Matthew Walter Bower
On the New York attorney register since 2003 · office in Ann Arbor, MI
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 4158622
- Admitted
- 2003 · First Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Aug 2027
Matthew Walter Bower is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 2003 in the First Department, with an office in Ann Arbor, MI; next registration due Aug 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 Matthew Walter Bower has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Aug 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
10 other attorneys list Varnum LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 1 of them was admitted before 2003, and 3 of the 11 give an office in Ann Arbor, MI. The 5 whose admission is closest to 2003, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Rebecca Lynn Grove | 1999 | Currently registered |
| Gabriel Joseph Edelson | 2011 | Currently registered |
| Edward S. Gusky | 2011 | Currently registered |
| John Joseph Rolecki | 2012 | Currently registered |
| Sara Rose Bennett | 2015 | 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
Matthew Walter Bower studied at Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, Yeshiva University (the register spells it “Yeshiva University Cardozo School of Law”). 2,933 of its 12,878 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 2000s, as Matthew Walter Bower was.
- Same law school
- 12,878living graduates; 88.9% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Ann Arbor, MI
- 127living registrants (outside New York State)
Of the 127 living registrants with an office in Ann Arbor, MI, 48 were admitted before 2003 and 74 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 Varnum LLP11 on the register, 1 of the others admitted before 2003; 3 of the 11 give an office in Ann Arbor, MI.
- Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, Yeshiva University graduates on the register12,878 living, 88.9% registered.
- New York-admitted attorneys in Ann Arbor, MI127 living registrants give an office there.
- Admitted in 20038,250 people admitted in 2003 are on the register, 2,999 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 Matthew Walter Bower’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 Matthew Walter Bower in 2003. 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).