Michael Martin Chelus
On the New York attorney register since 2004 · office in Buffalo, NY
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 4234118
- Admitted
- 2004 · Fourth Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Apr 2028
Michael Martin Chelus is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 2004 in the Fourth Department, with an office in Buffalo, NY; next registration due Apr 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 Michael Martin Chelus has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Apr 2028.
- 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
15 other attorneys list Chelus, Herdzik, Speyer & Monte, P.C. or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 9 of them were admitted before 2004, and all 16 give an office in Buffalo, NY. The 5 whose admission is closest to 2004, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Thomas Paul Kawalec | 1998 | Due to re‑register |
| Michael Joseph Chmiel | 2000 | Due to re‑register |
| Kevin Eugene Loftus | 2003 | Currently registered |
| Katy Margaret Hedges | 2006 | Currently registered |
| Mark Alan Forden | 2008 | Currently registered |
All 16 registrations that list Chelus, Herdzik, Speyer & Monte, P.C.
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 Martin Chelus studied at University at Buffalo School of Law (SUNY) (the register spells it “SUNY AT BUFFALO”). 1,839 of its 9,828 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 2000s, as Michael Martin Chelus was.
- Same law school
- 9,828living graduates; 90.9% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Buffalo, NY
- 3,467living registrants
Of the 3,467 living registrants with an office in Buffalo, NY, 1,562 were admitted before 2004 and 1,838 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 Chelus, Herdzik, Speyer & Monte, P.C.16 on the register, 9 of the others admitted before 2004; all 16 give an office in Buffalo, NY.
- University at Buffalo School of Law (SUNY) graduates on the register9,828 living, 90.9% registered.
- Attorneys with an office in Buffalo, NY3,467 living registrants give an office there.
- Erie County’s registered bar4,149 currently registered, 4.36 per 1,000 residents.
- Admitted in 20048,407 people admitted in 2004 are on the register, 359 of them through the Fourth 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 Martin Chelus’s standing, contact the Attorney Registration Unit of the NY Office of Court Administration (nycourts.gov/attorneys), or ask the Appellate Division, Fourth Department, which admitted Michael Martin Chelus in 2004. 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, 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).