Michael David Freedman
On the New York attorney register since 1994 · office in Rochester, NY
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 2592079
- Admitted
- 1994 · Fourth Department
- Status
- Suspended, delinquent
- Next registration
- Mar 2026
Michael David Freedman is suspended, delinquent on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 1994 in the Fourth Department, with an office in Rochester, NY; next registration due Mar 2026. The status is the same in all 3 files we hold.
What this status means on the register
On the register, “Suspended, delinquent” means the attorney is recorded as suspended from practice, with the registration also delinquent. The register does not give the reason or date of a suspension; the Appellate Division’s order does.
- Suspended, delinquent unchanged
- Suspended, delinquent unchanged
- Suspended, delinquent 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
4 other attorneys list Nixon Hargrave Devans & Doyle or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 2 of them were admitted before 1994, and 3 of the 5 give an office in Rochester, NY. The 4 whose admission is closest to 1994, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Gary Lawrence Valby | 1974 | Due to re‑register |
| Robert Anthony Sellers Jr | 1990 | Suspended, delinquent |
| Christopher L. Johnson | 1994 | Suspended, delinquent |
| David Lamb | 1995 | Suspended, delinquent |
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 David Freedman studied at University at Buffalo School of Law (SUNY) (the register spells it “SUNY BUFFALO”). 1,970 of its 9,828 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 1990s, as Michael David Freedman was.
- Same law school
- 9,828living graduates; 90.9% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Rochester, NY
- 2,353living registrants
Of the 2,353 living registrants with an office in Rochester, NY, 752 were admitted before 1994 and 1,551 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
- University at Buffalo School of Law (SUNY) graduates on the register9,828 living, 90.9% registered.
- Attorneys with an office in Rochester, NY2,353 living registrants give an office there.
- Monroe County’s registered bar2,430 currently registered, 3.22 per 1,000 residents.
- Admitted in 19946,410 people admitted in 1994 are on the register, 493 of them through the Fourth Department.
- Every registration that reads “Suspended, delinquent”20,229 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 David Freedman’s standing, contact the Attorney Registration Unit of the NY Office of Court Administration (nycourts.gov/attorneys), or ask the Appellate Division, Fourth Department, which admitted Michael David Freedman in 1994. A complaint about this attorney would go to the Fourth Department’s grievance committee, which covers Monroe 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).