Michael Walter Blair
On the New York attorney register since 1982 · office in New York, NY
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 1812247
- Admitted
- 1982 · First Department
- Status
- Due to re‑register
- Next registration
- Jul 2026
Michael Walter Blair is due to re‑register on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 1982 in the First Department, with an office in New York, NY; next registration due Jul 2026. The status is the same in all 3 files we hold. The registration was due in Jul 2026 and the register has not recorded it as filed.
What this status means on the register
On the register, “Due to re‑register” means the attorney has a biennial registration falling due or overdue: the rule asks for it within 30 days after the attorney’s birthday in each alternate year, and the record gives the month it is due. The value stays until the register records the filing or marks the registration delinquent, so the month can have passed; by itself it is not a finding.
- Due to re‑register unchanged
- 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
772 other attorneys list Debevoise & Plimpton LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 33 of them were admitted before 1982, and 675 of the 773 give an office in New York, NY. The 5 whose admission is closest to 1982, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| William B. Beekman | 1981 | Currently registered |
| Lawrence Kevin Cagney | 1982 | Currently registered |
| John Trant Curry | 1982 | Currently registered |
| Deborah Enix-Ross | 1982 | Due to re‑register |
| Christopher Smeall | 1982 | 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 Walter Blair studied at University of Chicago Law School (the register spells it “U OF CHICAGO LAW SCH”). 363 of its 3,232 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 1980s, as Michael Walter Blair was.
- Same law school
- 3,232living graduates; 87.4% 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, 6,349 were admitted before 1982 and 86,516 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 Debevoise & Plimpton LLP773 on the register, 33 of the others admitted before 1982; 675 of the 773 give an office in New York, NY.
- University of Chicago Law School graduates on the register3,232 living, 87.4% registered.
- 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 19825,181 people admitted in 1982 are on the register, 1,770 of them through the First Department.
- Every registration that reads “Due to re‑register”47,986 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 Walter Blair’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 Walter Blair in 1982. 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).