Matthew Gregory French
On the New York attorney register since 2025 · office in East Syracuse, NY
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 6167910
- Admitted
- 2025 · Third Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Mar 2027
Matthew Gregory French is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 2025 in the Third Department, with an office in East Syracuse, NY; next registration due Mar 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 Gregory French has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Mar 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 “Law Office of William L. Sherlock”. We count that spelling with Law Offices of William L. Sherlock, the name most registrants give for the firm now; the register does not say where the attorney works today.
6 other attorneys list Law Offices of William L. Sherlock or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 6 of them were admitted before 2025. The 5 whose admission is closest to 2025, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| John Michael Oliver | 1995 | Currently registered |
| Michael David Violando | 1997 | Currently registered |
| Mark Andrew Hauck | 2010 | Due to re‑register |
| William Lee Sherlock | 2010 | Currently registered |
| Vivian Ann Washington | 2017 | 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 Gregory French studied at University of Arkansas School of Law (the register spells it “University of Arkansas William H. Bowen School of Law”). 27 of its 114 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 2020s, as Matthew Gregory French was.
- Same law school
- 114living graduates; 87.7% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in East Syracuse, NY
- 104living registrants
Of the 104 living registrants with an office in East Syracuse, NY, 98 were admitted before 2025 and 5 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
- University of Arkansas School of Law graduates on the register114 living, 87.7% registered.
- Attorneys with an office in East Syracuse, NY104 living registrants give an office there.
- Onondaga County’s registered bar1,729 currently registered, 3.67 per 1,000 residents.
- Admitted in 20259,764 people admitted in 2025 are on the register, 4,056 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 Gregory French’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 Gregory French in 2025. A complaint about this attorney would go to the Fourth Department’s grievance committee, which covers Onondaga 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).