Melanie Mae Franco
On the New York attorney register since 2020 · office in Albany, NY
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 5805262
- Admitted
- 2020 · Third Department
- Status
- Due to re‑register
- Next registration
- Oct 2026
Melanie Mae Franco is due to re‑register on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 2020 in the Third Department, with an office in Albany, NY; next registration due Oct 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.
- Currently registered to Due to re‑register the routine two-year cycle: the registration window opened
- 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
31 other attorneys list Couch White, LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 25 of them were admitted before 2020, and all 32 give an office in Albany, NY. The 5 whose admission is closest to 2020, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| John Edward Ahearn III | 2017 | Currently registered |
| Bria J.M. Cunningham | 2017 | Currently registered |
| Christopher Michael Connors | 2018 | Currently registered |
| Adrianne Martine Meicht | 2020 | Currently registered |
| Ryan Eric Baal | 2023 | 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
Melanie Mae Franco studied at Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University (the register spells it “Pace Law School”). 1,067 of its 8,033 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 2020s, as Melanie Mae Franco was.
- Same law school
- 8,033living graduates; 90.0% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Albany, NY
- 3,678living registrants
Of the 3,678 living registrants with an office in Albany, NY, 3,122 were admitted before 2020 and 484 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 Couch White, LLP32 on the register, 25 of the others admitted before 2020; all 32 give an office in Albany, NY.
- Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University graduates on the register8,033 living, 90.0% registered.
- Attorneys with an office in Albany, NY3,678 living registrants give an office there.
- Albany County’s registered bar3,767 currently registered, 11.88 per 1,000 residents.
- Admitted in 20208,276 people admitted in 2020 are on the register, 3,652 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 Melanie Mae Franco’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 Melanie Mae Franco in 2020. A complaint about this attorney would go to the Third Department’s grievance committee, which covers Albany 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).