Michael Eliot Rubin
On the New York attorney register since 1981 · office in Boston, MA
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 1800119
- Admitted
- 1981 · Third Department
- Status
- Due to re‑register
- Next registration
- Oct 2026
Michael Eliot Rubin is due to re‑register on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 1981 in the Third Department, with an office in Boston, MA; next registration due Oct 2026. Since Jul 3, 2026 it has moved only through the routine two-year cycle.
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.
- Currently registered to Due to re‑register the routine two-year cycle: the registration window opened
- 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
203 other attorneys list ArentFox Schiff LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 9 of them were admitted before 1981, and 10 of the 204 give an office in Boston, MA. The 5 whose admission is closest to 1981, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Michael Thomas Kelly | 1979 | Currently registered |
| Michael Stuart Blass | 1980 | Due to re‑register |
| Patricia Anne Pileggi | 1980 | Due to re‑register |
| Mary Joanne Dowd | 1981 | Due to re‑register |
| David Neal Wynn | 1981 | 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 Eliot Rubin studied at Suffolk University Law School (the register spells it “SUFFOLK LAW”). 210 of its 1,901 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 1980s, as Michael Eliot Rubin was.
- Same law school
- 1,901living graduates; 85.3% 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, 71 were admitted before 1981 and 2,847 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 ArentFox Schiff LLP204 on the register, 9 of the others admitted before 1981; 10 of the 204 give an office in Boston, MA.
- Suffolk University Law School graduates on the register1,901 living, 85.3% registered.
- New York-admitted attorneys in Boston, MA2,932 living registrants give an office there.
- Admitted in 19814,916 people admitted in 1981 are on the register, 837 of them through the Third 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 Eliot Rubin’s standing, contact the Attorney Registration Unit of the NY Office of Court Administration (nycourts.gov/attorneys), or ask the Appellate Division, Third Department, which admitted Michael Eliot Rubin in 1981. 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).