William Jerome Clay
On the New York attorney register since 2024 · office in Garland, TX
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 6170146
- Admitted
- 2024 · Third Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- May 2028
William Jerome Clay is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 2024 in the Third Department, with an office in Garland, TX; 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 William Jerome Clay 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
21 other attorneys list The Willis Law Group or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 18 of them were admitted before 2024, and 11 of the 22 give an office in Garland, TX. The 5 whose admission is closest to 2024, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Justine Nicole Barbieri | 2023 | Currently registered |
| Michael Joseph Engelson | 2023 | Currently registered |
| Ashley Alicia Nandrasy | 2024 | Due to re‑register |
| Vickilyn Hart | 2025 | Currently registered |
| Kirk Dion Willis | 2025 | 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 Jerome Clay studied at University of Texas School of Law. 322 of its 1,711 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 2020s, as William Jerome Clay was.
- Same law school
- 1,711living graduates; 85.8% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Garland, TX
- 13living registrants (outside New York State)
Of the 13 living registrants with an office in Garland, TX, 10 were admitted before 2024 and 1 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 The Willis Law Group22 on the register, 18 of the others admitted before 2024; 11 of the 22 give an office in Garland, TX.
- University of Texas School of Law graduates on the register1,711 living, 85.8% registered.
- Admitted in 20248,938 people admitted in 2024 are on the register, 3,836 of them through the Third 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 Jerome Clay’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 William Jerome Clay in 2024. 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).