Laura Elaine Edwards
On the New York attorney register since 2016 · office in Washington, DC
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 5434121
- Admitted
- 2016 · First Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- May 2028
Laura Elaine Edwards is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 2016 in the First Department, with an office in Washington, DC; next registration due May 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 Laura Elaine Edwards has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in May 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
1,433 other attorneys list Latham & Watkins LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 575 of them were admitted before 2016, and 133 of the 1,434 give an office in Washington, DC. The 5 whose admission is closest to 2016, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Hannah Elisabeth Wood Alexander | 2016 | Suspended, delinquent |
| Julian Alexander Azran | 2016 | Currently registered |
| Said Bakir | 2016 | Currently registered |
| Megan Alicia Behrman | 2016 | Currently registered |
| Erin Virginia Bergey | 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
Laura Elaine Edwards studied at Washington and Lee University School of Law. 242 of its 774 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 2010s, as Laura Elaine Edwards was.
- Same law school
- 774living graduates; 89.5% 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, 9,382 were admitted before 2016 and 2,710 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 Latham & Watkins LLP1,434 on the register, 575 of the others admitted before 2016; 133 of the 1,434 give an office in Washington, DC.
- Washington and Lee University School of Law graduates on the register774 living, 89.5% registered; 3 of them list Latham & Watkins LLP.
- New York-admitted attorneys in Washington, DC12,527 living registrants give an office there.
- Admitted in 20168,420 people admitted in 2016 are on the register, 2,373 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 Laura Elaine Edwards’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 Laura Elaine Edwards in 2016. 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).