Sheila L. Birnbaum
On the New York attorney register since 1965 · office in New York, NY
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 1180884
- Admitted
- 1965 · First Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Mar 2028
Sheila L. Birnbaum is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 1965 in the First Department, with an office in New York, NY; 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 Sheila L. Birnbaum 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
390 other attorneys list Dechert LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 0 of them were admitted before 1965, and 275 of the 391 give an office in New York, NY. The 5 whose admission is closest to 1965, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Thomas Franklin Munno | 1969 | Currently registered |
| Earl Harold Nemser | 1971 | Currently registered |
| Martin Nussbaum | 1971 | Currently registered |
| Edward Agnew McDonald | 1972 | Currently registered |
| Richard Jonathan Temko | 1975 | 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
Sheila L. Birnbaum studied at New York University School of Law (the register spells it “NEW YORK UNIVERSITY”). 1,095 of its 23,248 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 1960s, as Sheila L. Birnbaum was.
- Same law school
- 23,248living graduates; 86.5% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in New York, NY
- 93,604living registrants
Of the 93,604 living registrants with an office in New York, NY, 484 were admitted before 1965 and 93,009 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 Dechert LLP391 on the register, 0 of the others admitted before 1965; 275 of the 391 give an office in New York, NY.
- New York University School of Law graduates on the register23,248 living, 86.5% registered.
- Attorneys with an office in New York, NY93,604 living registrants give an office there.
- New York County’s registered bar75,989 currently registered, 46.63 per 1,000 residents.
- Admitted in 19651,502 people admitted in 1965 are on the register, 519 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 Sheila L. Birnbaum’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 Sheila L. Birnbaum in 1965. A complaint about this attorney would go to the First Department’s grievance committee, which covers New York 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).