William Lawrence Hartford
On the New York attorney register since 2025 · office in Buffalo, NY
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 6250112
- Admitted
- 2025 · Fourth Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Aug 2027
William Lawrence Hartford is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 2025 in the Fourth Department, with an office in Buffalo, NY; next registration due Aug 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 Lawrence Hartford has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Aug 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 “Chelus Herdzik Speyer & Monte PC”. We count that spelling with Chelus, Herdzik, Speyer & Monte, P.C., the name most registrants give for the firm now; the register does not say where the attorney works today.
15 other attorneys list Chelus, Herdzik, Speyer & Monte, P.C. or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 15 of them were admitted before 2025, and all 16 give an office in Buffalo, NY. The 5 whose admission is closest to 2025, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Katy Margaret Hedges | 2006 | Currently registered |
| Mark Alan Forden | 2008 | Currently registered |
| Nicholas Matthew Hriczko | 2014 | Currently registered |
| Adam Stephan Hains | 2018 | Currently registered |
| Canio Joseph Marasco III | 2023 | Currently registered |
All 16 registrations that list Chelus, Herdzik, Speyer & Monte, P.C.
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 Lawrence Hartford studied at Capital University Law School. 19 of its 191 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 2020s, as William Lawrence Hartford was.
- Same law school
- 191living graduates; 91.6% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Buffalo, NY
- 3,467living registrants
Of the 3,467 living registrants with an office in Buffalo, NY, 3,296 were admitted before 2025 and 73 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 Chelus, Herdzik, Speyer & Monte, P.C.16 on the register, 15 of the others admitted before 2025; all 16 give an office in Buffalo, NY.
- Capital University Law School graduates on the register191 living, 91.6% registered.
- Attorneys with an office in Buffalo, NY3,467 living registrants give an office there.
- Erie County’s registered bar4,149 currently registered, 4.36 per 1,000 residents.
- Admitted in 20259,764 people admitted in 2025 are on the register, 347 of them through the Fourth 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 Lawrence Hartford’s standing, contact the Attorney Registration Unit of the NY Office of Court Administration (nycourts.gov/attorneys), or ask the Appellate Division, Fourth Department, which admitted William Lawrence Hartford in 2025. A complaint about this attorney would go to the Fourth Department’s grievance committee, which covers Erie 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).