Michael Drew Matthews Jr
On the New York attorney register since 2010 · office in Houston, TX
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 4867941
- Admitted
- 2010 · Third Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Aug 2028
Michael Drew Matthews Jr is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 2010 in the Third Department, with an office in Houston, TX; next registration due Aug 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 Michael Drew Matthews Jr has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Aug 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
6 other attorneys list McDowell Hetherington LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 1 of them was admitted before 2010, and 5 of the 7 give an office in Houston, TX. The 5 whose admission is closest to 2010, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Kendall Johan Burr | 2006 | Due to re‑register |
| Darren Mitchell Goldman | 2011 | Currently registered |
| Ryan Michael Goodland | 2014 | Currently registered |
| Danielle Erica Shure Ploshnick | 2014 | Currently registered |
| Stefanos Ioannis Touzos | 2014 | 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
Michael Drew Matthews Jr studied at University of Texas School of Law. 515 of its 1,711 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 2010s, as Michael Drew Matthews Jr was.
- Same law school
- 1,711living graduates; 85.8% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Houston, TX
- 1,463living registrants (outside New York State)
Of the 1,463 living registrants with an office in Houston, TX, 703 were admitted before 2010 and 684 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 Texas School of Law graduates on the register1,711 living, 85.8% registered.
- New York-admitted attorneys in Houston, TX1,463 living registrants give an office there.
- Admitted in 201010,128 people admitted in 2010 are on the register, 3,925 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 Michael Drew Matthews Jr’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 Michael Drew Matthews Jr in 2010. 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).