Michael Lawrence Chapman
On the New York attorney register since 2016 · office in Tampa, FL
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 5394168
- Admitted
- 2016 · Third Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Sep 2028
Michael Lawrence Chapman is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 2016 in the Third Department, with an office in Tampa, FL; next registration due Sep 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 Lawrence Chapman has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Sep 2028.
- Due to re‑register to Currently registered the routine two-year cycle: the registration window closed with a filing
- Currently registered to Due to re‑register the routine two-year cycle: the registration window opened
- 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
454 other attorneys list Holland & Knight LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 296 of them were admitted before 2016. The 5 whose admission is closest to 2016, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Joshua Cohn | 2016 | Currently registered |
| Joseph A Guay | 2016 | Currently registered |
| Michael Harris Helweil | 2016 | Due to re‑register |
| James P. Kelly | 2016 | Currently registered |
| Ryan Martin Kocse | 2016 | 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 Lawrence Chapman studied at Mercer University School of Law (the register spells it “WALTER F. GEORGE SCHOOL OF LAW, MERCER UNIV.”). 31 of its 80 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 2010s, as Michael Lawrence Chapman was.
- Same law school
- 80living graduates; 82.5% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Tampa, FL
- 437living registrants (outside New York State)
Of the 437 living registrants with an office in Tampa, FL, 359 were admitted before 2016 and 67 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 Holland & Knight LLP455 on the register, 296 of the others admitted before 2016.
- Mercer University School of Law graduates on the register80 living, 82.5% registered.
- New York-admitted attorneys in Tampa, FL437 living registrants give an office there.
- Admitted in 20168,420 people admitted in 2016 are on the register, 3,373 of them through the Third 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 Lawrence Chapman’s standing, contact the Attorney Registration Unit of the NY Office of Court Administration (nycourts.gov/attorneys), or ask the Appellate Division, Third Department, which admitted Michael Lawrence Chapman in 2016. 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).