Michael H. Leeds
On the New York attorney register since 1972 · office in Boca Raton, FL
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 1006287
- Admitted
- 1972 · Second Department
- Status
- Due to re‑register
- Next registration
- Nov 2026
Michael H. Leeds is due to re‑register on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 1972 in the Second Department, with an office in Boca Raton, FL; 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
239 other attorneys list Duane Morris LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 13 of them were admitted before 1972. The 5 whose admission is closest to 1972, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Joseph John Aronica | 1970 | Currently registered |
| Michael L. Lipman | 1971 | Currently registered |
| Robert Alan Prentice | 1971 | Currently registered |
| James Frederick Rittinger | 1972 | Due to re‑register |
| Anthony J. Costantini | 1973 | 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 H. Leeds studied at University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School (the register spells it “UNIV OF PENNSYLVANIA”). 277 of its 6,843 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 1970s, as Michael H. Leeds was.
- Same law school
- 6,843living graduates; 88.7% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Boca Raton, FL
- 686living registrants (outside New York State)
Of the 686 living registrants with an office in Boca Raton, FL, 52 were admitted before 1972 and 628 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 Duane Morris LLP240 on the register, 13 of the others admitted before 1972.
- University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School graduates on the register6,843 living, 88.7% registered.
- New York-admitted attorneys in Boca Raton, FL686 living registrants give an office there.
- Admitted in 19721,983 people admitted in 1972 are on the register, 916 of them through the Second 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 H. Leeds’s standing, contact the Attorney Registration Unit of the NY Office of Court Administration (nycourts.gov/attorneys), or ask the Appellate Division, Second Department, which admitted Michael H. Leeds in 1972. 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).