Michael Lee Smith
On the New York attorney register since 2013 · office in New York, NY
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 5153424
- Admitted
- 2013 · First Department
- Status
- Suspended, delinquent
- Next registration
- Oct 2027
Michael Lee Smith is suspended, delinquent on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 2013 in the First Department, with an office in New York, NY; next registration due Oct 2027. The status is the same in all 3 files we hold.
What this status means on the register
On the register, “Suspended, delinquent” means the attorney is recorded as suspended from practice, with the registration also delinquent. The register does not give the reason or date of a suspension; the Appellate Division’s order does.
- Suspended, delinquent unchanged
- Suspended, delinquent unchanged
- Suspended, delinquent 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
10 other attorneys list Brewer, Attorneys & Counselors or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 4 of them were admitted before 2013, and 9 of the 11 give an office in New York, NY. The 5 whose admission is closest to 2013, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Noah Barnett Peters | 2010 | Currently registered |
| Claiborne Roberson Hane | 2014 | Due to re‑register |
| William Andrew Brewer | 2015 | Currently registered |
| Joshua Hiram Harris | 2019 | Currently registered |
| Valerie Tsesarenko | 2020 | Currently registered |
All 11 registrations that list Brewer, Attorneys & Counselors
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 Lee Smith studied at SMU Dedman School of Law (the register spells it “SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY”). 167 of its 569 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 2010s, as Michael Lee Smith was.
- Same law school
- 569living graduates; 81.2% 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, 54,478 were admitted before 2013 and 36,522 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 Brewer, Attorneys & Counselors11 on the register, 4 of the others admitted before 2013; 9 of the 11 give an office in New York, NY.
- SMU Dedman School of Law graduates on the register569 living, 81.2% 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 201310,251 people admitted in 2013 are on the register, 2,956 of them through the First Department.
- Every registration that reads “Suspended, delinquent”20,229 on the register file of Sep 29, 2026, by decade of admission.
- How to complain about a New York lawyerThe grievance committee for each county, and what it can do.
How to confirm it officially
For a statement of Michael Lee Smith’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 Lee Smith in 2013. 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).