Harold Michael Birnbaum
On the New York attorney register since 2009 · office in New York, NY
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 4713939
- Admitted
- 2009 · First Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Jun 2027
Harold Michael Birnbaum is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 2009 in the First Department, with an office in New York, NY; next registration due Jun 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 Harold Michael Birnbaum has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Jun 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
1,104 other attorneys list Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 300 of them were admitted before 2009, and 969 of the 1,105 give an office in New York, NY. The 5 whose admission is closest to 2009, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Lara Samet Buchwald | 2009 | Currently registered |
| Daysun Sun Chang | 2009 | Currently registered |
| Tenley Laserson Chepiga | 2009 | Currently registered |
| Margarita Sofia Clarens | 2009 | Currently registered |
| Oran Michael Ebel | 2009 | 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
Harold Michael Birnbaum studied at Harvard Law School (the register spells it “HARVARD”). 3,057 of its 14,378 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 2000s, as Harold Michael Birnbaum was.
- Same law school
- 14,378living graduates; 86.1% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in New York, NY
- 93,604living registrants
Of the 93,604 living registrants with an office in New York, NY, 45,161 were admitted before 2009 and 45,994 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 Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP1,105 on the register, 300 of the others admitted before 2009; 969 of the 1,105 give an office in New York, NY.
- Harvard Law School graduates on the register14,378 living, 86.1% registered; 141 of them list Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP.
- Attorneys with an office in New York, NY93,604 living registrants give an office there.
- New York County’s registered bar75,989 currently registered, 46.63 per 1,000 residents.
- Admitted in 200910,203 people admitted in 2009 are on the register, 3,831 of them through the First 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 Harold Michael Birnbaum’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 Harold Michael Birnbaum in 2009. A complaint about this attorney would go to the First Department’s grievance committee, which covers New York County, where the register places the office.
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).