Michael Joseph Lawson
On the New York attorney register since 2021 · office in Albany, NY
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 5843933
- Admitted
- 2021 · Third Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Jul 2027
Michael Joseph Lawson is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 2021 in the Third Department, with an office in Albany, NY; next registration due Jul 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 Joseph Lawson has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Jul 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
6 other attorneys list Conway, Donovan & Manley, PLLC or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 5 of them were admitted before 2021, and all 7 give an office in Albany, NY. The 5 whose admission is closest to 2021, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Paul James Colucci | 1996 | Due to re‑register |
| Michael Charles Conway | 1996 | Currently registered |
| Ryan Thomas Donovan | 2001 | Currently registered |
| Ryan Edward Manley | 2012 | Currently registered |
| Lauren Nicole Mordacq | 2021 | 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 Joseph Lawson studied at Syracuse University College of Law. 769 of its 7,168 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 2020s, as Michael Joseph Lawson was.
- Same law school
- 7,168living graduates; 87.5% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Albany, NY
- 3,678living registrants
Of the 3,678 living registrants with an office in Albany, NY, 3,194 were admitted before 2021 and 414 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
- Syracuse University College of Law graduates on the register7,168 living, 87.5% registered.
- Attorneys with an office in Albany, NY3,678 living registrants give an office there.
- Albany County’s registered bar3,767 currently registered, 11.88 per 1,000 residents.
- Admitted in 20217,829 people admitted in 2021 are on the register, 3,571 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 Joseph Lawson’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 Joseph Lawson in 2021. A complaint about this attorney would go to the Third Department’s grievance committee, which covers Albany 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).