Mark Alan Forden
On the New York attorney register since 2008 · office in Buffalo, NY
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 4557302
- Admitted
- 2008 · Fourth Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Dec 2026
Mark Alan Forden is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 2008 in the Fourth Department, with an office in Buffalo, NY; next registration due Dec 2026. The status is the same in all 3 files we hold.
What this status means on the register
On the register, “Currently registered” means Mark Alan Forden has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Dec 2026.
- 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
15 other attorneys list Chelus, Herdzik, Speyer & Monte, P.C. or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 11 of them were admitted before 2008, and all 16 give an office in Buffalo, NY. The 5 whose admission is closest to 2008, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Michael Joseph Chmiel | 2000 | Due to re‑register |
| Kevin Eugene Loftus | 2003 | Currently registered |
| Michael Martin Chelus | 2004 | Currently registered |
| Katy Margaret Hedges | 2006 | Currently registered |
| Nicholas Matthew Hriczko | 2014 | Currently registered |
All 16 registrations that list Chelus, Herdzik, Speyer & Monte, P.C.
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
Mark Alan Forden studied at University at Buffalo School of Law (SUNY) (the register spells it “UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO”). 1,839 of its 9,828 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 2000s, as Mark Alan Forden was.
- Same law school
- 9,828living graduates; 90.9% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Buffalo, NY
- 3,467living registrants
Of the 3,467 living registrants with an office in Buffalo, NY, 1,840 were admitted before 2008 and 1,549 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 Chelus, Herdzik, Speyer & Monte, P.C.16 on the register, 11 of the others admitted before 2008; all 16 give an office in Buffalo, NY.
- University at Buffalo School of Law (SUNY) graduates on the register9,828 living, 90.9% registered.
- Attorneys with an office in Buffalo, NY3,467 living registrants give an office there.
- Erie County’s registered bar4,149 currently registered, 4.36 per 1,000 residents.
- Admitted in 20089,683 people admitted in 2008 are on the register, 347 of them through the Fourth 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 Mark Alan Forden’s standing, contact the Attorney Registration Unit of the NY Office of Court Administration (nycourts.gov/attorneys), or ask the Appellate Division, Fourth Department, which admitted Mark Alan Forden in 2008. A complaint about this attorney would go to the Fourth Department’s grievance committee, which covers Erie 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).