William Waid Barfield
On the New York attorney register since 2021 · office in New York, NY
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 5895719
- Admitted
- 2021 · First Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Apr 2027
William Waid Barfield is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 2021 in the First Department, with an office in New York, NY; next registration due Apr 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 Waid Barfield has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Apr 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
The register gives this attorney’s employer as “Vinson & Elkins L.L.P.”. We count that spelling with Vinson & Elkins LLP, the name most registrants give for the firm now; the register does not say where the attorney works today.
176 other attorneys list Vinson & Elkins LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 112 of them were admitted before 2021, and 121 of the 177 give an office in New York, NY. The 5 whose admission is closest to 2021, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Adia Decarla Coley | 2021 | Currently registered |
| Devon Whitney De Wolff | 2021 | Currently registered |
| Robert Powers Gilbertson | 2021 | Currently registered |
| Kelly Ann McGovern | 2021 | Currently registered |
| Maria Tereza Rezende Borges | 2021 | 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
William Waid Barfield studied at Washington and Lee University School of Law. 155 of its 774 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 2020s, as William Waid Barfield was.
- Same law school
- 774living graduates; 89.5% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in New York, NY
- 93,604living registrants
Of the 93,604 living registrants with an office in New York, NY, 75,518 were admitted before 2021 and 15,286 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 Vinson & Elkins LLP177 on the register, 112 of the others admitted before 2021; 121 of the 177 give an office in New York, NY.
- Washington and Lee University School of Law graduates on the register774 living, 89.5% registered.
- Attorneys with an office in New York, NY93,604 living registrants give an office there.
- New York County’s registered bar75,989 currently registered, 46.63 per 1,000 residents.
- Admitted in 20217,829 people admitted in 2021 are on the register, 1,820 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 Waid Barfield’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 Waid Barfield in 2021. A complaint about this attorney would go to the First Department’s grievance committee, which covers New York County, where the register places the office.
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).