Michael Warren Benjamin
On the New York attorney register since 2003 · office in New York, NY
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 4136602
- Admitted
- 2003 · First Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Sep 2027
Michael Warren Benjamin is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 2003 in the First Department, with an office in New York, NY; next registration due Sep 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 Warren Benjamin has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Sep 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
1,433 other attorneys list Latham & Watkins LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 160 of them were admitted before 2003, and 925 of the 1,434 give an office in New York, NY. The 5 whose admission is closest to 2003, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Roderick Ontiveros Branch | 2003 | Currently registered |
| Nancy Ann Bruington | 2003 | Currently registered |
| Claire Diana Calvin | 2003 | Suspended, delinquent |
| Kyle H. Chorba | 2003 | Currently registered |
| Tracy Lynn De Witt | 2003 | 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 Warren Benjamin studied at UNSW Sydney Faculty of Law and Justice (the register spells it “UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES”). 72 of its 212 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 2000s, as Michael Warren Benjamin was.
- Same law school
- 212living graduates; 83.5% 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, 33,051 were admitted before 2003 and 58,728 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 Latham & Watkins LLP1,434 on the register, 160 of the others admitted before 2003; 925 of the 1,434 give an office in New York, NY.
- UNSW Sydney Faculty of Law and Justice graduates on the register212 living, 83.5% registered; 4 of them list Latham & Watkins 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 20038,250 people admitted in 2003 are on the register, 2,999 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 Warren Benjamin’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 Warren Benjamin in 2003. 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).