Stephen Michael Forte
On the New York attorney register since 2009 · office in New York, NY
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 4707626
- Admitted
- 2009 · Second Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Sep 2027
Stephen Michael Forte is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 2009 in the Second Department, with an office in New York, NY; next registration due Sep 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 Stephen Michael Forte has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Sep 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
The register gives this attorney’s employer as “Offit Kurman P.A.”. We count that spelling with Offit Kurman, the name most registrants give for the firm now; the register does not say where the attorney works today.
103 other attorneys list Offit Kurman or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 61 of them were admitted before 2009, and 70 of the 104 give an office in New York, NY. The 5 whose admission is closest to 2009, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Rodney Clark Biermann | 2008 | Currently registered |
| Mary Kristin Nicholes | 2008 | Currently registered |
| Rawan Talat Hmoud | 2009 | Currently registered |
| Alan Victor Klein | 2009 | Currently registered |
| Matthew Stephen Reddington | 2009 | 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
Stephen Michael Forte studied at Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University (the register spells it “Pace Law School”). 1,750 of its 8,033 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 2000s, as Stephen Michael Forte was.
- Same law school
- 8,033living graduates; 90.0% 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, 45,161 were admitted before 2009 and 45,994 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 Offit Kurman104 on the register, 61 of the others admitted before 2009; 70 of the 104 give an office in New York, NY.
- Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University graduates on the register8,033 living, 90.0% 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 200910,203 people admitted in 2009 are on the register, 2,712 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 Stephen Michael Forte’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 Stephen Michael Forte in 2009. 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).