Eric Joseph Michaels
On the New York attorney register since 1983 · office in West Palm Beach, FL
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 1874635
- Admitted
- 1983 · Second Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Oct 2027
Eric Joseph Michaels is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 1983 in the Second Department, with an office in West Palm Beach, FL; next registration due Oct 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 Eric Joseph Michaels has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Oct 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
276 other attorneys list Fox Rothschild LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 17 of them were admitted before 1983. The 5 whose admission is closest to 1983, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Paul B. Edelberg | 1982 | Currently registered |
| Alan Robert Friedman | 1982 | Currently registered |
| Joseph A. Demaria | 1983 | Currently registered |
| Sarah Hewitt | 1983 | Currently registered |
| Sarah Beatrice Biser | 1984 | 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
Eric Joseph Michaels studied at New York Law School. 2,644 of its 15,601 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 1980s, as Eric Joseph Michaels was.
- Same law school
- 15,601living graduates; 87.0% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in West Palm Beach, FL
- 300living registrants (outside New York State)
Of the 300 living registrants with an office in West Palm Beach, FL, 47 were admitted before 1983 and 248 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 Fox Rothschild LLP277 on the register, 17 of the others admitted before 1983.
- New York Law School graduates on the register15,601 living, 87.0% registered; 19 of them list Fox Rothschild LLP.
- New York-admitted attorneys in West Palm Beach, FL300 living registrants give an office there.
- Admitted in 19835,424 people admitted in 1983 are on the register, 2,263 of them through the Second 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 Eric Joseph Michaels’s standing, contact the Attorney Registration Unit of the NY Office of Court Administration (nycourts.gov/attorneys), or ask the Appellate Division, Second Department, which admitted Eric Joseph Michaels in 1983. 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).