James Michael McDonough
On the New York attorney register since 2010 · office in San Antonio, TX
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 4870358
- Admitted
- 2010 · Third Department
- Status
- Due to re‑register
- Next registration
- Nov 2026
James Michael McDonough is due to re‑register on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 2010 in the Third Department, with an office in San Antonio, TX; next registration due Nov 2026. Since Jul 3, 2026 it has moved only through the routine two-year cycle.
What this status means on the register
On the register, “Due to re‑register” means the attorney has a biennial registration falling due or overdue: the rule asks for it within 30 days after the attorney’s birthday in each alternate year, and the record gives the month it is due. The value stays until the register records the filing or marks the registration delinquent, so the month can have passed; by itself it is not a finding.
- Currently registered to Due to re‑register the routine two-year cycle: the registration window opened
- 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 Jackson Walker LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 7 of them were admitted before 2010. The 5 whose admission is closest to 2010, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Laura Marie Kidd Cordova | 2005 | Currently registered |
| Arthur Gollwitzer III | 2005 | Currently registered |
| Emilio Benjamin Nicolas | 2006 | Currently registered |
| Emmanuel Olumuyiwa Arowolo | 2013 | Currently registered |
| Charles L. Babcock IV | 2016 | 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 Michael McDonough studied at SMU Dedman School of Law (the register spells it “SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY”). 167 of its 569 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 2010s, as James Michael McDonough was.
- Same law school
- 569living graduates; 81.2% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in San Antonio, TX
- 178living registrants (outside New York State)
Of the 178 living registrants with an office in San Antonio, TX, 95 were admitted before 2010 and 70 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 Jackson Walker LLP18 on the register, 7 of the others admitted before 2010.
- SMU Dedman School of Law graduates on the register569 living, 81.2% registered.
- New York-admitted attorneys in San Antonio, TX178 living registrants give an office there.
- Admitted in 201010,128 people admitted in 2010 are on the register, 3,925 of them through the Third Department.
- Every registration that reads “Due to re‑register”47,986 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 Michael McDonough’s standing, contact the Attorney Registration Unit of the NY Office of Court Administration (nycourts.gov/attorneys), or ask the Appellate Division, Third Department, which admitted James Michael McDonough in 2010. 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).