-I think if a person presence is not counted as unlawful presence, it is reasonable to say this person's presence is lawful or say "authorized stay", and don't think there is a status between lawful/authorized presence and unlawful presence. Even if a person violate the condition and term of status during I-94 vadility, he is authorized to stay until USCIS/DHS or immigration judge make a decsion that he is not authorized to stay.
http://www.uscis.gov/USCIS/Laws/Memoranda/Static_Files_Memoranda/2009/revision_redesign_AFM.PDF
The following statement is from above link.
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However, the fact that the alien does not accrue unlawful presence does not mean that the alien’s presence in the United States is actually lawful.
