Matthew Devane Fender
On the New York attorney register since 2018 · office in Richmond, VA
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 5605886
- Admitted
- 2018 · Third Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Mar 2028
Matthew Devane Fender is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 2018 in the Third Department, with an office in Richmond, VA; next registration due Mar 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 Matthew Devane Fender has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Mar 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
153 other attorneys list McGuirewoods LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 106 of them were admitted before 2018, and 18 of the 154 give an office in Richmond, VA. The 5 whose admission is closest to 2018, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Katherine Adams Garland | 2018 | Currently registered |
| Nicholas John Hoffman | 2018 | Currently registered |
| Sharaf Mahmud Afiful Islam | 2018 | Due to re‑register |
| Bharath Mohan | 2018 | Currently registered |
| Thomas John Sanford | 2018 | 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
Matthew Devane Fender studied at University of Virginia School of Law (the register spells it “UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA”). 1,243 of its 4,707 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 2010s, as Matthew Devane Fender was.
- Same law school
- 4,707living graduates; 87.2% 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, 173 were admitted before 2018 and 39 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, 106 of the others admitted before 2018; 18 of the 154 give an office in Richmond, VA.
- University of Virginia School of Law graduates on the register4,707 living, 87.2% registered.
- New York-admitted attorneys in Richmond, VA220 living registrants give an office there.
- Admitted in 20188,750 people admitted in 2018 are on the register, 3,556 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 Devane Fender’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 Devane Fender in 2018. 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).