Michael J. Minahan
On the New York attorney register since 2003 · office in Boston, MA
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 4161790
- Admitted
- 2003 · First Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Sep 2027
Michael J. Minahan is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 2003 in the First Department, with an office in Boston, MA; next registration due Sep 2027. 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 J. Minahan has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Sep 2027.
- 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
551 other attorneys list Goodwin Procter LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 88 of them were admitted before 2003, and 84 of the 552 give an office in Boston, MA. The 5 whose admission is closest to 2003, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Noah Todd Bilenker | 2003 | Currently registered |
| Robert Donald Carroll | 2003 | Currently registered |
| David Daniel Cross | 2003 | Currently registered |
| Christian Adrian Fletcher | 2003 | Currently registered |
| James Donald Gatta | 2003 | 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 J. Minahan studied at Harvard Law School (the register spells it “HARVARD”). 3,057 of its 14,378 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 2000s, as Michael J. Minahan was.
- Same law school
- 14,378living graduates; 86.1% 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, 836 were admitted before 2003 and 2,026 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 Goodwin Procter LLP552 on the register, 88 of the others admitted before 2003; 84 of the 552 give an office in Boston, MA.
- Harvard Law School graduates on the register14,378 living, 86.1% registered.
- New York-admitted attorneys in Boston, MA2,932 living registrants give an office there.
- Admitted in 20038,250 people admitted in 2003 are on the register, 2,999 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 J. Minahan’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 J. Minahan in 2003. 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).