James Marshall Wadsworth
On the New York attorney register since 1965 · office in Buffalo, NY
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 1524107
- Admitted
- 1965 · Fourth Department
- Status
- Delinquent
- Next registration
- Sep 2026
James Marshall Wadsworth is delinquent on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 1965 in the Fourth Department, with an office in Buffalo, NY; next registration due Sep 2026. The status is the same in all 3 files we hold. The month shown is the next cycle’s; the delinquency concerns an earlier registration the register did not receive.
What this status means on the register
On the register, “Delinquent” means the attorney has a registration the register shows as due and not received. Under the rule a failure to register results in referral to the Appellate Division for disciplinary action; the register does not show whether a given attorney was referred.
- Delinquent unchanged
- Delinquent unchanged
- Delinquent 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
218 other attorneys list Hodgson Russ LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 1 of them was admitted before 1965, and 141 of the 219 give an office in Buffalo, NY. The 5 whose admission is closest to 1965, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Richard Barry Dopkins | 1959 | Currently registered |
| Frederick William Gray | 1970 | Suspended, delinquent |
| George W. Cregg Jr. | 1972 | Currently registered |
| Paul Roland Comeau | 1974 | Due to re‑register |
| Alan John Laurita | 1974 | Due to re‑register |
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 Marshall Wadsworth studied at Stanford Law School (the register spells it “STANFORD LAW SCHOOL”). 27 of its 2,162 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 1960s, as James Marshall Wadsworth was.
- Same law school
- 2,162living graduates; 88.3% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Buffalo, NY
- 3,467living registrants
Of the 3,467 living registrants with an office in Buffalo, NY, 12 were admitted before 1965 and 3,451 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 Hodgson Russ LLP219 on the register, 1 of the others admitted before 1965; 141 of the 219 give an office in Buffalo, NY.
- Stanford Law School graduates on the register2,162 living, 88.3% registered.
- Attorneys with an office in Buffalo, NY3,467 living registrants give an office there.
- Erie County’s registered bar4,149 currently registered, 4.36 per 1,000 residents.
- Admitted in 19651,502 people admitted in 1965 are on the register, 163 of them through the Fourth Department.
- Every registration that reads “Delinquent”15,500 on the register file of Sep 29, 2026, by decade of admission.
- How to complain about a New York lawyerThe grievance committee for each county, and what it can do.
How to confirm it officially
For a statement of James Marshall Wadsworth’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 James Marshall Wadsworth in 1965. 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).