Matthew Patrick Donelson
On the New York attorney register since 2015 · office in New Castle, DE
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 5384292
- Admitted
- 2015 · Third Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- May 2027
Matthew Patrick Donelson is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 2015 in the Third Department, with an office in New Castle, DE; next registration due May 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 Matthew Patrick Donelson has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in May 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
The register gives this attorney’s employer as “Weber Gallagher”. We count that spelling with Weber Gallagher Simpson Stapleton Fires & Newby LLP, the name most registrants give for the firm now; the register does not say where the attorney works today.
42 other attorneys list Weber Gallagher Simpson Stapleton Fires & Newby LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 29 of them were admitted before 2015. The 5 whose admission is closest to 2015, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Samantha Robyn Aster | 2013 | Currently registered |
| James Monroe French | 2013 | Currently registered |
| Alexander Joseph Papa | 2013 | Currently registered |
| Thomas Won Park | 2013 | Currently registered |
| Shawn Dustin Wagner | 2015 | Currently registered |
All 43 registrations that list Weber Gallagher Simpson Stapleton Fires & Newby LLP
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
Matthew Patrick Donelson studied at Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law (the register spells it “Villanova University School of Law”). 425 of its 1,575 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 2010s, as Matthew Patrick Donelson was.
- Same law school
- 1,575living graduates; 88.4% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in New Castle, DE
- 5living registrants (outside New York State)
Of the 5 living registrants with an office in New Castle, DE, 4 were admitted before 2015 and 0 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 Weber Gallagher Simpson Stapleton Fires & Newby LLP43 on the register, 29 of the others admitted before 2015.
- Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law graduates on the register1,575 living, 88.4% registered.
- Admitted in 20158,867 people admitted in 2015 are on the register, 3,601 of them through the Third 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 Matthew Patrick Donelson’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 Matthew Patrick Donelson in 2015. 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).