Sean Patrick McLaughlin
On the New York attorney register since 1992 · office in Washington, DC
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 2454288
- Admitted
- 1992 · Third Department
- Status
- Suspended, delinquent
- Next registration
- Sep 2026
Sean Patrick McLaughlin is suspended, delinquent on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 1992 in the Third Department, with an office in Washington, DC; next registration due Sep 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
10 other attorneys list Hunton & Williams or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 4 of them were admitted before 1992. The 5 whose admission is closest to 1992, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Lloyd Raul Grable | 1983 | Suspended, delinquent |
| John B. Ashton | 1987 | Suspended, delinquent |
| Leslie A. Okinaka | 1998 | Currently registered |
| Peter Watson Seaman | 2000 | Suspended, delinquent |
| Richard Patrick Norton | 2001 | Suspended, delinquent |
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
Sean Patrick McLaughlin studied at Western New England University School of Law (the register spells it “WESTERN NEW ENGLAND COLLEGE”). 367 of its 1,389 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 1990s, as Sean Patrick McLaughlin was.
- Same law school
- 1,389living graduates; 88.1% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Washington, DC
- 12,527living registrants (outside New York State)
Of the 12,527 living registrants with an office in Washington, DC, 1,296 were admitted before 1992 and 11,101 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 Hunton & Williams11 on the register, 4 of the others admitted before 1992.
- Western New England University School of Law graduates on the register1,389 living, 88.1% registered.
- New York-admitted attorneys in Washington, DC12,527 living registrants give an office there.
- Admitted in 19926,498 people admitted in 1992 are on the register, 1,349 of them through the Third 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 Sean Patrick McLaughlin’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 Sean Patrick McLaughlin in 1992. 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).