New York attorney record · Judicial Dept 1
Molly Wells Buchanan
Georgetown University Law Center alumna, admitted to the New York bar in 2019, registered office in Nashville, TN. This record's status, address, and registration history come straight from the NY Office of Court Administration.
- 2019
- Admitted
- 7
- Years in bar
- 5654058
- NY reg #
The record in one line
Admitted in 2019, Molly Wells Buchanan has built 7 years of active New York practice - more tenure than 13% of the state's currently-active attorneys.
- 7 yrs
- in active practice since admission
- Active
- current bar status: "Currently registered"
- #264 of 325
- by tenure in Nashville office peers
- Law school
- Georgetown University Law Center
Data updated August 2026
What this profile tells you
Bar status & tenure
Bar number 5654058 on the New York register belongs to Molly Wells Buchanan, currently in active standing. Registration is recorded within Judicial Department 1, the appellate division overseeing this attorney's home district.
Practice context & education
Practice address is listed under Bass, Berry & Sims Plc, located in Nashville, TN, ZIP 37203. 5 other attorneys share this firm affiliation in the registry. Educational background: Georgetown University Law Center (6,587 registered alumni).
State context & due diligence
Molly Wells Buchanan is currently part of the New York bar's active cohort, a group the breakdown below sizes against the full register.
Experience vs. the active New York bar
7 years into an active New York practice since a 2019 admission, Molly Wells Buchanan sits here on the statewide experience curve - taller bars hold more attorneys at that experience level.
7 years on the New York bar
Years since admission, all currently-active NY attorneys
7 Top 87% higher than 13% of 290,787 active NY attorneys
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more active NY attorneys. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source NY Office of Court Administration, Attorney Registration · August 2026
Tenure among Nashville, TN office peers
Molly Wells Buchanan is among the longer-standing NY-bar records in Nashville, TN: #264 of 325 by years since admission (81st percentile locally). See the Nashville attorney directory .
- Local rank
- #264
- City cohort
- 325
- Local percentile
- 81st
- Admitted
- 2019
Nearest tenure peers in Nashville
- Scott Robert Buzzard admitted 2019 · 7 yr
- Michael Bzozowski Jr. admitted 2019 · 7 yr
- Janelle Marie De La Torre admitted 2019 · 7 yr
- Gary Russell Dunn admitted 2019 · 7 yr
How local rank is computed
Rank uses years since NY-bar admission among non-deceased registry rows that list the same office city and state, a local placement, not a statewide claim. Source: NY Office of Court Administration Attorney Registration · as of August 2026. Derived local rank, not published upstream.
How Molly compares to fellow Georgetown University Law Center alumni
Among the 8,074 Georgetown University Law Center graduates in the New York register, Molly Wells Buchanan is longer-tenured than 17%.
7 years vs. Georgetown University Law Center alumni
Years since admission - 8,074 NY-registered alumni of this school
7 Top 83% higher than 17% of 8,074 fellow alumni
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more fellow alumni. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source NY Office of Court Administration, Attorney Registration · August 2026
Georgetown University Law Center's active-bar rate
Of Georgetown University Law Center's 6,587 alumni in the New York register, 83.1% currently hold "Currently registered" status, above the statewide average.
The 2019 admission class today
Of the 8,536 attorneys admitted to the New York bar in 2019, 94.7% are still "Currently registered" today, above the statewide average across all admission years.
Professional Details
- Status
- Currently registered
- Registration Number
- 5654058
- Year Admitted
- 2019 (7 yrs · mid-career)
- Judicial Department
- 1
- Next Registration
- Sep 2027
Location & Contact
- Company
- Bass, Berry & Sims Plc
- City
- Nashville, TN
- ZIP Code
- 37203
- Phone
- (716) 316-7796
Education
Status Distribution Across the New York Bar
Molly Wells Buchanan's current status, "Currently registered", places this attorney in the 67.2% of the 432,625-attorney New York register currently marked active.
Full statewide breakdown & source note
Source: NY Office of Court Administration, Attorney Registrations. Status counts reflect the latest reporting cycle. Bar status confirms registration only; it does not imply competence, specialty fit, or freedom from complaints.
Same firm affiliation: Bass, Berry & Sims Plc
Other NY-registered attorneys who share this firm name on the OCA register (not a geographic peer set).
Near-tenure Georgetown University Law Center alumni
Fellow alumni on the NY register whose admission year is closest to 2019 (excluding same-firm colleagues above).
Same admission year (2019), other cities
NY-registered attorneys admitted in 2019 whose listed office city differs from Nashville, a vintage cohort, not a neighborhood list.
Nationwide attorneys with similar admission year or city registry density
Two non-geo peer axes for Molly Wells Buchanan: closest NY bar admission year outside TN, and closest out-of-state office cities by how many NY-registered attorneys they list (~326 here). Distinct from same-firm, fellow-alumni, and same-year other-city strips above.
Similar admission year (~2019)
Counts come from the NY State Office of Court Administration registration extract; peers are not a competence or practice-area ranking.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Where is Molly Buchanan licensed?
Molly Buchanan is licensed to practice law in New York.
When was Molly Wells Buchanan admitted to the bar?
Molly Wells Buchanan has been on the New York bar register since 2019.
Where did Molly Wells Buchanan go to law school?
Molly Wells Buchanan attended Georgetown University Law Center.
What company does Molly Wells Buchanan work for?
Molly Wells Buchanan is associated with Bass, Berry & Sims Plc in Nashville, TN.
Is Molly Wells Buchanan in good standing?
Yes, Molly Wells Buchanan holds active bar status ("Currently registered").
Cite this page & disclosure
Sourced from the NY Office of Court Administration, informational only, not legal advice. Full disclosure.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.