James Byron Hicks
On the New York attorney register since 2013 · office in Austin, TX
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 5102975
- Admitted
- 2013 · First Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Jan 2027
James Byron Hicks is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 2013 in the First Department, with an office in Austin, TX; next registration due Jan 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 James Byron Hicks has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Jan 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
2 other attorneys list Griffith Davison, P.C. or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 2 of them were admitted before 2013. The 2 whose admission is closest to 2013, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Jason Lawrence Cagle | 2006 | Currently registered |
| Richard S. Kim | 2010 | 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
James Byron Hicks studied at Cornell Law School. 1,717 of its 7,028 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 2010s, as James Byron Hicks was.
- Same law school
- 7,028living graduates; 87.8% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Austin, TX
- 796living registrants (outside New York State)
Of the 796 living registrants with an office in Austin, TX, 496 were admitted before 2013 and 265 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
- Cornell Law School graduates on the register7,028 living, 87.8% registered.
- New York-admitted attorneys in Austin, TX796 living registrants give an office there.
- Admitted in 201310,251 people admitted in 2013 are on the register, 2,956 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 James Byron Hicks’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 James Byron Hicks in 2013. 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).