John William Medford Claud
On the New York attorney register since 2001 · office in Washington, DC
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 3992872
- Admitted
- 2001 · Second Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Oct 2027
John William Medford Claud is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 2001 in the Second Department, with an office in Washington, DC; next registration due Oct 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 John William Medford Claud has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Oct 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
6 other attorneys list Hyman, Phelps & McNamara, P.C. or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 4 of them were admitted before 2001, and all 7 give an office in Washington, DC. The 5 whose admission is closest to 2001, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Gail Hannah Javitt | 1995 | Currently registered |
| Jeffrey Neal Wasserstein | 1997 | Currently registered |
| Anne K. Walsh | 1998 | Currently registered |
| Dara Susan Katcher | 1999 | Currently registered |
| Gayatri Ravinootala Rao | 2006 | 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
John William Medford Claud studied at Catholic University of America, Columbus School of Law (the register spells it “CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF AMERICA”). 374 of its 1,295 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 2000s, as John William Medford Claud was.
- Same law school
- 1,295living graduates; 85.3% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Washington, DC
- 12,527living registrants (outside New York State)
Of the 12,527 living registrants with an office in Washington, DC, 3,058 were admitted before 2001 and 9,180 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
- Catholic University of America, Columbus School of Law graduates on the register1,295 living, 85.3% registered.
- New York-admitted attorneys in Washington, DC12,527 living registrants give an office there.
- Admitted in 20017,416 people admitted in 2001 are on the register, 2,218 of them through the Second 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 John William Medford Claud’s standing, contact the Attorney Registration Unit of the NY Office of Court Administration (nycourts.gov/attorneys), or ask the Appellate Division, Second Department, which admitted John William Medford Claud in 2001. 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).