Michael Joseph Donnelly
On the New York attorney register since 2000 · office in Newark, NJ
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 3909173
- Admitted
- 2000 · Third Department
- Status
- Suspended, due to re‑register
- Next registration
- Sep 2026
Michael Joseph Donnelly is suspended, due to re‑register on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 2000 in the Third Department, with an office in Newark, NJ; 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, “Suspended, due to re‑register” means the attorney is recorded as suspended from practice, with the next registration falling due. The register does not give the reason or date.
- Suspended, due to re‑register unchanged
was Suspended, currently registerednow Suspended, due to re‑register changed since the Jul 3, 2026 file- Suspended, currently registered the first file we hold
A change of standing between the 3 files of the last twelve months is struck through in red; the routine birthday cycle is not.
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
137 other attorneys list Sills Cummis & Gross P.C. or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 64 of them were admitted before 2000, and 90 of the 138 give an office in Newark, NJ. The 5 whose admission is closest to 2000, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Richard Y. Im | 1999 | Currently registered |
| Charles Joseph Falletta | 2000 | Currently registered |
| William Morris Funk | 2000 | Currently registered |
| Eric Su | 2000 | Due to re‑register |
| Keith Robert Hemming | 2001 | 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 Joseph Donnelly studied at Widener University School of Law (the register spells it “WIDENER UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW”). 300 of its 1,132 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 2000s, as Michael Joseph Donnelly was.
- Same law school
- 1,132living graduates; 88.4% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Newark, NJ
- 1,842living registrants (outside New York State)
Of the 1,842 living registrants with an office in Newark, NJ, 511 were admitted before 2000 and 1,287 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 Sills Cummis & Gross P.C.138 on the register, 64 of the others admitted before 2000; 90 of the 138 give an office in Newark, NJ.
- Widener University School of Law graduates on the register1,132 living, 88.4% registered.
- New York-admitted attorneys in Newark, NJ1,842 living registrants give an office there.
- Admitted in 20007,585 people admitted in 2000 are on the register, 2,096 of them through the Third Department.
- Every registration that reads “Suspended, due to re‑register”498 on the register file of Sep 29, 2026, by decade of admission.
- How to complain about a New York lawyerThe grievance committee for each county, and what it can do.
How to confirm it officially
For a statement of Michael Joseph Donnelly’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 Donnelly in 2000. 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).