Jeffrey Ronald Merlino
On the New York attorney register since 2002 · office in Edison, NJ
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- Registration No.
- 4014544
- Admitted
- 2002 · Third Department
- Status
- Due to re‑register
- Next registration
- Sep 2026
Jeffrey Ronald Merlino is due to re‑register on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 2002 in the Third Department, with an office in Edison, NJ; next registration due Sep 2026. Since Jul 3, 2026 it has moved only through the routine two-year cycle.
What this status means on the register
On the register, “Due to re‑register” means the attorney has a biennial registration falling due or overdue: the rule asks for it within 30 days after the attorney’s birthday in each alternate year, and the record gives the month it is due. The value stays until the register records the filing or marks the registration delinquent, so the month can have passed; by itself it is not a finding.
- Due to re‑register unchanged
- 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
The register gives this attorney’s employer as “Methfessel & Werbel, P.C.”. We count that spelling with Methfessel & Werbel, the name most registrants give for the firm now; the register does not say where the attorney works today.
21 other attorneys list Methfessel & Werbel or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 10 of them were admitted before 2002, and 18 of the 22 give an office in Edison, NJ. The 5 whose admission is closest to 2002, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Athina Lekas | 2000 | Currently registered |
| Richard A. Nelke | 2000 | Currently registered |
| Shaji Mathew Eapen | 2002 | Currently registered |
| Sarah K. Delahant | 2006 | Currently registered |
| Leslie Anne Koch | 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
Jeffrey Ronald Merlino studied at Seton Hall University School of Law (the register spells it “SETON HALL LAW”). 1,955 of its 6,262 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 2000s, as Jeffrey Ronald Merlino was.
- Same law school
- 6,262living graduates; 84.7% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Edison, NJ
- 193living registrants (outside New York State)
Of the 193 living registrants with an office in Edison, NJ, 75 were admitted before 2002 and 111 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 Methfessel & Werbel22 on the register, 10 of the others admitted before 2002; 18 of the 22 give an office in Edison, NJ.
- Seton Hall University School of Law graduates on the register6,262 living, 84.7% registered.
- New York-admitted attorneys in Edison, NJ193 living registrants give an office there.
- Admitted in 20027,981 people admitted in 2002 are on the register, 2,250 of them through the Third Department.
- Every registration that reads “Due to re‑register”47,986 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 Jeffrey Ronald Merlino’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 Jeffrey Ronald Merlino 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).