Michael James McNamara
On the New York attorney register since 2001 · office in Boston, MA
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 4001939
- Admitted
- 2001 · First Department
- Status
- Suspended, delinquent
- Next registration
- Nov 2027
Michael James McNamara is suspended, delinquent on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 2001 in the First Department, with an office in Boston, MA; next registration due Nov 2027. The status is the same in all 3 files we hold.
What this status means on the register
On the register, “Suspended, delinquent” means the attorney is recorded as suspended from practice, with the registration also delinquent. The register does not give the reason or date of a suspension; the Appellate Division’s order does.
- Suspended, delinquent unchanged
- Suspended, delinquent unchanged
- Suspended, delinquent 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
The register gives this attorney’s employer as “Mintz Levin”. We count that spelling with Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C., the name most registrants give for the firm now; the register does not say where the attorney works today.
193 other attorneys list Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 45 of them were admitted before 2001, and 47 of the 194 give an office in Boston, MA. The 5 whose admission is closest to 2001, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Gregg M. Benson | 2001 | Currently registered |
| Michael E. Petrella | 2001 | Currently registered |
| Jason Christopher Vigna | 2001 | Currently registered |
| Suman Chakraborty | 2002 | Currently registered |
| Lawrence Henry Frank | 2002 | Currently registered |
All 194 registrations that list Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C.
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 James McNamara studied at George Washington University Law School (the register spells it “GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY LAW SCHOOL”). 1,549 of its 6,333 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 2000s, as Michael James McNamara was.
- Same law school
- 6,333living graduates; 88.8% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Boston, MA
- 2,932living registrants (outside New York State)
Of the 2,932 living registrants with an office in Boston, MA, 696 were admitted before 2001 and 2,175 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 Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C.194 on the register, 45 of the others admitted before 2001; 47 of the 194 give an office in Boston, MA.
- George Washington University Law School graduates on the register6,333 living, 88.8% registered.
- New York-admitted attorneys in Boston, MA2,932 living registrants give an office there.
- Admitted in 20017,416 people admitted in 2001 are on the register, 2,799 of them through the First Department.
- Every registration that reads “Suspended, delinquent”20,229 on the register file of Sep 29, 2026, by decade of admission.
- How to complain about a New York lawyerThe grievance committee for each county, and what it can do.
How to confirm it officially
For a statement of Michael James McNamara’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 James McNamara in 2001. 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).