Michelle Kesner
On the New York attorney register since 2011 · office in Chicago, IL
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 4907952
- Admitted
- 2011 · Third Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Feb 2027
Michelle Kesner is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 2011 in the Third Department, with an office in Chicago, IL; next registration due Feb 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 Michelle Kesner has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Feb 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
91 other attorneys list Chapman and Cutler LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 46 of them were admitted before 2011, and 14 of the 92 give an office in Chicago, IL. The 5 whose admission is closest to 2011, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Juan Manuel Arciniegas | 2011 | Currently registered |
| Jenny Shih Chi Lee Kawamura | 2011 | Currently registered |
| James F. Lucarello | 2011 | Currently registered |
| Eric Joseph Wood | 2011 | Currently registered |
| Christian Frederick Brockman | 2012 | Currently registered |
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
Michelle Kesner studied at University of Chicago Law School. 868 of its 3,232 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 2010s, as Michelle Kesner was.
- Same law school
- 3,232living graduates; 87.4% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Chicago, IL
- 2,265living registrants (outside New York State)
Of the 2,265 living registrants with an office in Chicago, IL, 1,101 were admitted before 2011 and 1,084 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 Chapman and Cutler LLP92 on the register, 46 of the others admitted before 2011; 14 of the 92 give an office in Chicago, IL.
- University of Chicago Law School graduates on the register3,232 living, 87.4% registered.
- New York-admitted attorneys in Chicago, IL2,265 living registrants give an office there.
- Admitted in 20119,856 people admitted in 2011 are on the register, 4,120 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 Michelle Kesner’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 Michelle Kesner in 2011. 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).