Michael Todd Coutu
On the New York attorney register since 1999 · office in Depew, NY
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 2956936
- Admitted
- 1999 · Fourth Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Sep 2027
Michael Todd Coutu is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 1999 in the Fourth Department, with an office in Depew, NY; next registration due Sep 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 Todd Coutu has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Sep 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 “Lewis & Lewis, PC”. We count that spelling with Lewis & Lewis, P.C., the name most registrants give for the firm now; the register does not say where the attorney works today.
8 other attorneys list Lewis & Lewis, P.C. or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 2 of them were admitted before 1999. The 5 whose admission is closest to 1999, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Emily Leach Downing | 1997 | Currently registered |
| Sheri Natalie De Fazio | 2000 | Currently registered |
| Daniel Paul Kuhn | 2009 | Currently registered |
| Emily Fruehauf Janicz | 2013 | Currently registered |
| John Ignatius Lamancuso | 2013 | 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 Todd Coutu studied at Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law (the register spells it “NORTHWESTERN LEWIS CLARK”). 253 of its 3,128 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 1990s, as Michael Todd Coutu was.
- Same law school
- 3,128living graduates; 87.0% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Depew, NY
- 12living registrants
Of the 12 living registrants with an office in Depew, NY, 7 were admitted before 1999 and 4 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
- Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law graduates on the register3,128 living, 87.0% registered.
- Erie County’s registered bar4,149 currently registered, 4.36 per 1,000 residents.
- Admitted in 19997,628 people admitted in 1999 are on the register, 389 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 Todd Coutu’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 Todd Coutu in 1999. 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).