William Clayton Lawrence
On the New York attorney register since 2014 · office in Washington, DC
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 5216924
- Admitted
- 2014 · First Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Apr 2028
William Clayton Lawrence is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 2014 in the First Department, with an office in Washington, DC; next registration due Apr 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 Clayton Lawrence has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Apr 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
236 other attorneys list Venable LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 143 of them were admitted before 2014, and 43 of the 237 give an office in Washington, DC. The 5 whose admission is closest to 2014, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Jessica Jean Arett | 2014 | Currently registered |
| Ethan Siegler Barnes | 2014 | Currently registered |
| Joshua Aaron Druckerman | 2014 | Due to re‑register |
| Laura Katherine Fishwick | 2014 | Currently registered |
| Allison Brooke Gotfried | 2014 | 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 Clayton Lawrence studied at New York University School of Law. 5,283 of its 23,248 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 2010s, as William Clayton Lawrence was.
- Same law school
- 23,248living graduates; 86.5% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Washington, DC
- 12,527living registrants (outside New York State)
Of the 12,527 living registrants with an office in Washington, DC, 8,369 were admitted before 2014 and 3,627 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 Venable LLP237 on the register, 143 of the others admitted before 2014; 43 of the 237 give an office in Washington, DC.
- New York University School of Law graduates on the register23,248 living, 86.5% registered.
- New York-admitted attorneys in Washington, DC12,527 living registrants give an office there.
- Admitted in 201410,747 people admitted in 2014 are on the register, 3,283 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 Clayton Lawrence’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 Clayton Lawrence in 2014. 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).