Wayne Michael Chariff
On the New York attorney register since 1977 · office in Binghamton, NY
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 1543925
- Admitted
- 1977 · Third Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Jan 2028
Wayne Michael Chariff is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 1977 in the Third Department, with an office in Binghamton, NY; next registration due Jan 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 Wayne Michael Chariff has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Jan 2028.
- Due to re‑register to Currently registered the routine two-year cycle: the registration window closed with a filing
- Due to re‑register unchanged
- 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.
Where this record sits on the register
Wayne Michael Chariff studied at Syracuse University College of Law (the register spells it “SYRACUSE JD”). 825 of its 7,168 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 1970s, as Wayne Michael Chariff was.
- Same law school
- 7,168living graduates; 87.5% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Binghamton, NY
- 330living registrants
Of the 330 living registrants with an office in Binghamton, NY, 18 were admitted before 1977 and 306 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
- Syracuse University College of Law graduates on the register7,168 living, 87.5% registered.
- Attorneys with an office in Binghamton, NY330 living registrants give an office there.
- Broome County’s registered bar386 currently registered, 1.96 per 1,000 residents.
- Admitted in 19773,593 people admitted in 1977 are on the register, 315 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 Wayne Michael Chariff’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 Wayne Michael Chariff in 1977. A complaint about this attorney would go to the Third Department’s grievance committee, which covers Broome 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).