William Christopher Dowling
On the New York attorney register since 1998 · office in Alexandria, VA
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 2911949
- Admitted
- 1998 · Third Department
- Status
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was Delinquentnow Suspended, delinquent - Next registration
- Aug 2026
William Christopher Dowling is suspended, delinquent on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 1998 in the Third Department, with an office in Alexandria, VA; next registration due Aug 2026. The Aug 6, 2026 file listed this registration as delinquent.
What this status means on the register
On the register, “Suspended, delinquent” means the attorney is recorded as suspended from practice, with the registration also delinquent. The register does not give the reason or date of a suspension; the Appellate Division’s order does.
was Delinquentnow Suspended, delinquent changed since the Aug 6, 2026 file- Delinquent unchanged
- Delinquent 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.
Where this record sits on the register
William Christopher Dowling studied at Antonin Scalia Law School, George Mason University (the register spells it “GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY”). 69 of its 466 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 1990s, as William Christopher Dowling was.
- Same law school
- 466living graduates; 91.2% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Alexandria, VA
- 507living registrants (outside New York State)
Of the 507 living registrants with an office in Alexandria, VA, 128 were admitted before 1998 and 367 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
- Antonin Scalia Law School, George Mason University graduates on the register466 living, 91.2% registered.
- New York-admitted attorneys in Alexandria, VA507 living registrants give an office there.
- Admitted in 19987,302 people admitted in 1998 are on the register, 1,831 of them through the Third Department.
- Every registration that reads “Suspended, delinquent”20,229 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 William Christopher Dowling’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 Christopher Dowling in 1998. 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).