Michael Chern
On the New York attorney register since 2019 · office in New York, NY
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 5715792
- Admitted
- 2019 · Third Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Oct 2027
Michael Chern is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 2019 in the Third Department, with an office in New York, NY; next registration due Oct 2027. 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 Chern has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Oct 2027.
- 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
The register gives this attorney’s employer as “Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP and Affiliates”. We count that spelling with Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, the name most registrants give for the firm now; the register does not say where the attorney works today.
842 other attorneys list Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 458 of them were admitted before 2019, and 564 of the 843 give an office in New York, NY. The 5 whose admission is closest to 2019, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Brian Harold Bak | 2019 | Currently registered |
| Shek Yan Danette Chan | 2019 | Currently registered |
| Mikal Davis-West | 2019 | Currently registered |
| Lara Ann Flath | 2019 | Currently registered |
| Jennifer Ashley Friedman | 2019 | Currently registered |
All 843 registrations that list Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
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 Chern studied at Cornell Law School. 1,717 of its 7,028 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 2010s, as Michael Chern was.
- Same law school
- 7,028living graduates; 87.8% 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, 70,234 were admitted before 2019 and 20,695 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 Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP843 on the register, 458 of the others admitted before 2019; 564 of the 843 give an office in New York, NY.
- Cornell Law School graduates on the register7,028 living, 87.8% 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 20198,536 people admitted in 2019 are on the register, 3,354 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 Chern’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 Chern in 2019. 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).