Michael Patrick Naughton
On the New York attorney register since 2000 · office in New York, NY
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 3030129
- Admitted
- 2000 · Second Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Aug 2028
Michael Patrick Naughton is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 2000 in the Second Department, with an office in New York, NY; next registration due Aug 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 Patrick Naughton has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Aug 2028.
- Due to re‑register to Currently registered the routine two-year cycle: the registration window closed with a filing
- 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
The register gives this attorney’s employer as “Brown Gavalas Fromm LLP”. We count that spelling with Brown Gavalas & Fromm LLP, the name most registrants give for the firm now; the register does not say where the attorney works today.
6 other attorneys list Brown Gavalas & Fromm LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 5 of them were admitted before 2000, and all 7 give an office in New York, NY. The 5 whose admission is closest to 2000, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Robert Jan Brown | 1982 | Currently registered |
| Peter Skoufalos | 1983 | Currently registered |
| Fred Gary Wexler | 1992 | Currently registered |
| Timothy Gerard Hourican | 1993 | Currently registered |
| Frank Joseph Rubino | 2000 | Delinquent |
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 Patrick Naughton studied at Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University (the register spells it “Hofstra University Maurice A. Deane School of Law”). 2,378 of its 11,234 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 2000s, as Michael Patrick Naughton was.
- Same law school
- 11,234living graduates; 92.1% 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, 27,880 were admitted before 2000 and 64,004 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
- Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University graduates on the register11,234 living, 92.1% 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 20007,585 people admitted in 2000 are on the register, 2,308 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 Patrick Naughton’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 Patrick Naughton in 2000. 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).