Scott Michael Alter
On the New York attorney register since 1989 · office in Denver, CO
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 2244341
- Admitted
- 1989 · Second Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Jan 2027
Scott Michael Alter is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 1989 in the Second Department, with an office in Denver, CO; next registration due Jan 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 Scott Michael Alter has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Jan 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
17 other attorneys list Michael Best & Friedrich LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 2 of them were admitted before 1989, and 2 of the 18 give an office in Denver, CO. The 5 whose admission is closest to 1989, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Richard James Ressler | 1979 | Due to re‑register |
| William Daniel Booth | 1997 | Currently registered |
| Bradley Rex Jacobsen | 1997 | Currently registered |
| Courtney Douglass Tedrowe | 2001 | Currently registered |
| Darren Glenn Gibson | 2002 | 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
Scott Michael Alter studied at George Washington University Law School (the register spells it “GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY”). 717 of its 6,333 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 1980s, as Scott Michael Alter was.
- Same law school
- 6,333living graduates; 88.8% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Denver, CO
- 889living registrants (outside New York State)
Of the 889 living registrants with an office in Denver, CO, 78 were admitted before 1989 and 803 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 Michael Best & Friedrich LLP18 on the register, 2 of the others admitted before 1989; 2 of the 18 give an office in Denver, CO.
- George Washington University Law School graduates on the register6,333 living, 88.8% registered.
- New York-admitted attorneys in Denver, CO889 living registrants give an office there.
- Admitted in 19896,247 people admitted in 1989 are on the register, 2,453 of them through the Second 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 Scott Michael Alter’s standing, contact the Attorney Registration Unit of the NY Office of Court Administration (nycourts.gov/attorneys), or ask the Appellate Division, Second Department, which admitted Scott Michael Alter in 1989. 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).