Christofer Dean Merritt
On the New York attorney register since 2013 · office in Paramus, NJ
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 5144845
- Admitted
- 2013 · Third Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Jun 2027
Christofer Dean Merritt is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 2013 in the Third Department, with an office in Paramus, NJ; next registration due Jun 2027. The status is the same in all 3 files we hold.
What this status means on the register
On the register, “Currently registered” means Christofer Dean Merritt has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Jun 2027.
- 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
The register gives this attorney’s employer as “Bedoya & Hussain”. We count that spelling with Bedoya & Hussain Law Firm, LLC, the name most registrants give for the firm now; the register does not say where the attorney works today.
5 other attorneys list Bedoya & Hussain Law Firm, LLC or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 3 of them were admitted before 2013, and all 6 give an office in Paramus, NJ. The 5 whose admission is closest to 2013, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Naveen Mohan Nadipuram | 2008 | Due to re‑register |
| Steven Bedoya | 2011 | Currently registered |
| Susanne Ramkishun | 2012 | Currently registered |
| Usra Syeda Hussain | 2014 | Due to re‑register |
| Lara Raid Washah | 2022 | 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
Christofer Dean Merritt studied at Western New England University School of Law. 275 of its 1,389 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 2010s, as Christofer Dean Merritt was.
- Same law school
- 1,389living graduates; 88.1% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Paramus, NJ
- 200living registrants (outside New York State)
Of the 200 living registrants with an office in Paramus, NJ, 131 were admitted before 2013 and 66 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
- Western New England University School of Law graduates on the register1,389 living, 88.1% registered.
- New York-admitted attorneys in Paramus, NJ200 living registrants give an office there.
- Admitted in 201310,251 people admitted in 2013 are on the register, 4,077 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 Christofer Dean Merritt’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 Christofer Dean Merritt in 2013. 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).