Michael L. Bengtson
On the New York attorney register since 2017 · office in Austin, TX
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 5562624
- Admitted
- 2017 · First Department
- Status
-
was Due to re‑registernow Delinquent - Next registration
- Oct 2027
Michael L. Bengtson is delinquent on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 2017 in the First Department, with an office in Austin, TX; 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
The register gives this attorney’s employer as “Baker Botts L.L.P.”. We count that spelling with Baker Botts LLP, the name most registrants give for the firm now; the register does not say where the attorney works today.
158 other attorneys list Baker Botts LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 95 of them were admitted before 2017, and 4 of the 159 give an office in Austin, TX. The 5 whose admission is closest to 2017, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Joza Abdulmuhsin Alrasheed | 2017 | Currently registered |
| Lindsay Michelle Bainbridge | 2017 | Currently registered |
| Carolyn Michelle Pirraglia | 2017 | Currently registered |
| Brandt Thomas Roessler | 2017 | Currently registered |
| Victoria Anne Sheets | 2017 | 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 L. Bengtson studied at Arizona State University Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law (the register spells it “Arizona State University Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law”). 66 of its 198 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 2010s, as Michael L. Bengtson was.
- Same law school
- 198living graduates; 89.9% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Austin, TX
- 796living registrants (outside New York State)
Of the 796 living registrants with an office in Austin, TX, 611 were admitted before 2017 and 151 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 Baker Botts LLP159 on the register, 95 of the others admitted before 2017; 4 of the 159 give an office in Austin, TX.
- Arizona State University Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law graduates on the register198 living, 89.9% registered.
- New York-admitted attorneys in Austin, TX796 living registrants give an office there.
- Admitted in 20178,202 people admitted in 2017 are on the register, 2,536 of them through the First 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 L. Bengtson’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 L. Bengtson in 2017. 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).