Michael Edward Catapano
On the New York attorney register since 2022 · office in New York, NY
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 5933700
- Admitted
- 2022 · Second Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Aug 2028
Michael Edward Catapano is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 2022 in the Second Department, with an office in New York, NY; next registration due Aug 2028. Since Jul 3, 2026 it has moved only through the routine two-year cycle.
What this status means on the register
On the register, “Currently registered” means Michael Edward Catapano has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Aug 2028.
- Due to re‑register to Currently registered the routine two-year cycle: the registration window closed with a filing
- 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
The register gives this attorney’s employer as “McKool Smith P.C.”. We count that spelling with McKool Smith, the name most registrants give for the firm now; the register does not say where the attorney works today.
42 other attorneys list McKool Smith or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 29 of them were admitted before 2022, and 31 of the 43 give an office in New York, NY. The 5 whose admission is closest to 2022, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Saif Maan Askar | 2021 | Currently registered |
| Nina Marie Labovich | 2022 | Currently registered |
| Lauren Hillary Simenauer | 2022 | Due to re‑register |
| Mariel Rose Talmage | 2022 | Currently registered |
| Emily Rachel Tannenbaum | 2022 | 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 Edward Catapano studied at St. John’s University School of Law (the register spells it “St. Johns University School of Law”). 1,515 of its 15,595 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 2020s, as Michael Edward Catapano was.
- Same law school
- 15,595living graduates; 88.6% 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, 78,318 were admitted before 2022 and 12,431 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 McKool Smith43 on the register, 29 of the others admitted before 2022; 31 of the 43 give an office in New York, NY.
- St. John’s University School of Law graduates on the register15,595 living, 88.6% 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 20227,736 people admitted in 2022 are on the register, 1,654 of them through the Second 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 Edward Catapano’s standing, contact the Attorney Registration Unit of the NY Office of Court Administration (nycourts.gov/attorneys), or ask the Appellate Division, Second Department, which admitted Michael Edward Catapano in 2022. 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).