Daniel Wayne Ballard Jr.
On the New York attorney register since 2022 · office in Red Bank, NJ
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 5986906
- Admitted
- 2022 · Third Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Feb 2028
Daniel Wayne Ballard Jr. is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 2022 in the Third Department, with an office in Red Bank, NJ; next registration due Feb 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 Daniel Wayne Ballard Jr. has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Feb 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
7 other attorneys list Merlin Law Group or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 4 of them were admitted before 2022. The 5 whose admission is closest to 2022, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Javier Delgado | 2013 | Currently registered |
| William Firman Merlin Jr. | 2013 | Currently registered |
| Etienne Michel Font | 2024 | Currently registered |
| W. Anthony Loe | 2024 | Currently registered |
| Liberty Maclaine Ritchie | 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
Daniel Wayne Ballard Jr. studied at Widener University School of Law (the register spells it “Widener University Delaware Law School”). 156 of its 1,132 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 2020s, as Daniel Wayne Ballard Jr. was.
- Same law school
- 1,132living graduates; 88.4% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Red Bank, NJ
- 178living registrants (outside New York State)
Of the 178 living registrants with an office in Red Bank, NJ, 167 were admitted before 2022 and 9 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
- Widener University School of Law graduates on the register1,132 living, 88.4% registered.
- New York-admitted attorneys in Red Bank, NJ178 living registrants give an office there.
- Admitted in 20227,736 people admitted in 2022 are on the register, 3,662 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 Daniel Wayne Ballard Jr.’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 Daniel Wayne Ballard Jr. in 2022. 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).