Molly Wells Buchanan
On the New York attorney register since 2019 · office in Nashville, TN
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 5654058
- Admitted
- 2019 · First Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Sep 2027
Molly Wells Buchanan is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 2019 in the First Department, with an office in Nashville, TN; next registration due Sep 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 Molly Wells Buchanan has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Sep 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
23 other attorneys list Bass, Berry & Sims PLC or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 17 of them were admitted before 2019, and 16 of the 24 give an office in Nashville, TN. The 5 whose admission is closest to 2019, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Noah Robert Black | 2017 | Currently registered |
| Nicholas Michael Bessette | 2018 | Currently registered |
| Angelique Marie Salib | 2018 | Due to re‑register |
| Emily E Fountain | 2019 | Currently registered |
| Lori Bryant Morgan | 2020 | 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
Molly Wells Buchanan studied at Georgetown University Law Center. 3,165 of its 11,562 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 2010s, as Molly Wells Buchanan was.
- Same law school
- 11,562living graduates; 87.9% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Nashville, TN
- 329living registrants (outside New York State)
Of the 329 living registrants with an office in Nashville, TN, 263 were admitted before 2019 and 48 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 Bass, Berry & Sims PLC24 on the register, 17 of the others admitted before 2019; 16 of the 24 give an office in Nashville, TN.
- Georgetown University Law Center graduates on the register11,562 living, 87.9% registered.
- New York-admitted attorneys in Nashville, TN329 living registrants give an office there.
- Admitted in 20198,536 people admitted in 2019 are on the register, 2,652 of them through the First 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 Molly Wells Buchanan’s standing, contact the Attorney Registration Unit of the NY Office of Court Administration (nycourts.gov/attorneys), or ask the Appellate Division, First Department, which admitted Molly Wells Buchanan in 2019. 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).