Michael Joseph Shea
On the New York attorney register since 1991 · office in Arlington, VA
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 2411528
- Admitted
- 1991 · Third Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Jul 2027
Michael Joseph Shea is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 1991 in the Third Department, with an office in Arlington, VA; next registration due Jul 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 Joseph Shea has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Jul 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
4 other attorneys list Nixon & Vanderhye, P.C. or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 1 of them was admitted before 1991, and all 5 give an office in Arlington, VA. The 4 whose admission is closest to 1991, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Donna J. Bunton | 1985 | Currently registered |
| Kenley Kurt Hoover | 1996 | Currently registered |
| Amir Hossein Behnia | 2000 | Currently registered |
| Xiaoxiang Liu | 2012 | 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 Joseph Shea studied at Georgetown University Law Center (the register spells it “GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY”). 1,734 of its 11,562 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 1990s, as Michael Joseph Shea was.
- Same law school
- 11,562living graduates; 87.9% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Arlington, VA
- 642living registrants (outside New York State)
Of the 642 living registrants with an office in Arlington, VA, 67 were admitted before 1991 and 563 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
- Georgetown University Law Center graduates on the register11,562 living, 87.9% registered.
- New York-admitted attorneys in Arlington, VA642 living registrants give an office there.
- Admitted in 19916,456 people admitted in 1991 are on the register, 1,252 of them through the Third 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 Joseph Shea’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 Joseph Shea in 1991. 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).