Heather Dechert
On the New York attorney register since 2016 · office in East Aurora, NY
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 5409412
- Admitted
- 2016 · Fourth Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Mar 2028
Heather Dechert is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 2016 in the Fourth Department, with an office in East Aurora, NY; 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 Heather Dechert 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
17 other attorneys list Webster Szanyi LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 11 of them were admitted before 2016, and 3 of the 18 give an office in East Aurora, NY. The 5 whose admission is closest to 2016, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Dina Lynn Allen | 2011 | Currently registered |
| Melanie Jane Beardsley | 2011 | Currently registered |
| Tyler Christian Garvey | 2018 | Currently registered |
| Jesse Gregory Hoelscher | 2018 | Due to re‑register |
| Meghan Mary Hayes | 2020 | 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
Heather Dechert studied at University at Buffalo School of Law (SUNY) (the register spells it “SUNY Buffalo Law School”). 1,838 of its 9,828 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 2010s, as Heather Dechert was.
- Same law school
- 9,828living graduates; 90.9% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in East Aurora, NY
- 66living registrants
Of the 66 living registrants with an office in East Aurora, NY, 57 were admitted before 2016 and 7 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 Webster Szanyi LLP18 on the register, 11 of the others admitted before 2016; 3 of the 18 give an office in East Aurora, NY.
- University at Buffalo School of Law (SUNY) graduates on the register9,828 living, 90.9% registered.
- Attorneys with an office in East Aurora, NY66 living registrants give an office there.
- Erie County’s registered bar4,149 currently registered, 4.36 per 1,000 residents.
- Admitted in 20168,420 people admitted in 2016 are on the register, 338 of them through the Fourth 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 Heather Dechert’s standing, contact the Attorney Registration Unit of the NY Office of Court Administration (nycourts.gov/attorneys), or ask the Appellate Division, Fourth Department, which admitted Heather Dechert in 2016. A complaint about this attorney would go to the Fourth Department’s grievance committee, which covers Erie 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).