Henry Wessinger Helton
On the New York attorney register since 2023 · office in Charleston, SC
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 6019681
- Admitted
- 2023 · First Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Aug 2027
Henry Wessinger Helton is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 2023 in the First Department, with an office in Charleston, SC; next registration due Aug 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 Henry Wessinger Helton has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Aug 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
13 other attorneys list Burr & Forman LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 11 of them were admitted before 2023, and 2 of the 14 give an office in Charleston, SC. The 5 whose admission is closest to 2023, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| William Kyum Kim | 2013 | Currently registered |
| Max A Feder | 2014 | Currently registered |
| Ingu Hwang | 2021 | Currently registered |
| Michael John Brewer | 2024 | Currently registered |
| John Emerson Kennamer | 2024 | 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
Henry Wessinger Helton studied at University of Georgia School of Law. 87 of its 387 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 2020s, as Henry Wessinger Helton was.
- Same law school
- 387living graduates; 89.1% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Charleston, SC
- 103living registrants (outside New York State)
Of the 103 living registrants with an office in Charleston, SC, 98 were admitted before 2023 and 4 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 Burr & Forman LLP14 on the register, 11 of the others admitted before 2023; 2 of the 14 give an office in Charleston, SC.
- University of Georgia School of Law graduates on the register387 living, 89.1% registered.
- New York-admitted attorneys in Charleston, SC103 living registrants give an office there.
- Admitted in 20238,985 people admitted in 2023 are on the register, 2,775 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 Henry Wessinger Helton’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 Henry Wessinger Helton in 2023. 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).