Michael Alan Backer
On the New York attorney register since 1983 · office in Woodbridge, NJ
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 1874601
- Admitted
- 1983 · Third Department
- Status
-
was Due to re‑registernow Delinquent - Next registration
- Oct 2027
Michael Alan Backer is delinquent on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 1983 in the Third Department, with an office in Woodbridge, NJ; next registration due Oct 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
49 other attorneys list Greenbaum, Rowe, Smith & Davis LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 9 of them were admitted before 1983, and 14 of the 50 give an office in Woodbridge, NJ. The 5 whose admission is closest to 1983, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Stephen H. Knee | 1981 | Delinquent |
| Michael Keith Feinberg | 1982 | Currently registered |
| Dennis A. Estis | 1983 | Currently registered |
| Andrew F. McBride III | 1983 | Delinquent |
| Ann Marie Waeger | 1984 | Currently registered |
All 50 registrations that list Greenbaum, Rowe, Smith & Davis LLP
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 Alan Backer studied at Rutgers Law School (the register spells it “RUTGERS UNIVERISTY”). 1,079 of its 7,506 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 1980s, as Michael Alan Backer was.
- Same law school
- 7,506living graduates; 84.1% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Woodbridge, NJ
- 140living registrants (outside New York State)
Of the 140 living registrants with an office in Woodbridge, NJ, 10 were admitted before 1983 and 124 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 Greenbaum, Rowe, Smith & Davis LLP50 on the register, 9 of the others admitted before 1983; 14 of the 50 give an office in Woodbridge, NJ.
- Rutgers Law School graduates on the register7,506 living, 84.1% registered.
- New York-admitted attorneys in Woodbridge, NJ140 living registrants give an office there.
- Admitted in 19835,424 people admitted in 1983 are on the register, 948 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 Michael Alan Backer’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 Alan Backer in 1983. 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).