James Thurlow Southwick
On the New York attorney register since 1990 · office in Houston, TX
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 2338531
- Admitted
- 1990 · First Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Jul 2028
James Thurlow Southwick is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 1990 in the First Department, with an office in Houston, TX; next registration due Jul 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 James Thurlow Southwick has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Jul 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
87 other attorneys list Susman Godfrey LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 0 of them were admitted before 1990, and 17 of the 88 give an office in Houston, TX. The 5 whose admission is closest to 1990, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Vineet Bhatia | 1991 | Currently registered |
| Geoffrey Lloyd Harrison | 1993 | Currently registered |
| Jonathan Jeffrey Ross | 1993 | Currently registered |
| Alex Stemkovsky | 1997 | Currently registered |
| Jacob Warnick Buchdahl | 1998 | 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 Thurlow Southwick studied at Syracuse University College of Law (the register spells it “SYRACUSE”). 1,477 of its 7,168 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 1990s, as James Thurlow Southwick was.
- Same law school
- 7,168living graduates; 87.5% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Houston, TX
- 1,463living registrants (outside New York State)
Of the 1,463 living registrants with an office in Houston, TX, 125 were admitted before 1990 and 1,323 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 Susman Godfrey LLP88 on the register, 0 of the others admitted before 1990; 17 of the 88 give an office in Houston, TX.
- Syracuse University College of Law graduates on the register7,168 living, 87.5% registered.
- New York-admitted attorneys in Houston, TX1,463 living registrants give an office there.
- Admitted in 19906,112 people admitted in 1990 are on the register, 2,199 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 Thurlow Southwick’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 Thurlow Southwick in 1990. 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).