William Roberts Shaw
On the New York attorney register since 1974 · office in Ithaca, NY
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 1282144
- Admitted
- 1974 · Third Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Jan 2028
William Roberts Shaw is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 1974 in the Third Department, with an office in Ithaca, NY; next registration due Jan 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 Roberts Shaw has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Jan 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
2 other attorneys list Shaw & Murphy, PLLC or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 0 of them were admitted before 1974, and all 3 give an office in Ithaca, NY. The 2 whose admission is closest to 1974, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Liam Gorman Brenndon Murphy | 1989 | Currently registered |
| Natanya Elia Deweese | 2013 | 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 Roberts Shaw studied at Cornell Law School. 541 of its 7,028 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 1970s, as William Roberts Shaw was.
- Same law school
- 7,028living graduates; 87.8% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Ithaca, NY
- 343living registrants
Of the 343 living registrants with an office in Ithaca, NY, 13 were admitted before 1974 and 325 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
- Cornell Law School graduates on the register7,028 living, 87.8% registered.
- Attorneys with an office in Ithaca, NY343 living registrants give an office there.
- Tompkins County’s registered bar297 currently registered, 2.84 per 1,000 residents.
- Admitted in 19742,908 people admitted in 1974 are on the register, 259 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 Roberts Shaw’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 Roberts Shaw in 1974. A complaint about this attorney would go to the Third Department’s grievance committee, which covers Tompkins 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).