Michael Benz
On the New York attorney register since 2018 · office in Buffalo, NY
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 5618764
- Admitted
- 2018 · Fourth Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Jun 2028
Michael Benz is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 2018 in the Fourth Department, with an office in Buffalo, NY; next registration due Jun 2028. The status is the same in all 3 files we hold.
What this status means on the register
On the register, “Currently registered” means the attorney has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in the month shown. How many hold this status.
- Currently registered unchanged
- Currently registered unchanged
- Currently registered the first file we hold
We show the 3 register files of the last twelve months (Jul 3, 2026, Aug 6, 2026, Sep 29, 2026). A change of standing between them 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
73 other attorneys list Morgan & Morgan or one of its other names as their employer on the register. The 5 whose admission is closest to 2018, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Jewel-Ann Olimpia Cornelius | 2017 | Currently registered |
| Joseph Leathem Leahy | 2017 | Currently registered |
| Rachel Lillian Dobson | 2018 | Currently registered |
| Nicholas Johan Tore Gerschman | 2018 | Currently registered |
| Stephanie L. Hanrahan | 2019 | 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
The register gives the school as “THOMAS R. KLINE SCHOOL OF LAW”.
- Office in Buffalo, NY
- 3,467living registrants give an office there
Source: NY Office of Court Administration, attorney registration file (data.ny.gov, dataset eqw2-r5nb), downloaded Sep 29, 2026; living registrants only.
How to confirm it officially
The register is published by the court system; PlainAttorney shows it as released. For a statement of an attorney’s standing, contact the Attorney Registration Unit of the NY Office of Court Administration (nycourts.gov/attorneys), or ask the Appellate Division in the attorney’s department. A complaint about this attorney would go to the Fourth Department’s grievance committee, which covers Erie County, where the register places the office.
This page reads the register file of Sep 29, 2026; the court system publishes the file every few weeks, so its own search can be newer. The register shows only the current value: a suspension that ended before the files we hold, or discipline short of suspension such as a censure, leaves no trace here. Appellate Division decisions on attorney discipline are published in the New York Official Reports, online through the court system’s Law Reporting Bureau.