Michael Christopher Arena
On the New York attorney register since 2024 · office in Buffalo, NY
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 6111082
- Admitted
- 2024 · Fourth Department
- Status
- Due to re‑register
- Next registration
- Nov 2026
Michael Christopher Arena is due to re‑register on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 2024 in the Fourth Department, with an office in Buffalo, NY; next registration due Nov 2026. Since Jul 3, 2026 it has moved only through the routine two-year cycle.
What this status means on the register
On the register, “Due to re‑register” means the attorney has a biennial registration falling due or overdue: the rule asks for it within 30 days after the attorney’s birthday in each alternate year, and the record gives the month it is due. The value stays until the register records the filing or marks the registration delinquent, so the month can have passed; by itself it is not a finding.
- Currently registered to Due to re‑register the routine two-year cycle: the registration window opened
- 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
4 other attorneys list Connors LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 4 of them were admitted before 2024, and all 5 give an office in Buffalo, NY. The 4 whose admission is closest to 2024, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Michael James Roach | 1993 | Currently registered |
| Lawlor Francis Quinlan III | 1995 | Currently registered |
| Nicholas Anthony Romano | 2014 | Currently registered |
| Samantha Beth Gier | 2023 | 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
Michael Christopher Arena studied at University at Buffalo School of Law (SUNY) (the register spells it “SUNY Buffalo Law School”). 913 of its 9,828 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 2020s, as Michael Christopher Arena 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, 3,209 were admitted before 2024 and 171 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
- 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 20248,938 people admitted in 2024 are on the register, 283 of them through the Fourth Department.
- Every registration that reads “Due to re‑register”47,986 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 Michael Christopher Arena’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 Michael Christopher Arena in 2024. 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).