Stephen Matthew Sorrels
On the New York attorney register since 1996 · office in Buffalo, NY
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 2735439
- Admitted
- 1996 · Fourth Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Jul 2028
Stephen Matthew Sorrels is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 1996 in the Fourth Department, with an office in Buffalo, NY; next registration due Jul 2028. Since Jul 3, 2026 it has moved only through the routine two-year cycle.
What this status means on the register
On the register, “Currently registered” means Stephen Matthew Sorrels has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Jul 2028.
- Currently registered unchanged
- Due to re‑register to Currently registered the routine two-year cycle: the registration window closed with a filing
- Due to re‑register 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 “Hurwitz Fine PC”. We count that spelling with Hurwitz Fine P.C., the name most registrants give for the firm now; the register does not say where the attorney works today.
62 other attorneys list Hurwitz Fine P.C. or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 10 of them were admitted before 1996, and 49 of the 63 give an office in Buffalo, NY. The 5 whose admission is closest to 1996, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Mark Stephen Nemeth | 1994 | Due to re‑register |
| David Ray Adams | 1996 | Currently registered |
| Jody Elizabeth Briandi | 1997 | Currently registered |
| Robert Harold Flynn | 1997 | Currently registered |
| Kevin Justin Zanner | 1997 | 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 Matthew Sorrels studied at University of Akron School of Law (the register spells it “UNIVERSITY OF AKRON”). 80 of its 275 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 1990s, as Stephen Matthew Sorrels was.
- Same law school
- 275living graduates; 83.3% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Buffalo, NY
- 3,467living registrants
Of the 3,467 living registrants with an office in Buffalo, NY, 1,062 were admitted before 1996 and 2,353 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 Hurwitz Fine P.C.63 on the register, 10 of the others admitted before 1996; 49 of the 63 give an office in Buffalo, NY.
- University of Akron School of Law graduates on the register275 living, 83.3% registered.
- Attorneys with an office in Buffalo, NY3,467 living registrants give an office there.
- Erie County’s registered bar4,149 currently registered, 4.36 per 1,000 residents.
- Admitted in 19966,887 people admitted in 1996 are on the register, 386 of them through the Fourth 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 Matthew Sorrels’s standing, contact the Attorney Registration Unit of the NY Office of Court Administration (nycourts.gov/attorneys), or ask the Appellate Division, Fourth Department, which admitted Stephen Matthew Sorrels in 1996. A complaint about this attorney would go to the Fourth Department’s grievance committee, which covers Erie 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).