Thomas Hamilton Godwin
On the New York attorney register since 2005 · office in Los Angeles, CA
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 4300216
- Admitted
- 2005 · First Department
- Status
-
was Due to re‑registernow Delinquent - Next registration
- Nov 2027
Thomas Hamilton Godwin is delinquent on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 2005 in the First Department, with an office in Los Angeles, CA; next registration due Nov 2027. The Aug 6, 2026 file listed this registration as due to re‑register. The month shown is the next cycle’s; the delinquency concerns an earlier registration the register did not receive.
What this status means on the register
On the register, “Delinquent” means the attorney has a registration the register shows as due and not received. Under the rule a failure to register results in referral to the Appellate Division for disciplinary action; the register does not show whether a given attorney was referred.
was Due to re‑registernow Delinquent changed since the Aug 6, 2026 file- Due to re‑register unchanged
- Due to re‑register the first file we hold
A change of standing between the 3 files of the last twelve months is struck through in red; the routine birthday cycle is not.
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 Ellis George LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 1 of them was admitted before 2005. The 2 whose admission is closest to 2005, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| James R. Bliss | 1999 | Currently registered |
| Zander Aloysius Weiss | 2019 | 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
Thomas Hamilton Godwin studied at Duke University School of Law. 815 of its 3,789 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 2000s, as Thomas Hamilton Godwin was.
- Same law school
- 3,789living graduates; 88.3% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Los Angeles, CA
- 2,891living registrants (outside New York State)
Of the 2,891 living registrants with an office in Los Angeles, CA, 1,097 were admitted before 2005 and 1,735 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
- Duke University School of Law graduates on the register3,789 living, 88.3% registered.
- New York-admitted attorneys in Los Angeles, CA2,891 living registrants give an office there.
- Admitted in 20058,525 people admitted in 2005 are on the register, 3,154 of them through the First Department.
- Every registration that reads “Delinquent”15,500 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 Thomas Hamilton Godwin’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 Thomas Hamilton Godwin in 2005. 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).