Michael Christopher Townsend
On the New York attorney register since 2020 · office in Bridgewater, NJ
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 5816384
- Admitted
- 2020 · Third Department
- Status
- Due to re‑register
- Next registration
- Oct 2026
Michael Christopher Townsend is due to re‑register on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 2020 in the Third Department, with an office in Bridgewater, NJ; next registration due Oct 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
67 other attorneys list Norris McLaughlin, P.A. or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 55 of them were admitted before 2020, and 22 of the 68 give an office in Bridgewater, NJ. The 5 whose admission is closest to 2020, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Kimberley Alyson Brunner | 2019 | Currently registered |
| Monica Chawla | 2020 | Currently registered |
| James Joseph Creech | 2020 | Due to re‑register |
| Kevin James Hale | 2020 | Currently registered |
| Benjamin David Schwartz | 2020 | Due to re‑register |
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 Christopher Townsend studied at Georgetown University Law Center. 2,114 of its 11,562 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 2020s, as Michael Christopher Townsend was.
- Same law school
- 11,562living graduates; 87.9% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Bridgewater, NJ
- 151living registrants (outside New York State)
Of the 151 living registrants with an office in Bridgewater, NJ, 138 were admitted before 2020 and 9 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 Norris McLaughlin, P.A.68 on the register, 55 of the others admitted before 2020; 22 of the 68 give an office in Bridgewater, NJ.
- Georgetown University Law Center graduates on the register11,562 living, 87.9% registered.
- New York-admitted attorneys in Bridgewater, NJ151 living registrants give an office there.
- Admitted in 20208,276 people admitted in 2020 are on the register, 3,652 of them through the Third 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 Christopher Townsend’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 Christopher Townsend in 2020. 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).