Michael Shane Johnson
On the New York attorney register since 2014 · office in Houston, TX
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 5183785
- Admitted
- 2014 · First Department
- Status
- Due to re‑register
- Next registration
- Nov 2026
Michael Shane Johnson is due to re‑register on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 2014 in the First Department, with an office in Houston, TX; next registration due Nov 2026. Since Jul 3, 2026 it has moved only through the routine two-year cycle.
What this status means on the register
On the register, “Due to re‑register” means the attorney has a biennial registration falling due or overdue: the rule asks for it within 30 days after the attorney’s birthday in each alternate year, and the record gives the month it is due. The value stays until the register records the filing or marks the registration delinquent, so the month can have passed; by itself it is not a finding.
- Currently registered to Due to re‑register the routine two-year cycle: the registration window opened
- 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
6 other attorneys list Porter Hedges LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 2 of them were admitted before 2014, and all 7 give an office in Houston, TX. The 5 whose admission is closest to 2014, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| John F. Higgins IV | 2013 | Currently registered |
| Daisy Puente | 2016 | Currently registered |
| Joanna Diane Caytas | 2018 | Currently registered |
| James Anthony Keefe | 2020 | Currently registered |
| Roberto Arya Porras | 2025 | 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 Shane Johnson studied at University of Texas School of Law (the register spells it “UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SCHOOL OF LAW”). 515 of its 1,711 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 2010s, as Michael Shane Johnson was.
- Same law school
- 1,711living graduates; 85.8% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Houston, TX
- 1,463living registrants (outside New York State)
Of the 1,463 living registrants with an office in Houston, TX, 946 were admitted before 2014 and 468 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 of Texas School of Law graduates on the register1,711 living, 85.8% registered.
- New York-admitted attorneys in Houston, TX1,463 living registrants give an office there.
- Admitted in 201410,747 people admitted in 2014 are on the register, 3,283 of them through the First Department.
- Every registration that reads “Due to re‑register”47,986 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 Shane Johnson’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 Shane Johnson in 2014. 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).