Katherine Marie Aquino-Melendez
On the New York attorney register since 2015 · office in Hawthorne, NY
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 5360060
- Admitted
- 2015 · Third Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Jan 2027
Katherine Marie Aquino-Melendez is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 2015 in the Third Department, with an office in Hawthorne, NY. The status is the same in all 3 files we hold.
What this status means on the register
On the register, “Currently registered” means Katherine Marie Aquino-Melendez has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Jan 2027.
- 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 “The Arkontaky Law Group”. We count that spelling with The Arkontaky Law Group P.C., the name most registrants give for the firm now; the register does not say where the attorney works today.
2 other attorneys list The Arkontaky Law Group P.C. or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 1 of them was admitted before 2015, and all 3 give an office in Hawthorne, NY. The 2 whose admission is closest to 2015, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Adrienne Jean Arkontaky | 2005 | Currently registered |
| Simone S. James | 2020 | 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
Katherine Marie Aquino-Melendez studied at Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University (the register spells it “HOFSTRA LAW SCHOOL”). 2,520 of its 11,234 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 2010s, as Katherine Marie Aquino-Melendez was.
- Same law school
- 11,234living graduates; 92.1% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Hawthorne, NY
- 48living registrants
Of the 48 living registrants with an office in Hawthorne, NY, 35 were admitted before 2015 and 10 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
- Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University graduates on the register11,234 living, 92.1% registered.
- Attorneys with an office in Hawthorne, NY48 living registrants give an office there.
- Westchester County’s registered bar7,255 currently registered, 7.26 per 1,000 residents.
- Admitted in 20158,867 people admitted in 2015 are on the register, 3,601 of them through the Third 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 Katherine Marie Aquino-Melendez’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 Katherine Marie Aquino-Melendez in 2015. A complaint about this attorney would go to the Second Department’s Grievance Committee for the Ninth Judicial District, which covers Westchester 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).