William Seaton Anderson
On the New York attorney register since 1995 · office in Houston, TX
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 2656205
- Admitted
- 1995 · First Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Jun 2027
William Seaton Anderson is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 1995 in the First Department, with an office in Houston, TX; next registration due Jun 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 William Seaton Anderson has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Jun 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
58 other attorneys list Bracewell LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 13 of them were admitted before 1995, and 7 of the 59 give an office in Houston, TX. The 5 whose admission is closest to 1995, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Theodore F. Duver | 1994 | Due to re‑register |
| Catherine Patricia McCarthy | 1994 | Currently registered |
| G Alan Rafte | 1996 | Currently registered |
| Elizabeth Lavelle McGinley | 1997 | Currently registered |
| Nicole Boeckmann | 1998 | Due to re‑register |
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
William Seaton Anderson studied at South Texas College of Law Houston (the register spells it “SOUTH TEXAS COLLEGE OF LAW”). 27 of its 263 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 1990s, as William Seaton Anderson was.
- Same law school
- 263living graduates; 84.0% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Houston, TX
- 1,463living registrants (outside New York State)
Of the 1,463 living registrants with an office in Houston, TX, 193 were admitted before 1995 and 1,263 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 Bracewell LLP59 on the register, 13 of the others admitted before 1995; 7 of the 59 give an office in Houston, TX.
- South Texas College of Law Houston graduates on the register263 living, 84.0% registered.
- New York-admitted attorneys in Houston, TX1,463 living registrants give an office there.
- Admitted in 19956,807 people admitted in 1995 are on the register, 2,362 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 William Seaton Anderson’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 William Seaton Anderson in 1995. 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).