Michael Allen Steiner
On the New York attorney register since 1979 · office in Forest Hills, NY
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 2089845
- Admitted
- 1979 · Second Department
- Status
- Due to re‑register
- Next registration
- Nov 2026
Michael Allen Steiner is due to re‑register on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 1979 in the Second Department, with an office in Forest Hills, NY; next registration due Nov 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
21 other attorneys list Hertz, Cherson & Rosenthal, P.C. or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 1 of them was admitted before 1979, and all 22 give an office in Forest Hills, NY. The 5 whose admission is closest to 1979, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Eliot Jay Cherson | 1977 | Currently registered |
| Steven M. Hertz | 1979 | Due to re‑register |
| Michael C. Rosenthal | 1982 | Currently registered |
| Seth Evan Denenberg | 1984 | Currently registered |
| Stafford Mitchell Liss | 1984 | Currently registered |
All 22 registrations that list Hertz, Cherson & Rosenthal, P.C.
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 Allen Steiner studied at New York Law School (the register spells it “NEW YORK LAW”). 1,115 of its 15,601 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 1970s, as Michael Allen Steiner was.
- Same law school
- 15,601living graduates; 87.0% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Forest Hills, NY
- 514living registrants
Of the 514 living registrants with an office in Forest Hills, NY, 55 were admitted before 1979 and 454 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 Hertz, Cherson & Rosenthal, P.C.22 on the register, 1 of the others admitted before 1979; all 22 give an office in Forest Hills, NY.
- New York Law School graduates on the register15,601 living, 87.0% registered.
- Attorneys with an office in Forest Hills, NY514 living registrants give an office there.
- Queens County’s registered bar4,163 currently registered, 1.79 per 1,000 residents.
- Admitted in 19793,974 people admitted in 1979 are on the register, 1,713 of them through the Second 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 Allen Steiner’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 Allen Steiner in 1979. A complaint about this attorney would go to the Second Department’s Grievance Committee for the Second, Eleventh and Thirteenth Judicial Districts, which covers Queens 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).