Michael A. Battle
On the New York attorney register since 1983 · office in Washington, DC
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 1885128
- Admitted
- 1983 · First Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Oct 2027
Michael A. Battle is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 1983 in the First Department, with an office in Washington, DC; next registration due Oct 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 Michael A. Battle has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Oct 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
109 other attorneys list Barnes & Thornburg LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 0 of them were admitted before 1983, and 13 of the 110 give an office in Washington, DC. The 5 whose admission is closest to 1983, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Michael J. Maimone | 1990 | Currently registered |
| John J. Ginley III | 1991 | Currently registered |
| Scott Carling Budlong | 1993 | Currently registered |
| David Joseph Fernandez | 1993 | Currently registered |
| Ronald Edmund Cahill | 1994 | 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 A. Battle studied at University at Buffalo School of Law (SUNY) (the register spells it “SUNY BUFFALO”). 1,918 of its 9,828 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 1980s, as Michael A. Battle was.
- Same law school
- 9,828living graduates; 90.9% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Washington, DC
- 12,527living registrants (outside New York State)
Of the 12,527 living registrants with an office in Washington, DC, 452 were admitted before 1983 and 12,015 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 Barnes & Thornburg LLP110 on the register, 0 of the others admitted before 1983; 13 of the 110 give an office in Washington, DC.
- University at Buffalo School of Law (SUNY) graduates on the register9,828 living, 90.9% registered.
- New York-admitted attorneys in Washington, DC12,527 living registrants give an office there.
- Admitted in 19835,424 people admitted in 1983 are on the register, 1,821 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 A. Battle’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 A. Battle 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).