Michael Joseph Cochran
On the New York attorney register since 1990 · office in Atlanta, GA
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 2324002
- Admitted
- 1990 · Third Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Dec 2026
Michael Joseph Cochran is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 1990 in the Third Department, with an office in Atlanta, GA; next registration due Dec 2026. 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 Joseph Cochran has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Dec 2026.
- 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
87 other attorneys list Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 5 of them were admitted before 1990, and 18 of the 88 give an office in Atlanta, GA. The 5 whose admission is closest to 1990, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Stephen Wise Feingold | 1986 | Delinquent |
| Margaret Clare McHugh | 1987 | Currently registered |
| David Saniel Schaffer Jr | 1989 | Currently registered |
| Shlomo Huttler | 1991 | Currently registered |
| Peter M. Boyle | 1994 | Currently registered |
All 88 registrations that list Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton 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 Joseph Cochran studied at University of Chicago Law School. 490 of its 3,232 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 1990s, as Michael Joseph Cochran was.
- Same law school
- 3,232living graduates; 87.4% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Atlanta, GA
- 1,277living registrants (outside New York State)
Of the 1,277 living registrants with an office in Atlanta, GA, 130 were admitted before 1990 and 1,134 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 Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP88 on the register, 5 of the others admitted before 1990; 18 of the 88 give an office in Atlanta, GA.
- University of Chicago Law School graduates on the register3,232 living, 87.4% registered.
- New York-admitted attorneys in Atlanta, GA1,277 living registrants give an office there.
- Admitted in 19906,112 people admitted in 1990 are on the register, 1,298 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 Joseph Cochran’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 Joseph Cochran in 1990. 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).