Michael David Ballou
On the New York attorney register since 2022 · office in New York, NY
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 5969621
- Admitted
- 2022 · First Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Aug 2028
Michael David Ballou is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 2022 in the First Department, with an office in New York, NY; next registration due Aug 2028. Since Jul 3, 2026 it has moved only through the routine two-year cycle.
What this status means on the register
On the register, “Currently registered” means Michael David Ballou has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Aug 2028.
- Due to re‑register to Currently registered the routine two-year cycle: the registration window closed with a filing
- Due to re‑register unchanged
- Due to re‑register 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
1,463 other attorneys list Kirkland & Ellis LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 919 of them were admitted before 2022, and 959 of the 1,464 give an office in New York, NY. The 5 whose admission is closest to 2022, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Brett Ackerman | 2022 | Currently registered |
| Kevin Albert Akrong | 2022 | Currently registered |
| Sarah Mohammed Al Salem | 2022 | Currently registered |
| Juliet Helen Anderson | 2022 | Currently registered |
| Mihir Vinayak Awati | 2022 | 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 David Ballou studied at Florida Coastal School of Law (closed) (the register spells it “Florida Coastal School of Law”). 36 of its 268 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 2020s, as Michael David Ballou was.
- Same law school
- 268living graduates; 95.9% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in New York, NY
- 93,604living registrants
Of the 93,604 living registrants with an office in New York, NY, 78,318 were admitted before 2022 and 12,431 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 Kirkland & Ellis LLP1,464 on the register, 919 of the others admitted before 2022; 959 of the 1,464 give an office in New York, NY.
- Florida Coastal School of Law (closed) graduates on the register268 living, 95.9% registered; 2 of them list Kirkland & Ellis LLP.
- Attorneys with an office in New York, NY93,604 living registrants give an office there.
- New York County’s registered bar75,989 currently registered, 46.63 per 1,000 residents.
- Admitted in 20227,736 people admitted in 2022 are on the register, 2,175 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 Michael David Ballou’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 Michael David Ballou in 2022. A complaint about this attorney would go to the First Department’s grievance committee, which covers New York 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).