Lauren Clair Devendorf
On the New York attorney register since 2023 · office in Richmond, VA
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 5949128
- Admitted
- 2023 · First Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Dec 2027
Lauren Clair Devendorf is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 2023 in the First Department, with an office in Richmond, VA; next registration due Dec 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 Lauren Clair Devendorf has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Dec 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
153 other attorneys list McGuirewoods LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 139 of them were admitted before 2023, and 18 of the 154 give an office in Richmond, VA. The 5 whose admission is closest to 2023, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Tom Si Miao Chen | 2022 | Due to re‑register |
| Joshua Michael Dillon | 2022 | Due to re‑register |
| David Mack Duncan | 2023 | Currently registered |
| Joshua Tyler Gopaul | 2023 | Currently registered |
| Kaitlin Michelle Ryan | 2023 | 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
Lauren Clair Devendorf studied at Cornell Law School. 1,250 of its 7,028 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 2020s, as Lauren Clair Devendorf was.
- Same law school
- 7,028living graduates; 87.8% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Richmond, VA
- 220living registrants (outside New York State)
Of the 220 living registrants with an office in Richmond, VA, 202 were admitted before 2023 and 9 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 McGuirewoods LLP154 on the register, 139 of the others admitted before 2023; 18 of the 154 give an office in Richmond, VA.
- Cornell Law School graduates on the register7,028 living, 87.8% registered.
- New York-admitted attorneys in Richmond, VA220 living registrants give an office there.
- Admitted in 20238,985 people admitted in 2023 are on the register, 2,775 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 Lauren Clair Devendorf’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 Lauren Clair Devendorf in 2023. 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).