Melanie J. Gnazzo
On the New York attorney register since 1986 · office in San Francisco, CA
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 2073310
- Admitted
- 1986 · First Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Feb 2028
Melanie J. Gnazzo is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 1986 in the First Department, with an office in San Francisco, CA; next registration due Feb 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 Melanie J. Gnazzo has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Feb 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
91 other attorneys list Chapman and Cutler LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 2 of them were admitted before 1986, and 4 of the 92 give an office in San Francisco, CA. The 5 whose admission is closest to 1986, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| William Alexander Gray | 1982 | Currently registered |
| David Zvi Nirenberg | 1986 | Currently registered |
| Thomas Infurna | 1987 | Currently registered |
| Larry Glenn Halperin | 1988 | Currently registered |
| Rick Bruce Antonoff | 1990 | 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 J. Gnazzo studied at University of Pittsburgh School of Law (the register spells it “UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH”). 75 of its 772 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 1980s, as Melanie J. Gnazzo was.
- Same law school
- 772living graduates; 86.9% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in San Francisco, CA
- 2,474living registrants (outside New York State)
Of the 2,474 living registrants with an office in San Francisco, CA, 126 were admitted before 1986 and 2,329 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 Chapman and Cutler LLP92 on the register, 2 of the others admitted before 1986; 4 of the 92 give an office in San Francisco, CA.
- University of Pittsburgh School of Law graduates on the register772 living, 86.9% registered.
- New York-admitted attorneys in San Francisco, CA2,474 living registrants give an office there.
- Admitted in 19866,111 people admitted in 1986 are on the register, 1,967 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 Melanie J. Gnazzo’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 Melanie J. Gnazzo in 1986. The register places the office outside New York, so a complaint would go to that department’s grievance committee (22 NYCRR 1240.7(a)(2)).
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).