William Robertson Sherman
On the New York attorney register since 1988 · office in Washington, DC
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 2179331
- Admitted
- 1988 · Third Department
- Status
- Delinquent
- Next registration
- Jun 2026
William Robertson Sherman is delinquent on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 1988 in the Third Department, with an office in Washington, DC; next registration due Jun 2026. The status is the same in all 3 files we hold. The month shown is the next cycle’s; the delinquency concerns an earlier registration the register did not receive.
What this status means on the register
On the register, “Delinquent” means the attorney has a registration the register shows as due and not received. Under the rule a failure to register results in referral to the Appellate Division for disciplinary action; the register does not show whether a given attorney was referred.
- Delinquent unchanged
- Delinquent unchanged
- Delinquent 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
1,433 other attorneys list Latham & Watkins LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 10 of them were admitted before 1988, and 133 of the 1,434 give an office in Washington, DC. The 5 whose admission is closest to 1988, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Carlos Alvarez | 1987 | Currently registered |
| Alexander Freeman Cohen | 1988 | Due to re‑register |
| Nicholas John Denovio | 1988 | Currently registered |
| William Michael McGlone | 1988 | Suspended, delinquent |
| Barry Marshall Sabin | 1988 | 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 Robertson Sherman studied at American University Washington College of Law (the register spells it “American University Washington D.C. College of Law”). 454 of its 4,261 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 1980s, as William Robertson Sherman was.
- Same law school
- 4,261living graduates; 88.3% 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, 843 were admitted before 1988 and 11,572 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 Latham & Watkins LLP1,434 on the register, 10 of the others admitted before 1988; 133 of the 1,434 give an office in Washington, DC.
- American University Washington College of Law graduates on the register4,261 living, 88.3% registered.
- New York-admitted attorneys in Washington, DC12,527 living registrants give an office there.
- Admitted in 19886,238 people admitted in 1988 are on the register, 1,150 of them through the Third Department.
- Every registration that reads “Delinquent”15,500 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 Robertson Sherman’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 Robertson Sherman in 1988. 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).