Michael Eric Zeliger
On the New York attorney register since 1997 · office in Palo Alto, CA
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 2798528
- Admitted
- 1997 · Third Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- May 2027
Michael Eric Zeliger is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 1997 in the Third Department, with an office in Palo Alto, CA; next registration due May 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 Eric Zeliger has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in May 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
246 other attorneys list Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 47 of them were admitted before 1997. The 5 whose admission is closest to 1997, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Arthur Aizley | 1996 | Delinquent |
| John E. Davis | 1997 | Currently registered |
| Ildiko Duckor | 1997 | Currently registered |
| Charlotta Otterbeck | 1997 | Suspended, delinquent |
| John F. Storz | 1997 | Currently registered |
All 247 registrations that list Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman 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 Eric Zeliger studied at Vermont Law and Graduate School (the register spells it “VERMONT”). 251 of its 1,201 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 1990s, as Michael Eric Zeliger was.
- Same law school
- 1,201living graduates; 86.5% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Palo Alto, CA
- 393living registrants (outside New York State)
Of the 393 living registrants with an office in Palo Alto, CA, 74 were admitted before 1997 and 305 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 Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP247 on the register, 47 of the others admitted before 1997.
- Vermont Law and Graduate School graduates on the register1,201 living, 86.5% registered; 3 of them list Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP.
- New York-admitted attorneys in Palo Alto, CA393 living registrants give an office there.
- Admitted in 19977,066 people admitted in 1997 are on the register, 1,696 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 Eric Zeliger’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 Eric Zeliger in 1997. 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).