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Gwu National Law Center
19 graduates of Gwu National Law Center are registered with the New York State Bar, with the largest cohort practicing in New York, NY. Status, geography, and admission-year history come straight from the NY OCA registry.
- 19
- NY bar alumni
- 0.0%
- currently active
- New York
- top market
The short answer
Gwu National Law Center has placed 19 graduates on the New York register, of whom 0 (0.0%) remain actively registered today.
- 19
- graduates on the NY register
- 0.0%
- currently active and in good standing
- New York
- largest alumni market - 5 attorneys
- 2000
- most recent class - 1 admitted
What the alumni data reveals
Gwu National Law Center has 19 alumni registered with the New York State Bar, with 0 (0.0%) currently in active standing. The active-status share is a meaningful signal for prospective students and employers: it captures how many graduates are still practicing law under their New York bar credential versus those who have retired, moved to other jurisdictions, or transitioned into business, academia, or public service roles that do not require active bar membership. A rate near 0.0% is within the normal range for established law schools with alumni populations spanning multiple decades of admission classes.
Geographic placement is concentrated: New York, NY is the single largest market for Gwu National Law Center alumni with 5 registered attorneys (26.3% of alumni in this dataset). The top 5 cities for this school's graduates are New York (5), (4), Buffalo (1), Columbia (1), Denver (1) - placement patterns that reflect both proximity to the school and the historical strength of its alumni network in those markets. The most recent admission class (2000) produced 1 new attorneys, providing a rough pulse on current graduating-class scale; comparing 2000 against earlier years in the distribution below gives a sense of pipeline growth or contraction.
Law school affiliation matters for network effects, signaling, and specific practice pipelines, but it is not a direct predictor of individual attorney competence for your matter. When using this page to evaluate an attorney who graduated from Gwu National Law Center, treat the school as one data point alongside bar status, years of practice, discipline history, practice area alignment, and client references. For students comparing law schools, the alumni-active rate and geographic distribution here reflect outcomes for New York-registered graduates only, consult ABA-required disclosures and the school's own employment reports for complete placement data. The information below is drawn from public bar registration records and is not endorsement, ranking, or evaluation of the school's academic program.
Status Distribution
Top Cities
Recent Admissions
Gwu National Law Center - NY bar admissions by year
New attorneys from this school admitted to the New York bar each year (most recent classes)
- 1974 1
1974
1 admitted
- 1983
1983
2 admitted
- 1984 1
1984
1 admitted
- 1985 1
1985
1 admitted
- 1987 1
1987
1 admitted
- 1989
1989
3 admitted
- 1990
1990
3 admitted
- 1991 1
1991
1 admitted
- 1992 1
1992
1 admitted
- 1994 1
1994
1 admitted
- 1995
1995
3 admitted
- 2000 1
2000
1 admitted
What this shows Each bar is a single admission year. Rising bars in recent years signal a growing New York pipeline; a peak in earlier years means the school's NY presence is largely historical.
Alumni Directory
| Name | Status |
|---|---|
| Michelle Doses Bernstein | Currently registered |
| Maura Fecher Carlin | Currently registered |
| Owen Bernard Carragher Jr | Currently registered |
| Deborah Carroll | Currently registered |
| Russell Eliot Cass | Currently registered |
| Kerry Lee Cathcart | Delinquent |
| David S. Cole | Currently registered |
| Karen Culton | Currently registered |
| Renee Susan Dankner | Currently registered |
| Jay Russell Golland | Currently registered |
| Nina Peters Grayson | Currently registered |
| Richard Henry Herold Jr | Resigned |
| Mark Ryan Mc Namara | Currently registered |
| William James Murray Jr | Resigned |
| Si-Chang Ryu | Currently registered |
| Leslie Elizabeth Shigaki | Currently registered |
| Craig Harris Solomon | Suspended, delinquent |
| Kim Susser | Due to reregister within 30 days of birthday |
| Amy J. Weinblatt | Due to reregister within 30 days of birthday |
Frequently Asked Questions
How many attorneys graduated from Gwu National Law Center?
19 attorneys registered with the New York State Bar graduated from Gwu National Law Center. Of these, 0 (0.0%) are currently registered and active.
Where do Gwu National Law Center graduates practice?
The most common practice location for Gwu National Law Center graduates is New York, NY, with 5 attorneys. Alumni practice across 10 cities.
What is the bar status rate for Gwu National Law Center alumni?
Of 19 alumni, 0.0% are currently registered and active with the New York State Bar. The remaining 100.0% have other statuses including retired, suspended, or voluntarily resigned.
How many attorneys were admitted from Gwu National Law Center recently?
In 2000, 1 attorneys from Gwu National Law Center were admitted to the New York State Bar.
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Source: NY Office of Court Administration via data.ny.gov - attorney registration dataset.
Verification: NY Courts Attorney Registration Search.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.