Michael Stephen Taaffe
On the New York attorney register since 1985 · office in Sarasota, FL
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 2000149
- Admitted
- 1985 · Third Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Jul 2027
Michael Stephen Taaffe is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 1985 in the Third Department, with an office in Sarasota, FL; 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 Stephen Taaffe 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
16 other attorneys list Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 2 of them were admitted before 1985, and 2 of the 17 give an office in Sarasota, FL. The 5 whose admission is closest to 1985, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| David Freeman Axelrod | 1982 | Due to re‑register |
| Peter Ray Silverman | 1982 | Currently registered |
| Diana Joy Florence | 1997 | Currently registered |
| Nicholas Edward Federici | 2007 | Currently registered |
| Elizabeth Shuffler Moore | 2009 | Currently registered |
All 17 registrations that list Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP
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 Stephen Taaffe studied at Seton Hall University School of Law (the register spells it “SETON HALL”). 638 of its 6,262 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 1980s, as Michael Stephen Taaffe was.
- Same law school
- 6,262living graduates; 84.7% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Sarasota, FL
- 140living registrants (outside New York State)
Of the 140 living registrants with an office in Sarasota, FL, 48 were admitted before 1985 and 87 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 Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP17 on the register, 2 of the others admitted before 1985; 2 of the 17 give an office in Sarasota, FL.
- Seton Hall University School of Law graduates on the register6,262 living, 84.7% registered.
- New York-admitted attorneys in Sarasota, FL140 living registrants give an office there.
- Admitted in 19856,046 people admitted in 1985 are on the register, 1,162 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 Stephen Taaffe’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 Stephen Taaffe in 1985. 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).