Michael John Atkins
On the New York attorney register since 1990 · office in Peterborough, NH
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 2354975
- Admitted
- 1990 · Third Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Dec 2026
Michael John Atkins is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 1990 in the Third Department, with an office in Peterborough, NH; 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 Michael John Atkins 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
3 other attorneys list Shaheen & Gordon, P.A. or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 0 of them were admitted before 1990. The 3 whose admission is closest to 1990, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Benjamin Todd Siracusa Hillman | 2009 | Currently registered |
| Olivia Faith Bensinger | 2018 | Due to re‑register |
| William Cyrus Baker | 2019 | 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 John Atkins studied at Western New England University School of Law. 367 of its 1,389 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 1990s, as Michael John Atkins was.
- Same law school
- 1,389living graduates; 88.1% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Peterborough, NH
- 5living registrants (outside New York State)
Of the 5 living registrants with an office in Peterborough, NH, 3 were admitted before 1990 and 1 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
- Western New England University School of Law graduates on the register1,389 living, 88.1% registered.
- Admitted in 19906,112 people admitted in 1990 are on the register, 1,298 of them through the Third 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 Michael John Atkins’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 Michael John Atkins in 1990. 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).