John Douglas Witmeyer
On the New York attorney register since 1971 · office in Victor, NY
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 1236504
- Admitted
- 1971 · Fourth Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Sep 2028
John Douglas Witmeyer is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 1971 in the Fourth Department, with an office in Victor, NY; next registration due Sep 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 John Douglas Witmeyer has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Sep 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
281 other attorneys list Nixon Peabody LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 0 of them were admitted before 1971, and 48 of the 282 give an office in Victor, NY. The 5 whose admission is closest to 1971, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| William Oliver Purcell | 1971 | Delinquent |
| David Martin Schraver | 1971 | Currently registered |
| John G. Bove | 1972 | Currently registered |
| Lawrence David Fruchtman | 1972 | Currently registered |
| Michael J. Taubin | 1976 | 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 Douglas Witmeyer studied at Georgetown University Law Center (the register spells it “GEORGETOWN”). 477 of its 11,562 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 1970s, as John Douglas Witmeyer was.
- Same law school
- 11,562living graduates; 87.9% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Victor, NY
- 99living registrants
Of the 99 living registrants with an office in Victor, NY, 1 were admitted before 1971 and 96 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 Nixon Peabody LLP282 on the register, 0 of the others admitted before 1971; 48 of the 282 give an office in Victor, NY.
- Georgetown University Law Center graduates on the register11,562 living, 87.9% registered.
- Attorneys with an office in Victor, NY99 living registrants give an office there.
- Ontario County’s registered bar249 currently registered, 2.21 per 1,000 residents.
- Admitted in 19711,869 people admitted in 1971 are on the register, 213 of them through the Fourth 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 Douglas Witmeyer’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 John Douglas Witmeyer in 1971. A complaint about this attorney would go to the Fourth Department’s grievance committee, which covers Ontario 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).