David Kaapcke Michaels
On the New York attorney register since 1987 · office in Mountain View, CA
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 2114213
- Admitted
- 1987 · Third Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- May 2027
David Kaapcke Michaels is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 1987 in the Third Department, with an office in Mountain View, CA; next registration due May 2027. The status is the same in all 3 files we hold.
What this status means on the register
On the register, “Currently registered” means David Kaapcke Michaels has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in May 2027.
- 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
179 other attorneys list Fenwick & West LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 3 of them were admitted before 1987, and 14 of the 180 give an office in Mountain View, CA. The 5 whose admission is closest to 1987, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Dean S. Krystowski | 1984 | Currently registered |
| Kathryn Jean Fritz | 1986 | Currently registered |
| Cynthia Clarfield Hess | 1990 | Currently registered |
| Michael A. Sussmann | 1990 | Currently registered |
| Anne Marie Longobucco | 1992 | 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
David Kaapcke Michaels studied at Cornell Law School (the register spells it “CORNELL”). 745 of its 7,028 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 1980s, as David Kaapcke Michaels was.
- Same law school
- 7,028living graduates; 87.8% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Mountain View, CA
- 189living registrants (outside New York State)
Of the 189 living registrants with an office in Mountain View, CA, 5 were admitted before 1987 and 183 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 Fenwick & West LLP180 on the register, 3 of the others admitted before 1987; 14 of the 180 give an office in Mountain View, CA.
- Cornell Law School graduates on the register7,028 living, 87.8% registered.
- New York-admitted attorneys in Mountain View, CA189 living registrants give an office there.
- Admitted in 19875,948 people admitted in 1987 are on the register, 1,063 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 David Kaapcke Michaels’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 David Kaapcke Michaels in 1987. 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).