Michael Hugh Ference
On the New York attorney register since 1996 · office in New York, NY
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 2776268
- Admitted
- 1996 · First Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Oct 2028
Michael Hugh Ference is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 1996 in the First Department, with an office in New York, NY; next registration due Oct 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 Hugh Ference has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Oct 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
56 other attorneys list Sichenzia Ross Ference Carmel LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 13 of them were admitted before 1996, and all 57 give an office in New York, NY. The 5 whose admission is closest to 1996, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Nicholas Raymond Caputo | 1994 | Currently registered |
| Andrew Brett Zinman | 1996 | Currently registered |
| Richard Johnnie Babnick Jr | 1997 | Currently registered |
| Christopher Philip Milazzo | 1997 | Currently registered |
| Sameer Rastogi | 1997 | Currently registered |
All 57 registrations that list Sichenzia Ross Ference Carmel 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 Hugh Ference studied at Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, Yeshiva University (the register spells it “Yeshiva University Cardozo School of Law”). 2,565 of its 12,878 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 1990s, as Michael Hugh Ference was.
- Same law school
- 12,878living graduates; 88.9% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in New York, NY
- 93,604living registrants
Of the 93,604 living registrants with an office in New York, NY, 21,459 were admitted before 1996 and 70,609 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 Sichenzia Ross Ference Carmel LLP57 on the register, 13 of the others admitted before 1996; all 57 give an office in New York, NY.
- Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, Yeshiva University graduates on the register12,878 living, 88.9% registered.
- Attorneys with an office in New York, NY93,604 living registrants give an office there.
- New York County’s registered bar75,989 currently registered, 46.63 per 1,000 residents.
- Admitted in 19966,887 people admitted in 1996 are on the register, 2,439 of them through the First 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 Hugh Ference’s standing, contact the Attorney Registration Unit of the NY Office of Court Administration (nycourts.gov/attorneys), or ask the Appellate Division, First Department, which admitted Michael Hugh Ference in 1996. A complaint about this attorney would go to the First Department’s grievance committee, which covers New York 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).