H.Melissa Mather
On the New York attorney register since 2002 · office in Austin, TX
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 4051082
- Admitted
- 2002 · First Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Jan 2028
H.Melissa Mather is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 2002 in the First Department, with an office in Austin, TX; next registration due Jan 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 H.Melissa Mather has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Jan 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
The only other attorney who lists Reeves & Brightwell or one of its other names:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Manasi Praful Rodgers | 2010 | 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
H.Melissa Mather studied at University of Virginia School of Law (the register spells it “UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA”). 1,051 of its 4,707 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 2000s, as H.Melissa Mather was.
- Same law school
- 4,707living graduates; 87.2% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Austin, TX
- 796living registrants (outside New York State)
Of the 796 living registrants with an office in Austin, TX, 164 were admitted before 2002 and 611 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
- University of Virginia School of Law graduates on the register4,707 living, 87.2% registered.
- New York-admitted attorneys in Austin, TX796 living registrants give an office there.
- Admitted in 20027,981 people admitted in 2002 are on the register, 2,940 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 H.Melissa Mather’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 H.Melissa Mather in 2002. 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).