James Michael Showalter
On the New York attorney register since 2008 · office in Chicago, IL
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 4562617
- Admitted
- 2008 · Third Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Feb 2028
James Michael Showalter is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 2008 in the Third Department, with an office in Chicago, IL; next registration due Feb 2028. The status is the same in all 3 files we hold.
What this status means on the register
On the register, “Currently registered” means James Michael Showalter has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Feb 2028.
- 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
203 other attorneys list ArentFox Schiff LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 95 of them were admitted before 2008, and 13 of the 204 give an office in Chicago, IL. The 5 whose admission is closest to 2008, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Allan Edward Anderson | 2007 | Currently registered |
| Matthew Blake Berlin | 2008 | Currently registered |
| Kamanta Clintessia Kettle | 2008 | Currently registered |
| Matthew Robert Mills | 2008 | Due to re‑register |
| Anne-Carmene Almonord | 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
James Michael Showalter studied at Vanderbilt University Law School (the register spells it “VANDERBILT”). 318 of its 1,752 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 2000s, as James Michael Showalter was.
- Same law school
- 1,752living graduates; 88.8% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Chicago, IL
- 2,265living registrants (outside New York State)
Of the 2,265 living registrants with an office in Chicago, IL, 853 were admitted before 2008 and 1,325 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 ArentFox Schiff LLP204 on the register, 95 of the others admitted before 2008; 13 of the 204 give an office in Chicago, IL.
- Vanderbilt University Law School graduates on the register1,752 living, 88.8% registered.
- New York-admitted attorneys in Chicago, IL2,265 living registrants give an office there.
- Admitted in 20089,683 people admitted in 2008 are on the register, 3,278 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 James Michael Showalter’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 James Michael Showalter in 2008. 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).