Jonathan Matthew Fordin
On the New York attorney register since 1991 · office in Miami, FL
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 2396414
- Admitted
- 1991 · Third Department
- Status
-
was Due to re‑registernow Delinquent - Next registration
- Nov 2027
Jonathan Matthew Fordin is delinquent on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 1991 in the Third Department, with an office in Miami, FL; next registration due Nov 2027. The Aug 6, 2026 file listed this registration as due to re‑register. The month shown is the next cycle’s; the delinquency concerns an earlier registration the register did not receive.
What this status means on the register
On the register, “Delinquent” means the attorney has a registration the register shows as due and not received. Under the rule a failure to register results in referral to the Appellate Division for disciplinary action; the register does not show whether a given attorney was referred.
was Due to re‑registernow Delinquent changed since the Aug 6, 2026 file- Due to re‑register unchanged
- Due to re‑register the first file we hold
A change of standing between the 3 files of the last twelve months is struck through in red; the routine birthday cycle is not.
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
24 other attorneys list Shutts & Bowen LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 7 of them were admitted before 1991, and 16 of the 25 give an office in Miami, FL. The 5 whose admission is closest to 1991, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| J Thomas Cookson | 1985 | Currently registered |
| Olga Maria Pina | 1990 | Currently registered |
| Robert Cheng | 1994 | Currently registered |
| Bernard Pastor | 1995 | Currently registered |
| Heidi Howard Tandy | 1996 | 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
Jonathan Matthew Fordin studied at University of Florida Levin College of Law (the register spells it “UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA”). 97 of its 813 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 1990s, as Jonathan Matthew Fordin was.
- Same law school
- 813living graduates; 87.6% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Miami, FL
- 1,579living registrants (outside New York State)
Of the 1,579 living registrants with an office in Miami, FL, 208 were admitted before 1991 and 1,355 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 Shutts & Bowen LLP25 on the register, 7 of the others admitted before 1991; 16 of the 25 give an office in Miami, FL.
- University of Florida Levin College of Law graduates on the register813 living, 87.6% registered.
- New York-admitted attorneys in Miami, FL1,579 living registrants give an office there.
- Admitted in 19916,456 people admitted in 1991 are on the register, 1,252 of them through the Third Department.
- Every registration that reads “Delinquent”15,500 on the register file of Sep 29, 2026, by decade of admission.
- How to complain about a New York lawyerThe grievance committee for each county, and what it can do.
How to confirm it officially
For a statement of Jonathan Matthew Fordin’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 Jonathan Matthew Fordin in 1991. 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).