Michael James Hartley
On the New York attorney register since 1997 · office in Los Angeles, CA
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 2814101
- Admitted
- 1997 · Third Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Aug 2027
Michael James Hartley is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 1997 in the Third Department, with an office in Los Angeles, CA; next registration due Aug 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 James Hartley has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Aug 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
2 other attorneys list Baute Crochetiere Hartley & McCoy LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 0 of them were admitted before 1997, and all 3 give an office in Los Angeles, CA. The 2 whose admission is closest to 1997, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Erik Wayne Drewniak | 1999 | Currently registered |
| Courtney Ashe Palko | 2015 | 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 James Hartley studied at Boston College Law School (the register spells it “BOSTON COLLEGE”). 550 of its 3,260 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 1990s, as Michael James Hartley was.
- Same law school
- 3,260living graduates; 87.8% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Los Angeles, CA
- 2,891living registrants (outside New York State)
Of the 2,891 living registrants with an office in Los Angeles, CA, 607 were admitted before 1997 and 2,231 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
- Boston College Law School graduates on the register3,260 living, 87.8% registered.
- New York-admitted attorneys in Los Angeles, CA2,891 living registrants give an office there.
- Admitted in 19977,066 people admitted in 1997 are on the register, 1,696 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 James Hartley’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 James Hartley in 1997. 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).