Michael James Demar
On the New York attorney register since 1997 · office in Chicago, IL
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 2833192
- Admitted
- 1997 · Second Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Aug 2027
Michael James Demar is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 1997 in the Second Department, with an office in Chicago, IL; next registration due Aug 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 James Demar has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Aug 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
109 other attorneys list Barnes & Thornburg LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 12 of them were admitted before 1997, and 10 of the 110 give an office in Chicago, IL. The 5 whose admission is closest to 1997, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Michele Jill Alexander | 1996 | Currently registered |
| John E. Kelly | 1996 | Due to re‑register |
| Ariyike Oshunkoya Diggs | 1997 | Currently registered |
| Stefan McGrath | 1997 | Currently registered |
| Kenneth David Suzan | 1997 | 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 James Demar studied at Brooklyn Law School. 3,720 of its 20,058 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 1990s, as Michael James Demar was.
- Same law school
- 20,058living graduates; 86.6% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Chicago, IL
- 2,265living registrants (outside New York State)
Of the 2,265 living registrants with an office in Chicago, IL, 337 were admitted before 1997 and 1,883 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 Barnes & Thornburg LLP110 on the register, 12 of the others admitted before 1997; 10 of the 110 give an office in Chicago, IL.
- Brooklyn Law School graduates on the register20,058 living, 86.6% registered.
- New York-admitted attorneys in Chicago, IL2,265 living registrants give an office there.
- Admitted in 19977,066 people admitted in 1997 are on the register, 2,422 of them through the Second 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 James Demar’s standing, contact the Attorney Registration Unit of the NY Office of Court Administration (nycourts.gov/attorneys), or ask the Appellate Division, Second Department, which admitted Michael James Demar in 1997. 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).