Melanie Ann McDonald
On the New York attorney register since 2021 · office in Temecula, CA
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 5893227
- Admitted
- 2021 · Third Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- May 2027
Melanie Ann McDonald is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 2021 in the Third Department, with an office in Temecula, CA; next registration due May 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 McDonald has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in May 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
24 other attorneys list Saxe Doernberger & Vita, P.C. or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 18 of them were admitted before 2021, and 3 of the 25 give an office in Temecula, CA. The 5 whose admission is closest to 2021, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Kerianne Kane Luckett | 2021 | Currently registered |
| Jasjeet Kaur Sahani | 2021 | Currently registered |
| Brian Joseph Clifford | 2022 | Currently registered |
| Nora Gray Liebowitz | 2022 | Currently registered |
| Sarah Jean Markham | 2022 | Due to re‑register |
All 25 registrations that list Saxe Doernberger & Vita, P.C.
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 McDonald studied at University of Houston Law Center. 71 of its 423 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 2020s, as Melanie Ann McDonald was.
- Same law school
- 423living graduates; 85.3% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Temecula, CA
- 9living registrants (outside New York State)
Of the 9 living registrants with an office in Temecula, CA, 8 were admitted before 2021 and 0 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 Saxe Doernberger & Vita, P.C.25 on the register, 18 of the others admitted before 2021; 3 of the 25 give an office in Temecula, CA.
- University of Houston Law Center graduates on the register423 living, 85.3% registered.
- Admitted in 20217,829 people admitted in 2021 are on the register, 3,571 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 Melanie Ann McDonald’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 Ann McDonald in 2021. 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).