Gail Merel
On the New York attorney register since 1978 · office in Houston, TX
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 1347657
- Admitted
- 1978 · First Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Sep 2028
Gail Merel is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 1978 in the First Department, with an office in Houston, TX; next registration due Sep 2028. Since Jul 3, 2026 it has moved only through the routine two-year cycle.
What this status means on the register
On the register, “Currently registered” means Gail Merel has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Sep 2028.
- Due to re‑register to Currently registered the routine two-year cycle: the registration window closed with a filing
- Currently registered to Due to re‑register the routine two-year cycle: the registration window opened
- 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
230 other attorneys list Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 1 of them was admitted before 1978, and 5 of the 231 give an office in Houston, TX. The 5 whose admission is closest to 1978, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Emmett Nathaniel Ellis | 1979 | Currently registered |
| James Edward Rosini | 1979 | Currently registered |
| Michael I. Zinder | 1979 | Currently registered |
| Carl F. Schwartz | 1980 | Due to re‑register |
| David F. Brandley Jr. | 1981 | Due to re‑register |
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
Gail Merel studied at Harvard Law School (the register spells it “HARVARD”). 989 of its 14,378 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 1970s, as Gail Merel was.
- Same law school
- 14,378living graduates; 86.1% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Houston, TX
- 1,463living registrants (outside New York State)
Of the 1,463 living registrants with an office in Houston, TX, 27 were admitted before 1978 and 1,433 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 Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP231 on the register, 1 of the others admitted before 1978; 5 of the 231 give an office in Houston, TX.
- Harvard Law School graduates on the register14,378 living, 86.1% registered.
- New York-admitted attorneys in Houston, TX1,463 living registrants give an office there.
- Admitted in 19783,834 people admitted in 1978 are on the register, 1,466 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 Gail Merel’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 Gail Merel in 1978. 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).