Murray Pierce Heaton
On the New York attorney register since 1977 · office in Geneva, NY
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 1188895
- Admitted
- 1977 · Fourth Department
- Status
- Due to re‑register
- Next registration
- Jul 2026
Murray Pierce Heaton is due to re‑register on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 1977 in the Fourth Department, with an office in Geneva, NY; next registration due Jul 2026. The status is the same in all 3 files we hold. The registration was due in Jul 2026 and the register has not recorded it as filed.
What this status means on the register
On the register, “Due to re‑register” means the attorney has a biennial registration falling due or overdue: the rule asks for it within 30 days after the attorney’s birthday in each alternate year, and the record gives the month it is due. The value stays until the register records the filing or marks the registration delinquent, so the month can have passed; by itself it is not a finding.
- Due to re‑register unchanged
- Due to re‑register unchanged
- Due to re‑register 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
2 other attorneys list Heaton & Venuti, LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 0 of them were admitted before 1977, and all 3 give an office in Geneva, NY. The 2 whose admission is closest to 1977, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Mark Anthony Venuti | 1986 | Currently registered |
| Esther Kane Dickinson | 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
Murray Pierce Heaton studied at Boston University School of Law (the register spells it “BOSTON UNIVERSITY”). 461 of its 6,362 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 1970s, as Murray Pierce Heaton was.
- Same law school
- 6,362living graduates; 86.6% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Geneva, NY
- 50living registrants
Of the 50 living registrants with an office in Geneva, NY, 6 were admitted before 1977 and 43 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
- Boston University School of Law graduates on the register6,362 living, 86.6% registered.
- Attorneys with an office in Geneva, NY50 living registrants give an office there.
- Ontario County’s registered bar249 currently registered, 2.21 per 1,000 residents.
- Admitted in 19773,593 people admitted in 1977 are on the register, 395 of them through the Fourth Department.
- Every registration that reads “Due to re‑register”47,986 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 Murray Pierce Heaton’s standing, contact the Attorney Registration Unit of the NY Office of Court Administration (nycourts.gov/attorneys), or ask the Appellate Division, Fourth Department, which admitted Murray Pierce Heaton in 1977. A complaint about this attorney would go to the Fourth Department’s grievance committee, which covers Ontario 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).