Michael Ryan McDonald
On the New York attorney register since 2016 · office in Philadelphia, PA
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 5455738
- Admitted
- 2016 · Second Department
- Status
- Due to re‑register
- Next registration
- May 2026
Michael Ryan McDonald is due to re‑register on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 2016 in the Second Department, with an office in Philadelphia, PA; next registration due May 2026. The status is the same in all 3 files we hold. The registration was due in May 2026 and the register has not recorded it as filed.
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.
- Due to re‑register unchanged
- Due to re‑register unchanged
- 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
107 other attorneys list Ballard Spahr LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 62 of them were admitted before 2016, and 32 of the 108 give an office in Philadelphia, PA. The 5 whose admission is closest to 2016, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Lauren Wershaw Engelmyer | 2015 | Currently registered |
| Devon Charles Holstad | 2015 | Currently registered |
| John Chesley Burruss | 2016 | Currently registered |
| Elizabeth Ann D’Agostino | 2016 | Currently registered |
| Yaakov Yitzhak Dachs | 2016 | 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 Ryan McDonald studied at University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School (the register spells it “UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA”). 1,924 of its 6,843 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 2010s, as Michael Ryan McDonald was.
- Same law school
- 6,843living graduates; 88.7% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Philadelphia, PA
- 1,878living registrants (outside New York State)
Of the 1,878 living registrants with an office in Philadelphia, PA, 1,349 were admitted before 2016 and 472 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 Ballard Spahr LLP108 on the register, 62 of the others admitted before 2016; 32 of the 108 give an office in Philadelphia, PA.
- University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School graduates on the register6,843 living, 88.7% registered.
- New York-admitted attorneys in Philadelphia, PA1,878 living registrants give an office there.
- Admitted in 20168,420 people admitted in 2016 are on the register, 2,336 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 Ryan McDonald’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 Ryan McDonald in 2016. 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).