Michael Edward Draz
On the New York attorney register since 2016 · office in Chicago, IL
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 5459433
- Admitted
- 2016 · Third Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Jan 2028
Michael Edward Draz is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 2016 in the Third Department, with an office in Chicago, IL; next registration due Jan 2028. 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 Edward Draz has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Jan 2028.
- 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
86 other attorneys list Vedder Price P.C. or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 46 of them were admitted before 2016, and 13 of the 87 give an office in Chicago, IL. The 5 whose admission is closest to 2016, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Waylon Memphis Bryson | 2015 | Currently registered |
| Courtney M Brown | 2016 | Currently registered |
| Jordan Douglas Chisolm | 2016 | Due to re‑register |
| John Henry Geager | 2016 | Currently registered |
| Joshua Alan Dunn | 2017 | 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 Edward Draz studied at Loyola University Chicago School of Law (the register spells it “LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO SCHOOL OF LAW”). 113 of its 307 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 2010s, as Michael Edward Draz was.
- Same law school
- 307living graduates; 91.2% 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, 1,542 were admitted before 2016 and 640 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 Vedder Price P.C.87 on the register, 46 of the others admitted before 2016; 13 of the 87 give an office in Chicago, IL.
- Loyola University Chicago School of Law graduates on the register307 living, 91.2% registered; 2 of them list Vedder Price P.C..
- New York-admitted attorneys in Chicago, IL2,265 living registrants give an office there.
- Admitted in 20168,420 people admitted in 2016 are on the register, 3,373 of them through the Third 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 Edward Draz’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 Edward Draz in 2016. 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).