Robert Burdette Mitchell
On the New York attorney register since 1979 · office in Stratford, CT
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 1694132
- Admitted
- 1979 · First Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Mar 2028
Robert Burdette Mitchell is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 1979 in the First Department, with an office in Stratford, CT; next registration due Mar 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 Robert Burdette Mitchell has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Mar 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 only other attorney who lists Mitchell, Sheahan & Slippen, P.C. or one of its other names:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Margaret M. Sheahan | 1980 | 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 Burdette Mitchell studied at Tulane University Law School (the register spells it “TULANE”). 43 of its 2,194 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 1970s, as Robert Burdette Mitchell was.
- Same law school
- 2,194living graduates; 87.7% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Stratford, CT
- 34living registrants (outside New York State)
Of the 34 living registrants with an office in Stratford, CT, 2 were admitted before 1979 and 31 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
- Tulane University Law School graduates on the register2,194 living, 87.7% registered.
- New York-admitted attorneys in Stratford, CT34 living registrants give an office there.
- Admitted in 19793,974 people admitted in 1979 are on the register, 1,513 of them through the First 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 Burdette Mitchell’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 Robert Burdette Mitchell in 1979. 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).