Walter Lee Johnston
On the New York attorney register since 2012 · office in Nashville, TN
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 4996856
- Admitted
- 2012 · First Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- May 2028
Walter Lee Johnston is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 2012 in the First Department, with an office in Nashville, TN; next registration due May 2028. The status is the same in all 3 files we hold.
What this status means on the register
On the register, “Currently registered” means Walter Lee Johnston has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in May 2028.
- 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
454 other attorneys list Holland & Knight LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 240 of them were admitted before 2012, and 19 of the 455 give an office in Nashville, TN. The 5 whose admission is closest to 2012, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Jose A. Almanzar | 2012 | Currently registered |
| Phillip Durham | 2012 | Currently registered |
| Jonathan Kevin Fisch | 2012 | Currently registered |
| Gordon Norfleet Griffin | 2012 | Currently registered |
| Marie Elizabeth Larsen | 2012 | 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
Walter Lee Johnston studied at University of South Carolina School of Law (the register spells it “UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA”). 50 of its 194 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 2010s, as Walter Lee Johnston was.
- Same law school
- 194living graduates; 85.6% 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, 172 were admitted before 2012 and 145 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 Holland & Knight LLP455 on the register, 240 of the others admitted before 2012; 19 of the 455 give an office in Nashville, TN.
- University of South Carolina School of Law graduates on the register194 living, 85.6% registered.
- New York-admitted attorneys in Nashville, TN329 living registrants give an office there.
- Admitted in 20129,632 people admitted in 2012 are on the register, 2,617 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 Walter Lee Johnston’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 Walter Lee Johnston in 2012. 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).