Lawton Buchanan Way
On the New York attorney register since 2022 · office in Richmond, VA
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 5986161
- Admitted
- 2022 · Third Department
- Status
- Due to re‑register
- Next registration
- Sep 2026
Lawton Buchanan Way is due to re‑register on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 2022 in the Third Department, with an office in Richmond, VA; next registration due Sep 2026. Since Jul 3, 2026 it has moved only through the routine two-year cycle.
What this status means on the register
On the register, “Due to re‑register” means the attorney has a biennial registration falling due or overdue: the rule asks for it within 30 days after the attorney’s birthday in each alternate year, and the record gives the month it is due. The value stays until the register records the filing or marks the registration delinquent, so the month can have passed; by itself it is not a finding.
- Due to re‑register unchanged
- Currently registered to Due to re‑register the routine two-year cycle: the registration window opened
- 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; 133 of them were admitted before 2022, and 18 of the 154 give an office in Richmond, VA. The 5 whose admission is closest to 2022, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Tom Si Miao Chen | 2022 | Due to re‑register |
| Joshua Michael Dillon | 2022 | Due to re‑register |
| Ryan Owen Murray | 2022 | Currently registered |
| Cassie Nicole Ricci | 2022 | Currently registered |
| Matthew Emanuel Weir | 2022 | 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
Lawton Buchanan Way studied at William & Mary Law School. 226 of its 1,056 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 2020s, as Lawton Buchanan Way was.
- Same law school
- 1,056living graduates; 88.5% 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, 199 were admitted before 2022 and 18 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, 133 of the others admitted before 2022; 18 of the 154 give an office in Richmond, VA.
- William & Mary Law School graduates on the register1,056 living, 88.5% registered; 4 of them list McGuirewoods LLP.
- New York-admitted attorneys in Richmond, VA220 living registrants give an office there.
- Admitted in 20227,736 people admitted in 2022 are on the register, 3,662 of them through the Third Department.
- Every registration that reads “Due to re‑register”47,986 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 Lawton Buchanan Way’s standing, contact the Attorney Registration Unit of the NY Office of Court Administration (nycourts.gov/attorneys), or ask the Appellate Division, Third Department, which admitted Lawton Buchanan Way in 2022. 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).