John H. Somoza
On the New York attorney register since 1980 · office in New York, NY
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 1670850
- Admitted
- 1980 · First Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Jan 2028
John H. Somoza is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 1980 in the First Department, with an office in New York, NY; 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 John H. Somoza 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 register gives this attorney’s employer as “Melito & Adolfsen PC”. We count that spelling with Melito & Adolfsen P.C., the name most registrants give for the firm now; the register does not say where the attorney works today.
4 other attorneys list Melito & Adolfsen P.C. or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 2 of them were admitted before 1980, and all 5 give an office in New York, NY. The 4 whose admission is closest to 1980, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Louis Gregory Adolfsen | 1975 | Currently registered |
| Ignatius J. Melito | 1977 | Currently registered |
| Charles Dara Day | 1992 | Suspended, delinquent |
| Pantelis Dimitrios Gallis | 2021 | 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
John H. Somoza studied at Brooklyn Law School (the register spells it “BROOKLYN LAW JD 1979”). 2,861 of its 20,058 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 1980s, as John H. Somoza was.
- Same law school
- 20,058living graduates; 86.6% 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, 4,958 were admitted before 1980 and 87,984 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
- Brooklyn Law School graduates on the register20,058 living, 86.6% 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 19804,659 people admitted in 1980 are on the register, 1,736 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 John H. Somoza’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 John H. Somoza in 1980. 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).