Jennifer Michele Smith
On the New York attorney register since 2009 · office in Washington, DC
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 4737581
- Admitted
- 2009 · First Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Apr 2027
Jennifer Michele Smith 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 Washington, DC; next registration due Apr 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 Jennifer Michele Smith has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Apr 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
The register gives this attorney’s employer as “Butzel Long, P.C.”. We count that spelling with Butzel Long, the name most registrants give for the firm now; the register does not say where the attorney works today.
9 other attorneys list Butzel Long or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 6 of them were admitted before 2009, and 3 of the 10 give an office in Washington, DC. The 5 whose admission is closest to 2009, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| George Benjamin Donnini | 1999 | Currently registered |
| Tanya Marie Curcio | 2008 | Due to re‑register |
| Robert H. Schwartz | 2008 | Currently registered |
| Scott Joseph Fishwick | 2012 | Currently registered |
| Laura Elizabeth Johnson | 2013 | 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
Jennifer Michele Smith studied at Georgetown University Law Center. 2,728 of its 11,562 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 2000s, as Jennifer Michele Smith was.
- Same law school
- 11,562living graduates; 87.9% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Washington, DC
- 12,527living registrants (outside New York State)
Of the 12,527 living registrants with an office in Washington, DC, 5,898 were admitted before 2009 and 6,145 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 Butzel Long10 on the register, 6 of the others admitted before 2009; 3 of the 10 give an office in Washington, DC.
- Georgetown University Law Center graduates on the register11,562 living, 87.9% registered.
- New York-admitted attorneys in Washington, DC12,527 living registrants give an office there.
- 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 Jennifer Michele Smith’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 Jennifer Michele Smith in 2009. 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).