Melanie Ann Diegelman
On the New York attorney register since 2017 · office in Amherst, NY
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 5524921
- Admitted
- 2017 · Fourth Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Dec 2027
Melanie Ann Diegelman is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 2017 in the Fourth Department, with an office in Amherst, NY; next registration due Dec 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 Melanie Ann Diegelman has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Dec 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 “Law Office of Melissa A. Day, PLLC”. We count that spelling with The Law Offices of Melissa A. Day, PLLC, the name most registrants give for the firm now; the register does not say where the attorney works today.
12 other attorneys list The Law Offices of Melissa A. Day, PLLC or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 7 of them were admitted before 2017, and 8 of the 13 give an office in Amherst, NY. The 5 whose admission is closest to 2017, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| James Benjamin Cousins | 2011 | Currently registered |
| Neil Adam Diegelman | 2011 | Currently registered |
| Brian K. Prince | 2013 | Currently registered |
| Andrew Peter Gould | 2021 | Currently registered |
| Brendan Thomas Shannon | 2021 | Currently registered |
All 13 registrations that list The Law Offices of Melissa A. Day, PLLC
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
Melanie Ann Diegelman studied at Nova Southeastern University Shepard Broad College of Law (the register spells it “Nova Southeastern University Shepard Broad Law Center”). 205 of its 609 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 2010s, as Melanie Ann Diegelman was.
- Same law school
- 609living graduates; 88.7% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Amherst, NY
- 189living registrants
Of the 189 living registrants with an office in Amherst, NY, 157 were admitted before 2017 and 29 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 The Law Offices of Melissa A. Day, PLLC13 on the register, 7 of the others admitted before 2017; 8 of the 13 give an office in Amherst, NY.
- Nova Southeastern University Shepard Broad College of Law graduates on the register609 living, 88.7% registered.
- Attorneys with an office in Amherst, NY189 living registrants give an office there.
- Erie County’s registered bar4,149 currently registered, 4.36 per 1,000 residents.
- Admitted in 20178,202 people admitted in 2017 are on the register, 280 of them through the Fourth 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 Melanie Ann Diegelman’s standing, contact the Attorney Registration Unit of the NY Office of Court Administration (nycourts.gov/attorneys), or ask the Appellate Division, Fourth Department, which admitted Melanie Ann Diegelman in 2017. A complaint about this attorney would go to the Fourth Department’s grievance committee, which covers Erie 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).