William Edward Lawton
On the New York attorney register since 2012 · office in Orlando, FL
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 5044573
- Admitted
- 2012 · Third Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Apr 2028
William Edward Lawton is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 2012 in the Third Department, with an office in Orlando, FL; 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 Edward Lawton 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
The register gives this attorney’s employer as “Dean, Ringers, Morgan and Lawton”. We count that spelling with Dean, Ringers, Morgan & Lawton, P.A., the name most registrants give for the firm now; the register does not say where the attorney works today.
The only other attorney who lists Dean, Ringers, Morgan & Lawton, P.A. or one of its other names:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Alan David Kalinoski | 2018 | Suspended, delinquent |
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 Edward Lawton studied at University of Florida Levin College of Law. 283 of its 813 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 2010s, as William Edward Lawton was.
- Same law school
- 813living graduates; 87.6% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Orlando, FL
- 272living registrants (outside New York State)
Of the 272 living registrants with an office in Orlando, FL, 174 were admitted before 2012 and 83 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
- University of Florida Levin College of Law graduates on the register813 living, 87.6% registered.
- New York-admitted attorneys in Orlando, FL272 living registrants give an office there.
- Admitted in 20129,632 people admitted in 2012 are on the register, 4,129 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 Edward Lawton’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 Edward Lawton in 2012. 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).