Sean Patrick Balkin
On the New York attorney register since 2016 · office in Buffalo, NY
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 5400189
- Admitted
- 2016 · Fourth Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Mar 2028
Sean Patrick Balkin is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 2016 in the Fourth Department, with an office in Buffalo, NY; next registration due Mar 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 Sean Patrick Balkin has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Mar 2028.
- Currently registered unchanged
- Due to re‑register to Currently registered the routine two-year cycle: the registration window closed with a filing
- 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
18 other attorneys list Duke Holzman Photiadis & Ritter LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 14 of them were admitted before 2016, and all 19 give an office in Buffalo, NY. The 5 whose admission is closest to 2016, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| John Daniel Celani | 2014 | Due to re‑register |
| Nicole Kramer Joerg | 2015 | Currently registered |
| Christopher Matthew Berloth | 2016 | Currently registered |
| Thomas David Lyons | 2016 | Currently registered |
| Kristine Nicole Celeste | 2020 | Due to re‑register |
All 19 registrations that list Duke Holzman Photiadis & Ritter LLP
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
Sean Patrick Balkin studied at University at Buffalo School of Law (SUNY) (the register spells it “SUNY Buffalo Law School”). 1,838 of its 9,828 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 2010s, as Sean Patrick Balkin was.
- Same law school
- 9,828living graduates; 90.9% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Buffalo, NY
- 3,467living registrants
Of the 3,467 living registrants with an office in Buffalo, NY, 2,540 were admitted before 2016 and 840 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 Duke Holzman Photiadis & Ritter LLP19 on the register, 14 of the others admitted before 2016; all 19 give an office in Buffalo, NY.
- University at Buffalo School of Law (SUNY) graduates on the register9,828 living, 90.9% registered.
- Attorneys with an office in Buffalo, NY3,467 living registrants give an office there.
- Erie County’s registered bar4,149 currently registered, 4.36 per 1,000 residents.
- Admitted in 20168,420 people admitted in 2016 are on the register, 338 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 Sean Patrick Balkin’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 Sean Patrick Balkin in 2016. A complaint about this attorney would go to the Fourth Department’s grievance committee, which covers Erie 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).