Rachel Schaffer Lawson
On the New York attorney register since 2011 · office in Nashville, TN
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 4951240
- Admitted
- 2011 · Third Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- May 2027
Rachel Schaffer Lawson is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 2011 in the Third Department, with an office in Nashville, TN; 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 Rachel Schaffer Lawson 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
25 other attorneys list Dickinson Wright PLLC or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 16 of them were admitted before 2011, and 2 of the 26 give an office in Nashville, TN. The 5 whose admission is closest to 2011, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Ashley Sparrow Miller | 2010 | Currently registered |
| Anthony Sin Hang Wong | 2011 | Currently registered |
| Jonathan Rea Secrest | 2012 | Currently registered |
| Jua Tsifen Tawah | 2012 | Due to re‑register |
| Mark William Catanese | 2013 | 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
Rachel Schaffer Lawson studied at Loyola University New Orleans College of Law. 67 of its 188 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 2010s, as Rachel Schaffer Lawson was.
- Same law school
- 188living graduates; 89.4% 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, 154 were admitted before 2011 and 157 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 Dickinson Wright PLLC26 on the register, 16 of the others admitted before 2011; 2 of the 26 give an office in Nashville, TN.
- Loyola University New Orleans College of Law graduates on the register188 living, 89.4% registered.
- New York-admitted attorneys in Nashville, TN329 living registrants give an office there.
- Admitted in 20119,856 people admitted in 2011 are on the register, 4,120 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 Rachel Schaffer Lawson’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 Rachel Schaffer Lawson in 2011. 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).