Richard Alan Lawson
On the New York attorney register since 1996 · office in Atlanta, GA
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 2736130
- Admitted
- 1996 · First Department
- Status
- Suspended, delinquent
- Next registration
- Apr 2026
Richard Alan Lawson is suspended, delinquent on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 1996 in the First Department, with an office in Atlanta, GA; next registration due Apr 2026. The status is the same in all 3 files we hold.
What this status means on the register
On the register, “Suspended, delinquent” means the attorney is recorded as suspended from practice, with the registration also delinquent. The register does not give the reason or date of a suspension; the Appellate Division’s order does.
- Suspended, delinquent unchanged
- Suspended, delinquent unchanged
- Suspended, delinquent 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
432 other attorneys list King & Spalding LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 24 of them were admitted before 1996, and 31 of the 433 give an office in Atlanta, GA. The 5 whose admission is closest to 1996, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Jessica Joan-Marie Hagen | 1995 | Currently registered |
| Scott Ian Davidson | 1996 | Currently registered |
| Melissa Anne Dempsey | 1996 | Currently registered |
| Kathleen Sina Minniti | 1996 | Currently registered |
| Bernhardt Manfred Nadell | 1996 | 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
Richard Alan Lawson studied at Rutgers Law School (the register spells it “RUTGERS SCHOOL OF LAW”). 1,406 of its 7,506 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 1990s, as Richard Alan Lawson was.
- Same law school
- 7,506living graduates; 84.1% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Atlanta, GA
- 1,277living registrants (outside New York State)
Of the 1,277 living registrants with an office in Atlanta, GA, 244 were admitted before 1996 and 1,010 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 King & Spalding LLP433 on the register, 24 of the others admitted before 1996; 31 of the 433 give an office in Atlanta, GA.
- Rutgers Law School graduates on the register7,506 living, 84.1% registered.
- New York-admitted attorneys in Atlanta, GA1,277 living registrants give an office there.
- Admitted in 19966,887 people admitted in 1996 are on the register, 2,439 of them through the First Department.
- Every registration that reads “Suspended, delinquent”20,229 on the register file of Sep 29, 2026, by decade of admission.
- How to complain about a New York lawyerThe grievance committee for each county, and what it can do.
How to confirm it officially
For a statement of Richard Alan Lawson’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 Richard Alan Lawson in 1996. 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).