Robert Cheng
On the New York attorney register since 1994 · office in Miami, FL
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 2604866
- Admitted
- 1994 · Fourth Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Aug 2028
Robert Cheng is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 1994 in the Fourth Department, with an office in Miami, FL; next registration due Aug 2028. Since Jul 3, 2026 it has moved only through the routine two-year cycle.
What this status means on the register
On the register, “Currently registered” means Robert Cheng has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Aug 2028.
- Due to re‑register to Currently registered the routine two-year cycle: the registration window closed with a filing
- Due to re‑register unchanged
- Due to re‑register 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
24 other attorneys list Shutts & Bowen LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 8 of them were admitted before 1994, and 16 of the 25 give an office in Miami, FL. The 5 whose admission is closest to 1994, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Jonathan Matthew Fordin | 1991 | Delinquent |
| Bernard Pastor | 1995 | Currently registered |
| Heidi Howard Tandy | 1996 | Currently registered |
| Patrick J. Lannon | 1997 | Currently registered |
| Steven Michael Ebner | 1998 | 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
Robert Cheng studied at University at Buffalo School of Law (SUNY) (the register spells it “SUNY AT BUFFALO”). 1,970 of its 9,828 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 1990s, as Robert Cheng was.
- Same law school
- 9,828living graduates; 90.9% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Miami, FL
- 1,579living registrants (outside New York State)
Of the 1,579 living registrants with an office in Miami, FL, 265 were admitted before 1994 and 1,299 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 Shutts & Bowen LLP25 on the register, 8 of the others admitted before 1994; 16 of the 25 give an office in Miami, FL.
- University at Buffalo School of Law (SUNY) graduates on the register9,828 living, 90.9% registered.
- New York-admitted attorneys in Miami, FL1,579 living registrants give an office there.
- Admitted in 19946,410 people admitted in 1994 are on the register, 493 of them through the Fourth 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 Robert Cheng’s standing, contact the Attorney Registration Unit of the NY Office of Court Administration (nycourts.gov/attorneys), or ask the Appellate Division, Fourth Department, which admitted Robert Cheng in 1994. 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).