Claire Elizabeth Melvin
On the New York attorney register since 2016 · office in Chicago, IL
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 5440649
- Admitted
- 2016 · First Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Jun 2028
Claire Elizabeth Melvin is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 2016 in the First Department, with an office in Chicago, IL; next registration due Jun 2028. The status is the same in all 3 files we hold.
What this status means on the register
On the register, “Currently registered” means Claire Elizabeth Melvin has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Jun 2028.
- 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
595 other attorneys list Paul Hastings LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 294 of them were admitted before 2016, and 10 of the 596 give an office in Chicago, IL. The 5 whose admission is closest to 2016, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Charlina Jean Ahn | 2016 | Currently registered |
| Thomas Banwell Ayres | 2016 | Currently registered |
| Douglass Eric Barron | 2016 | Currently registered |
| Nicole Christine Bright | 2016 | Due to re‑register |
| Lee Alexander Cumberland | 2016 | Delinquent |
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
Claire Elizabeth Melvin studied at Washington University in St. Louis School of Law (the register spells it “Washington University St. Louis School of Law”). 707 of its 1,878 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 2010s, as Claire Elizabeth Melvin was.
- Same law school
- 1,878living graduates; 89.3% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Chicago, IL
- 2,265living registrants (outside New York State)
Of the 2,265 living registrants with an office in Chicago, IL, 1,542 were admitted before 2016 and 640 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 Paul Hastings LLP596 on the register, 294 of the others admitted before 2016; 10 of the 596 give an office in Chicago, IL.
- Washington University in St. Louis School of Law graduates on the register1,878 living, 89.3% registered.
- New York-admitted attorneys in Chicago, IL2,265 living registrants give an office there.
- Admitted in 20168,420 people admitted in 2016 are on the register, 2,373 of them through the First 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 Claire Elizabeth Melvin’s standing, contact the Attorney Registration Unit of the NY Office of Court Administration (nycourts.gov/attorneys), or ask the Appellate Division, First Department, which admitted Claire Elizabeth Melvin in 2016. 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).