Malcolm Stuart Dorris
On the New York attorney register since 1981 · office in New York, NY
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 1766328
- Admitted
- 1981 · First Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Jul 2028
Malcolm Stuart Dorris is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 1981 in the First Department, with an office in New York, NY; next registration due Jul 2028. Since Jul 3, 2026 it has moved only through the routine two-year cycle.
What this status means on the register
On the register, “Currently registered” means Malcolm Stuart Dorris has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Jul 2028.
- Due to re‑register to Currently registered the routine two-year cycle: the registration window closed with a filing
- Due to re‑register unchanged
- Due to re‑register 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
390 other attorneys list Dechert LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 10 of them were admitted before 1981, and 275 of the 391 give an office in New York, NY. The 5 whose admission is closest to 1981, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Michael J. Rufkahr | 1980 | Currently registered |
| Allen Bloom | 1981 | Currently registered |
| Ronald Bruce Hauben | 1982 | Currently registered |
| Randy Michael Mastro | 1982 | Currently registered |
| David Seth Rosenthal | 1982 | Due to re‑register |
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
Malcolm Stuart Dorris studied at Washington and Lee University School of Law (the register spells it “WASHINGTON AND LEE UNIVERSITY”). 112 of its 774 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 1980s, as Malcolm Stuart Dorris was.
- Same law school
- 774living graduates; 89.5% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in New York, NY
- 93,604living registrants
Of the 93,604 living registrants with an office in New York, NY, 5,620 were admitted before 1981 and 87,255 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 Dechert LLP391 on the register, 10 of the others admitted before 1981; 275 of the 391 give an office in New York, NY.
- Washington and Lee University School of Law graduates on the register774 living, 89.5% registered.
- Attorneys with an office in New York, NY93,604 living registrants give an office there.
- New York County’s registered bar75,989 currently registered, 46.63 per 1,000 residents.
- Admitted in 19814,916 people admitted in 1981 are on the register, 1,643 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 Malcolm Stuart Dorris’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 Malcolm Stuart Dorris in 1981. A complaint about this attorney would go to the First Department’s grievance committee, which covers New York 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).