Michelle Lynn Washington
On the New York attorney register since 1997 · office in New York, NY
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 2850360
- Admitted
- 1997 · First Department
- Status
- Suspended, delinquent
- Next registration
- Dec 2025
Michelle Lynn Washington is suspended, delinquent on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 1997 in the First Department, with an office in New York, NY; next registration due Dec 2025. The status is the same in all 3 files we hold.
What this status means on the register
On the register, “Suspended, delinquent” means the attorney is recorded as suspended from practice, with the registration also delinquent. The register does not give the reason or date of a suspension; the Appellate Division’s order does.
- Suspended, delinquent unchanged
- Suspended, delinquent unchanged
- Suspended, delinquent 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
39 other attorneys list Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 14 of them were admitted before 1997, and 39 of the 40 give an office in New York, NY. The 5 whose admission is closest to 1997, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Andrew Raymond Mylott | 1994 | Suspended, delinquent |
| Brian F. Schare | 1994 | Currently registered |
| Jonathan Nissim Schulhof | 1999 | Suspended, delinquent |
| Anna C. Connors | 2001 | Suspended, delinquent |
| Fatin Jeha Wysk | 2001 | Suspended, delinquent |
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 Lynn Washington studied at Yale Law School (the register spells it “YALE”). 753 of its 5,039 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 1990s, as Michelle Lynn Washington was.
- Same law school
- 5,039living graduates; 85.8% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in New York, NY
- 93,604living registrants
Of the 93,604 living registrants with an office in New York, NY, 22,995 were admitted before 1997 and 68,993 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 Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP40 on the register, 14 of the others admitted before 1997; 39 of the 40 give an office in New York, NY.
- Yale Law School graduates on the register5,039 living, 85.8% registered.
- Attorneys with an office in New York, NY93,604 living registrants give an office there.
- New York County’s registered bar75,989 currently registered, 46.63 per 1,000 residents.
- Admitted in 19977,066 people admitted in 1997 are on the register, 2,545 of them through the First Department.
- Every registration that reads “Suspended, delinquent”20,229 on the register file of Sep 29, 2026, by decade of admission.
- How to complain about a New York lawyerThe grievance committee for each county, and what it can do.
How to confirm it officially
For a statement of Michelle Lynn Washington’s standing, contact the Attorney Registration Unit of the NY Office of Court Administration (nycourts.gov/attorneys), or ask the Appellate Division, First Department, which admitted Michelle Lynn Washington in 1997. A complaint about this attorney would go to the First Department’s grievance committee, which covers New York 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).