William Mirek Laakso
On the New York attorney register since 2012
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 5012976
- Admitted
- 2012 · Fourth Department
- Status
- Due to re‑register
- Next registration
- Nov 2026
William Mirek Laakso is due to re‑register on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 2012 in the Fourth Department; next registration due Nov 2026. Since Jul 3, 2026 it has moved only through the routine two-year cycle.
What this status means on the register
On the register, “Due to re‑register” means the attorney has a biennial registration falling due or overdue: the rule asks for it within 30 days after the attorney’s birthday in each alternate year, and the record gives the month it is due. The value stays until the register records the filing or marks the registration delinquent, so the month can have passed; by itself it is not a finding.
- Currently registered to Due to re‑register the routine two-year cycle: the registration window opened
- 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.
Where this record sits on the register
William Mirek Laakso studied at University at Buffalo School of Law (SUNY) (the register spells it “UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO LAW SCHOOL”). 1,838 of its 9,828 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 2010s, as William Mirek Laakso was.
- Same law school
- 9,828living graduates; 90.9% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
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
- University at Buffalo School of Law (SUNY) graduates on the register9,828 living, 90.9% registered.
- Admitted in 20129,632 people admitted in 2012 are on the register, 351 of them through the Fourth Department.
- Every registration that reads “Due to re‑register”47,986 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 William Mirek Laakso’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 William Mirek Laakso in 2012. The register publishes no address for this attorney, so it does not show which department’s grievance committee a complaint belongs to; a committee that receives one decides where it goes.
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).