Michael Peter Kaelin
On the New York attorney register since 1985 · office in Palm Beach Gardens, FL
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 1982552
- Admitted
- 1985 · First Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Aug 2027
Michael Peter Kaelin is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 1985 in the First Department, with an office in Palm Beach Gardens, FL; 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 Peter Kaelin 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
37 other attorneys list Cummings & Lockwood LLC or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 5 of them were admitted before 1985, and 2 of the 38 give an office in Palm Beach Gardens, FL. The 5 whose admission is closest to 1985, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| George Lewis Smith | 1982 | Currently registered |
| John Francis Carberry | 1984 | Currently registered |
| Jessie Ann Gilbert | 1986 | Currently registered |
| Mark Dunn Giarratana | 1988 | Suspended, delinquent |
| Charles Walter Pieterse | 1988 | 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 Peter Kaelin studied at Duke University School of Law (the register spells it “DUKE UNIVERSITY”). 300 of its 3,789 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 1980s, as Michael Peter Kaelin was.
- Same law school
- 3,789living graduates; 88.3% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Palm Beach Gardens, FL
- 146living registrants (outside New York State)
Of the 146 living registrants with an office in Palm Beach Gardens, FL, 50 were admitted before 1985 and 92 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 Cummings & Lockwood LLC38 on the register, 5 of the others admitted before 1985; 2 of the 38 give an office in Palm Beach Gardens, FL.
- Duke University School of Law graduates on the register3,789 living, 88.3% registered.
- New York-admitted attorneys in Palm Beach Gardens, FL146 living registrants give an office there.
- Admitted in 19856,046 people admitted in 1985 are on the register, 1,883 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 Peter Kaelin’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 Peter Kaelin in 1985. 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).