R Michael Shafer
On the New York attorney register since 1980 · office in Syracuse, NY
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 1729920
- Admitted
- 1980 · Third Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- May 2028
R Michael Shafer is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 1980 in the Third Department, with an office in Syracuse, NY; next registration due May 2028. The status is the same in all 3 files we hold.
What this status means on the register
On the register, “Currently registered” means R Michael Shafer has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in May 2028.
- 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
The register gives this attorney’s employer as “Scolaro Fetter Grizanti & McGough”. We count that spelling with Scolaro Fetter Grizanti & McGough, P.C., the name most registrants give for the firm now; the register does not say where the attorney works today.
13 other attorneys list Scolaro Fetter Grizanti & McGough, P.C. or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 1 of them was admitted before 1980, and all 14 give an office in Syracuse, NY. The 5 whose admission is closest to 1980, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| William Blaise Magnarelli | 1974 | Currently registered |
| Stewart Meagher McGough | 1980 | Currently registered |
| Jeffrey Michael Fetter | 1984 | Currently registered |
| Anthony Joseph Grizanti | 1985 | Currently registered |
| Douglas John Mahr | 1991 | Currently registered |
All 14 registrations that list Scolaro Fetter Grizanti & McGough, P.C.
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
R Michael Shafer studied at Vermont Law and Graduate School (the register spells it “VERMONT”). 197 of its 1,201 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 1980s, as R Michael Shafer was.
- Same law school
- 1,201living graduates; 86.5% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Syracuse, NY
- 1,631living registrants
Of the 1,631 living registrants with an office in Syracuse, NY, 159 were admitted before 1980 and 1,453 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 Scolaro Fetter Grizanti & McGough, P.C.14 on the register, 1 of the others admitted before 1980; all 14 give an office in Syracuse, NY.
- Vermont Law and Graduate School graduates on the register1,201 living, 86.5% registered.
- Attorneys with an office in Syracuse, NY1,631 living registrants give an office there.
- Onondaga County’s registered bar1,729 currently registered, 3.67 per 1,000 residents.
- Admitted in 19804,659 people admitted in 1980 are on the register, 563 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 R Michael Shafer’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 R Michael Shafer in 1980. A complaint about this attorney would go to the Fourth Department’s grievance committee, which covers Onondaga 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).