James Peter Melendres
On the New York attorney register since 2004 · office in Phoenix, AZ
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 4262655
- Admitted
- 2004 · First Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Jan 2028
James Peter Melendres is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 2004 in the First Department, with an office in Phoenix, AZ; 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 James Peter Melendres 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
23 other attorneys list Snell & Wilmer LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 8 of them were admitted before 2004, and 9 of the 24 give an office in Phoenix, AZ. The 5 whose admission is closest to 2004, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Brian William Burke | 2001 | Currently registered |
| Kenneth Claude Abravanel Ashton | 2002 | Currently registered |
| Serge V. Pavluk | 2002 | Currently registered |
| Elisabeth M. McOmber | 2003 | Currently registered |
| Carla J. Utter | 2006 | 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
James Peter Melendres studied at Stanford Law School (the register spells it “STANFORD”). 491 of its 2,162 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 2000s, as James Peter Melendres was.
- Same law school
- 2,162living graduates; 88.3% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Phoenix, AZ
- 342living registrants (outside New York State)
Of the 342 living registrants with an office in Phoenix, AZ, 137 were admitted before 2004 and 193 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 Snell & Wilmer LLP24 on the register, 8 of the others admitted before 2004; 9 of the 24 give an office in Phoenix, AZ.
- Stanford Law School graduates on the register2,162 living, 88.3% registered.
- New York-admitted attorneys in Phoenix, AZ342 living registrants give an office there.
- Admitted in 20048,407 people admitted in 2004 are on the register, 3,062 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 James Peter Melendres’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 James Peter Melendres in 2004. 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).