Michael W. Dark
On the New York attorney register since 2006 · office in San Francisco, CA
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 4448023
- Admitted
- 2006 · First Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Mar 2028
Michael W. Dark is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 2006 in the First Department, with an office in San Francisco, CA; next registration due Mar 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 W. Dark has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Mar 2028.
- Currently registered unchanged
- Due to re‑register to Currently registered the routine two-year cycle: the registration window closed with a filing
- Due to re‑register 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
4 other attorneys list Berman Tabacco or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 2 of them were admitted before 2006, and 3 of the 5 give an office in San Francisco, CA. The 4 whose admission is closest to 2006, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Joseph J. Tabacco | 1980 | Currently registered |
| Patrick Thomas Egan | 1999 | Currently registered |
| Quentin James Morgan | 2017 | Currently registered |
| Sean Micah Akchin | 2018 | 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 W. Dark studied at UC Law San Francisco (formerly UC Hastings) (the register spells it “University of California Hastings College of the Law”). 208 of its 791 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 2000s, as Michael W. Dark was.
- Same law school
- 791living graduates; 86.3% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in San Francisco, CA
- 2,474living registrants (outside New York State)
Of the 2,474 living registrants with an office in San Francisco, CA, 867 were admitted before 2006 and 1,537 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
- UC Law San Francisco (formerly UC Hastings) graduates on the register791 living, 86.3% registered.
- New York-admitted attorneys in San Francisco, CA2,474 living registrants give an office there.
- Admitted in 20068,638 people admitted in 2006 are on the register, 3,107 of them through the First 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 W. Dark’s standing, contact the Attorney Registration Unit of the NY Office of Court Administration (nycourts.gov/attorneys), or ask the Appellate Division, First Department, which admitted Michael W. Dark in 2006. 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).