 and 2,426 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 McDermott Will & Schulte LLP589 on the register, 6 of the others admitted before 1978.
- Yale Law School graduates on the register5,039 living, 85.8% registered.
- New York-admitted attorneys in San Francisco, CA2,474 living registrants give an office there.
- Admitted in 19783,834 people admitted in 1978 are on the register, 1,466 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 Edwin Charles Laurenson’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 Edwin Charles Laurenson in 1978. 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).