Stephen Michael Forte
On the New York attorney register since 2010 · office in Atlanta, GA
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 4877726
- Admitted
- 2010 · Third Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Feb 2028
Stephen Michael Forte is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 2010 in the Third Department, with an office in Atlanta, GA; next registration due Feb 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 Stephen Michael Forte has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Feb 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
79 other attorneys list Smith, Gambrell & Russell, LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 44 of them were admitted before 2010, and 12 of the 80 give an office in Atlanta, GA. The 5 whose admission is closest to 2010, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Edward P. Christian | 2009 | Currently registered |
| Peter Bradley Barlow | 2010 | Currently registered |
| Stephanie Marie Sadler | 2010 | Currently registered |
| Danielle Martine Comanducci | 2011 | Currently registered |
| Elitsa Zhivkova Dimitrova | 2011 | Currently registered |
All 80 registrations that list Smith, Gambrell & Russell, 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
Stephen Michael Forte studied at Emory University School of Law (the register spells it “EMORY UNIVERSITY”). 688 of its 2,405 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 2010s, as Stephen Michael Forte was.
- Same law school
- 2,405living graduates; 89.4% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Atlanta, GA
- 1,277living registrants (outside New York State)
Of the 1,277 living registrants with an office in Atlanta, GA, 689 were admitted before 2010 and 538 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 Smith, Gambrell & Russell, LLP80 on the register, 44 of the others admitted before 2010; 12 of the 80 give an office in Atlanta, GA.
- Emory University School of Law graduates on the register2,405 living, 89.4% registered.
- New York-admitted attorneys in Atlanta, GA1,277 living registrants give an office there.
- Admitted in 201010,128 people admitted in 2010 are on the register, 3,925 of them through the Third 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, Third Department, which admitted Stephen Michael Forte in 2010. 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).