Michael Joseph Dowd
On the New York attorney register since 1985 · office in San Diego, CA
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 1989243
- Admitted
- 1985 · Second Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Sep 2027
Michael Joseph Dowd is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 1985 in the Second Department, with an office in San Diego, CA; 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 Joseph Dowd 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
44 other attorneys list Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 0 of them were admitted before 1985, and 9 of the 45 give an office in San Diego, CA. The 5 whose admission is closest to 1985, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Susan Andrea Romero | 1985 | Currently registered |
| Mark Tamerlane Millkey | 1990 | Currently registered |
| Samuel Howard Rudman | 1993 | Currently registered |
| Vicki Multer Diamond | 1994 | Currently registered |
| Daniel Steven Drosman | 1994 | Currently registered |
All 45 registrations that list Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP
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 Dowd studied at University of Michigan Law School (the register spells it “U OF MICHIGAN LAW SCHOOL”). 501 of its 4,806 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 1980s, as Michael Joseph Dowd was.
- Same law school
- 4,806living graduates; 86.9% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in San Diego, CA
- 664living registrants (outside New York State)
Of the 664 living registrants with an office in San Diego, CA, 59 were admitted before 1985 and 596 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 Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP45 on the register, 0 of the others admitted before 1985; 9 of the 45 give an office in San Diego, CA.
- University of Michigan Law School graduates on the register4,806 living, 86.9% registered.
- New York-admitted attorneys in San Diego, CA664 living registrants give an office there.
- Admitted in 19856,046 people admitted in 1985 are on the register, 2,568 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 Joseph Dowd’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 Joseph Dowd in 1985. 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).