Patrick William Lawler
On the New York attorney register since 1993 · office in Dana Point, CA
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 2533313
- Admitted
- 1993 · First Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- May 2027
Patrick William Lawler is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 1993 in the First Department, with an office in Dana Point, CA; next registration due May 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 Patrick William Lawler has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in May 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
2 other attorneys list VLP Law Group LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 1 of them was admitted before 1993. The 2 whose admission is closest to 1993, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Michael Lee Whitener | 1987 | Currently registered |
| Timothy Richard Bowers | 2002 | 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
Patrick William Lawler studied at University of Chicago Law School. 490 of its 3,232 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 1990s, as Patrick William Lawler was.
- Same law school
- 3,232living graduates; 87.4% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Dana Point, CA
- 6living registrants (outside New York State)
Of the 6 living registrants with an office in Dana Point, CA, 3 were admitted before 1993 and 2 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 Chicago Law School graduates on the register3,232 living, 87.4% registered.
- Admitted in 19936,439 people admitted in 1993 are on the register, 2,167 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 Patrick William Lawler’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 Patrick William Lawler in 1993. 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).