Michael James Sheehan
On the New York attorney register since 2012 · office in Chicago, IL
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 5043633
- Admitted
- 2012 · Third Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Apr 2028
Michael James Sheehan is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 2012 in the Third Department, with an office in Chicago, IL; next registration due Apr 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 James Sheehan has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Apr 2028.
- Currently registered unchanged
- Due to re‑register to Currently registered the routine two-year cycle: the registration window closed with a filing
- 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
390 other attorneys list Dechert LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 180 of them were admitted before 2012. The 5 whose admission is closest to 2012, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| James Vincent Catano | 2012 | Currently registered |
| Bertrand Jachel Choe | 2012 | Due to re‑register |
| Nicholas Charles Dean | 2012 | Currently registered |
| Matthew Hal Fischer | 2012 | Currently registered |
| Brian Matthew Goldberg | 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 James Sheehan studied at Wake Forest University School of Law. 185 of its 522 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 2010s, as Michael James Sheehan was.
- Same law school
- 522living graduates; 91.0% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Chicago, IL
- 2,265living registrants (outside New York State)
Of the 2,265 living registrants with an office in Chicago, IL, 1,181 were admitted before 2012 and 1,002 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 Dechert LLP391 on the register, 180 of the others admitted before 2012.
- Wake Forest University School of Law graduates on the register522 living, 91.0% registered; 3 of them list Dechert LLP.
- New York-admitted attorneys in Chicago, IL2,265 living registrants give an office there.
- Admitted in 20129,632 people admitted in 2012 are on the register, 4,129 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 James Sheehan’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 James Sheehan in 2012. 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).