Diane Beth Melnick
On the New York attorney register since 2001 · office in New York, NY
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 3952611
- Admitted
- 2001 · First Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- May 2027
Diane Beth Melnick is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 2001 in the First Department, with an office in New York, NY; next registration due May 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 Diane Beth Melnick has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in May 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
17 other attorneys list Practus LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 10 of them were admitted before 2001, and 2 of the 18 give an office in New York, NY. The 5 whose admission is closest to 2001, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Karen Anne Aspinall | 2001 | Currently registered |
| Christopher Andrew Colvin | 2001 | Currently registered |
| Jeffrey A. Lindenbaum | 2002 | Due to re‑register |
| Adam S. Sultan | 2002 | Currently registered |
| Raymond John Holst | 2003 | 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
Diane Beth Melnick studied at Emory University School of Law (the register spells it “EMORY UNIV. SCHOOL OF LAW”). 562 of its 2,405 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 2000s, as Diane Beth Melnick was.
- Same law school
- 2,405living graduates; 89.4% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in New York, NY
- 93,604living registrants
Of the 93,604 living registrants with an office in New York, NY, 29,600 were admitted before 2001 and 62,303 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 Practus LLP18 on the register, 10 of the others admitted before 2001; 2 of the 18 give an office in New York, NY.
- Emory University School of Law graduates on the register2,405 living, 89.4% registered.
- Attorneys with an office in New York, NY93,604 living registrants give an office there.
- New York County’s registered bar75,989 currently registered, 46.63 per 1,000 residents.
- Admitted in 20017,416 people admitted in 2001 are on the register, 2,799 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 Diane Beth Melnick’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 Diane Beth Melnick in 2001. A complaint about this attorney would go to the First Department’s grievance committee, which covers New York 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).