Bruce Cyril Thelen
On the New York attorney register since 1978 · office in Detroit, MI
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 1247865
- Admitted
- 1978 · First Department
- Status
- Due to re‑register
- Next registration
- Nov 2026
Bruce Cyril Thelen is due to re‑register on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 1978 in the First Department, with an office in Detroit, MI; next registration due Nov 2026. Since Jul 3, 2026 it has moved only through the routine two-year cycle.
What this status means on the register
On the register, “Due to re‑register” means the attorney has a biennial registration falling due or overdue: the rule asks for it within 30 days after the attorney’s birthday in each alternate year, and the record gives the month it is due. The value stays until the register records the filing or marks the registration delinquent, so the month can have passed; by itself it is not a finding.
- Currently registered to Due to re‑register the routine two-year cycle: the registration window opened
- 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
25 other attorneys list Dickinson Wright PLLC or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 1 of them was admitted before 1978. The 5 whose admission is closest to 1978, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Roger Holt Cummings | 1975 | Currently registered |
| Joel David Mayersohn | 1984 | Currently registered |
| Michael D. Lipton | 1985 | Currently registered |
| Kevin Michael Doherty | 1986 | Currently registered |
| Glenn S. Richards | 1986 | 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
Bruce Cyril Thelen studied at University of Michigan Law School (the register spells it “UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN”). 253 of its 4,806 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 1970s, as Bruce Cyril Thelen was.
- Same law school
- 4,806living graduates; 86.9% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Detroit, MI
- 156living registrants (outside New York State)
Of the 156 living registrants with an office in Detroit, MI, 5 were admitted before 1978 and 148 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 Dickinson Wright PLLC26 on the register, 1 of the others admitted before 1978.
- University of Michigan Law School graduates on the register4,806 living, 86.9% registered.
- New York-admitted attorneys in Detroit, MI156 living registrants give an office there.
- Admitted in 19783,834 people admitted in 1978 are on the register, 1,466 of them through the First Department.
- Every registration that reads “Due to re‑register”47,986 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 Bruce Cyril Thelen’s standing, contact the Attorney Registration Unit of the NY Office of Court Administration (nycourts.gov/attorneys), or ask the Appellate Division, First Department, which admitted Bruce Cyril Thelen in 1978. 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).