Michael Edward Francis
On the New York attorney register since 2010 · office in Brooklyn, NY
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 4821096
- Admitted
- 2010 · Third Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- May 2028
Michael Edward Francis is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 2010 in the Third Department, with an office in Brooklyn, NY; next registration due May 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 Francis has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in May 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
5 other attorneys list Severance, Burko, Spalter, Masone & Laurette PC or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 4 of them were admitted before 2010, and all 6 give an office in Brooklyn, NY. The 5 whose admission is closest to 2010, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Louis R. Burko | 2000 | Currently registered |
| Stacie Lea Boomstra | 2004 | Currently registered |
| Matthew Masone | 2006 | Currently registered |
| Alexander Nevins | 2007 | Currently registered |
| Fallyn Elissa Laurette | 2013 | 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 Francis studied at Brooklyn Law School. 3,848 of its 20,058 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 2010s, as Michael Edward Francis was.
- Same law school
- 20,058living graduates; 86.6% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Brooklyn, NY
- 7,312living registrants
Of the 7,312 living registrants with an office in Brooklyn, NY, 4,263 were admitted before 2010 and 2,864 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
- Brooklyn Law School graduates on the register20,058 living, 86.6% registered.
- Attorneys with an office in Brooklyn, NY7,312 living registrants give an office there.
- Kings County’s registered bar5,931 currently registered, 2.25 per 1,000 residents.
- Admitted in 201010,128 people admitted in 2010 are on the register, 3,925 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 Francis’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 Francis in 2010. A complaint about this attorney would go to the Second Department’s Grievance Committee for the Second, Eleventh and Thirteenth Judicial Districts, which covers Kings 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).