Spencer James Forhart
On the New York attorney register since 2005 · office in New York, NY
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 4349031
- Admitted
- 2005 · First Department
- Status
- Suspended, delinquent
- Next registration
- Mar 2027
Spencer James Forhart is suspended, delinquent on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 2005 in the First Department, with an office in New York, NY; next registration due Mar 2027. The status is the same in all 3 files we hold.
What this status means on the register
On the register, “Suspended, delinquent” means the attorney is recorded as suspended from practice, with the registration also delinquent. The register does not give the reason or date of a suspension; the Appellate Division’s order does.
- Suspended, delinquent unchanged
- Suspended, delinquent unchanged
- Suspended, delinquent 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 register gives this attorney’s employer as “Shearman & Sterling LLP”. We count that spelling with A&O Shearman, the name most registrants give for the firm now; the register does not say where the attorney works today.
585 other attorneys list A&O Shearman or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 149 of them were admitted before 2005, and 350 of the 586 give an office in New York, NY. The 5 whose admission is closest to 2005, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Christine Michelle Ballantyne | 2005 | Suspended, delinquent |
| Jennifer Callaghan | 2005 | Currently registered |
| Li Chen | 2005 | Currently registered |
| Gregory Ryan Crovo | 2005 | Currently registered |
| Trevor Douglas Ingram | 2005 | Delinquent |
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
Spencer James Forhart studied at University of Michigan Law School (the register spells it “UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN”). 1,127 of its 4,806 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 2000s, as Spencer James Forhart was.
- Same law school
- 4,806living graduates; 86.9% 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, 36,704 were admitted before 2005 and 54,903 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 A&O Shearman586 on the register, 149 of the others admitted before 2005; 350 of the 586 give an office in New York, NY.
- University of Michigan Law School graduates on the register4,806 living, 86.9% 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 20058,525 people admitted in 2005 are on the register, 3,154 of them through the First Department.
- Every registration that reads “Suspended, delinquent”20,229 on the register file of Sep 29, 2026, by decade of admission.
- How to complain about a New York lawyerThe grievance committee for each county, and what it can do.
How to confirm it officially
For a statement of Spencer James Forhart’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 Spencer James Forhart in 2005. 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).