Cara Margaret Nelson
On the New York attorney register since 2022 · office in Buffalo, NY
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 5966817
- Admitted
- 2022 · Fourth Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Dec 2026
Cara Margaret Nelson is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 2022 in the Fourth Department, with an office in Buffalo, NY; next registration due Dec 2026. The status is the same in all 3 files we hold.
What this status means on the register
On the register, “Currently registered” means Cara Margaret Nelson has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Dec 2026.
- 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
61 other attorneys list Gerber Ciano Kelly Brady LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 50 of them were admitted before 2022, and 31 of the 62 give an office in Buffalo, NY. The 5 whose admission is closest to 2022, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Scott Stuart Orenstein | 2021 | Currently registered |
| Maria Belen Villavicencio Franco | 2022 | Currently registered |
| Michael Joseph Carreira | 2023 | Currently registered |
| William Paul Monigan Jr | 2023 | Currently registered |
| Samantha Elana Berger | 2024 | 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
Cara Margaret Nelson studied at University of Bristol Law School (the register spells it “University of Bristol, United Kingdom”). 29 of its 78 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 2020s, as Cara Margaret Nelson was.
- Same law school
- 78living graduates; 89.7% 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, 3,042 were admitted before 2022 and 358 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 Gerber Ciano Kelly Brady LLP62 on the register, 50 of the others admitted before 2022; 31 of the 62 give an office in Buffalo, NY.
- University of Bristol Law School graduates on the register78 living, 89.7% 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 20227,736 people admitted in 2022 are on the register, 245 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 Cara Margaret Nelson’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 Cara Margaret Nelson in 2022. 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).