Michael Lewis Dodd
On the New York attorney register since 1994 · office in East Syracuse, NY
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 2587830
- Admitted
- 1994 · Fourth Department
- Status
- Due to re‑register
- Next registration
- Sep 2026
Michael Lewis Dodd is due to re‑register on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 1994 in the Fourth Department, with an office in East Syracuse, NY; next registration due Sep 2026. Since Jul 3, 2026 it has moved only through the routine two-year cycle.
What this status means on the register
On the register, “Due to re‑register” means the attorney has a biennial registration falling due or overdue: the rule asks for it within 30 days after the attorney’s birthday in each alternate year, and the record gives the month it is due. The value stays until the register records the filing or marks the registration delinquent, so the month can have passed; by itself it is not a finding.
- Due to re‑register unchanged
- Currently registered to Due to re‑register the routine two-year cycle: the registration window opened
- 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
26 other attorneys list Ferrara Fiorenza PC or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 6 of them were admitted before 1994, and 22 of the 27 give an office in East Syracuse, NY. The 5 whose admission is closest to 1994, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Donald Eric Budmen | 1991 | Currently registered |
| Joseph Gregory Shields | 1992 | Currently registered |
| Colleen Walsh Heinrich | 1994 | Currently registered |
| Charles Christian Spagnoli | 1995 | Currently registered |
| Wendy K. Dewind | 1996 | Due to re‑register |
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 Lewis Dodd studied at Syracuse University College of Law (the register spells it “SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY”). 1,477 of its 7,168 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 1990s, as Michael Lewis Dodd was.
- Same law school
- 7,168living graduates; 87.5% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in East Syracuse, NY
- 104living registrants
Of the 104 living registrants with an office in East Syracuse, NY, 29 were admitted before 1994 and 69 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 Ferrara Fiorenza PC27 on the register, 6 of the others admitted before 1994; 22 of the 27 give an office in East Syracuse, NY.
- Syracuse University College of Law graduates on the register7,168 living, 87.5% registered.
- Attorneys with an office in East Syracuse, NY104 living registrants give an office there.
- Onondaga County’s registered bar1,729 currently registered, 3.67 per 1,000 residents.
- Admitted in 19946,410 people admitted in 1994 are on the register, 493 of them through the Fourth Department.
- Every registration that reads “Due to re‑register”47,986 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 Lewis Dodd’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 Lewis Dodd in 1994. A complaint about this attorney would go to the Fourth Department’s grievance committee, which covers Onondaga 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).