Michael Joseph Lezamiz
On the New York attorney register since 2018 · office in New York, NY
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 5567706
- Admitted
- 2018 · Second Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Jun 2028
Michael Joseph Lezamiz is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 2018 in the Second Department, with an office in New York, NY; next registration due Jun 2028. Since Jul 3, 2026 it has moved only through the routine two-year cycle.
What this status means on the register
On the register, “Currently registered” means Michael Joseph Lezamiz has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Jun 2028.
- Currently registered unchanged
- Due to re‑register to Currently registered the routine two-year cycle: the registration window closed with a filing
- Due to re‑register 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
3 other attorneys list Sutton & Smyth, LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 2 of them were admitted before 2018, and all 4 give an office in New York, NY. The 3 whose admission is closest to 2018, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Leigh Harris Sutton | 2008 | Currently registered |
| Lily Anne Ockert | 2015 | Currently registered |
| Daniel Eamonn Smyth | 2018 | 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 Lezamiz studied at St. John’s University School of Law (the register spells it “St. John's University School of Law”). 2,484 of its 15,595 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 2010s, as Michael Joseph Lezamiz was.
- Same law school
- 15,595living graduates; 88.6% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in New York, NY
- 93,604living registrants
Of the 93,604 living registrants with an office in New York, NY, 67,522 were admitted before 2018 and 23,370 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
- St. John’s University School of Law graduates on the register15,595 living, 88.6% registered.
- Attorneys with an office in New York, NY93,604 living registrants give an office there.
- New York County’s registered bar75,989 currently registered, 46.63 per 1,000 residents.
- Admitted in 20188,750 people admitted in 2018 are on the register, 2,267 of them through the Second 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 Lezamiz’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 Joseph Lezamiz in 2018. A complaint about this attorney would go to the First Department’s grievance committee, which covers New York 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).