Michael L. Lipman
On the New York attorney register since 1971 · office in San Diego, CA
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 1604735
- Admitted
- 1971 · First Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Apr 2028
Michael L. Lipman is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 1971 in the First Department, with an office in San Diego, CA; next registration due Apr 2028. 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 L. Lipman has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Apr 2028.
- 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
239 other attorneys list Duane Morris LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 11 of them were admitted before 1971. The 5 whose admission is closest to 1971, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Joseph John Aronica | 1970 | Currently registered |
| Robert Howard Goldie | 1970 | Currently registered |
| Robert Alan Prentice | 1971 | Currently registered |
| Michael H. Leeds | 1972 | Due to re‑register |
| James Frederick Rittinger | 1972 | Due to re‑register |
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 L. Lipman studied at Columbia Law School (the register spells it “COLUMBIA”). 1,448 of its 18,953 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 1970s, as Michael L. Lipman was.
- Same law school
- 18,953living graduates; 87.4% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in San Diego, CA
- 664living registrants (outside New York State)
Of the 664 living registrants with an office in San Diego, CA, 9 were admitted before 1971 and 653 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, 11 of the others admitted before 1971.
- Columbia Law School graduates on the register18,953 living, 87.4% registered.
- New York-admitted attorneys in San Diego, CA664 living registrants give an office there.
- Admitted in 19711,869 people admitted in 1971 are on the register, 757 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 L. Lipman’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 L. Lipman in 1971. 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).