Sean Addison Smestad
On the New York attorney register since 2017 · office in Chicago, IL
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 5543830
- Admitted
- 2017 · Second Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- May 2027
Sean Addison Smestad is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 2017 in the Second Department, with an office in Chicago, IL; next registration due May 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 Sean Addison Smestad has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in May 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; 16 of them were admitted before 2017, and 3 of the 18 give an office in Chicago, IL. The 5 whose admission is closest to 2017, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Jason David Rogers | 2007 | Currently registered |
| Jordan H. Koss | 2011 | Currently registered |
| Daniel Robert Borchert | 2015 | Currently registered |
| Alexander Paul Fraser | 2016 | Currently registered |
| Grant Thomas Maynard | 2020 | 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
Sean Addison Smestad studied at University of Minnesota Law School. 334 of its 940 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 2010s, as Sean Addison Smestad was.
- Same law school
- 940living graduates; 85.3% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Chicago, IL
- 2,265living registrants (outside New York State)
Of the 2,265 living registrants with an office in Chicago, IL, 1,625 were admitted before 2017 and 565 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, 16 of the others admitted before 2017; 3 of the 18 give an office in Chicago, IL.
- University of Minnesota Law School graduates on the register940 living, 85.3% registered.
- New York-admitted attorneys in Chicago, IL2,265 living registrants give an office there.
- Admitted in 20178,202 people admitted in 2017 are on the register, 2,224 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 Sean Addison Smestad’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 Sean Addison Smestad in 2017. 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).