Maria Elena Cruz Melendez
On the New York attorney register since 2007 · office in New York, NY
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 4528378
- Admitted
- 2007 · First Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Mar 2027
Maria Elena Cruz Melendez is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 2007 in the First Department, with an office in New York, NY; next registration due Mar 2027. The status is the same in all 3 files we hold.
What this status means on the register
On the register, “Currently registered” means Maria Elena Cruz Melendez has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Mar 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
842 other attorneys list Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 229 of them were admitted before 2007, and 564 of the 843 give an office in New York, NY. The 5 whose admission is closest to 2007, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agnesine Rose Amamoo | 2007 | Currently registered |
| Filipe Brickmann Areno | 2007 | Currently registered |
| Elizabeth Powell Askey | 2007 | Currently registered |
| Joyce Yao Chang | 2007 | Currently registered |
| Mark Joseph Chorazak | 2007 | Currently registered |
All 843 registrations that list Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
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
Maria Elena Cruz Melendez studied at Notre Dame Law School (the register spells it “University of Notre Dame Law School”). 298 of its 1,384 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 2000s, as Maria Elena Cruz Melendez was.
- Same law school
- 1,384living graduates; 88.9% 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, 40,717 were admitted before 2007 and 50,767 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 Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP843 on the register, 229 of the others admitted before 2007; 564 of the 843 give an office in New York, NY.
- Notre Dame Law School graduates on the register1,384 living, 88.9% 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 20078,913 people admitted in 2007 are on the register, 3,181 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 Maria Elena Cruz Melendez’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 Maria Elena Cruz Melendez in 2007. 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).