Melissa Ann Alcantara
On the New York attorney register since 2005 · office in White Plains, NY
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 4327219
- Admitted
- 2005 · First Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Aug 2027
Melissa Ann Alcantara is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 2005 in the First Department, with an office in White Plains, NY; next registration due Aug 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 Melissa Ann Alcantara has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Aug 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
33 other attorneys list Leason Ellis LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 16 of them were admitted before 2005, and all 34 give an office in White Plains, NY. The 5 whose admission is closest to 2005, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Karen Mangasarian | 2001 | Currently registered |
| Jordan Grant Garner | 2005 | Currently registered |
| Lauren Beth Emerson | 2008 | Currently registered |
| Henry Andreas Gabathuler | 2008 | Due to re‑register |
| Michelle J. Levin | 2008 | 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
Melissa Ann Alcantara studied at American University Washington College of Law. 1,253 of its 4,261 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 2000s, as Melissa Ann Alcantara was.
- Same law school
- 4,261living graduates; 88.3% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in White Plains, NY
- 3,313living registrants
Of the 3,313 living registrants with an office in White Plains, NY, 1,980 were admitted before 2005 and 1,267 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 Leason Ellis LLP34 on the register, 16 of the others admitted before 2005; all 34 give an office in White Plains, NY.
- American University Washington College of Law graduates on the register4,261 living, 88.3% registered.
- Attorneys with an office in White Plains, NY3,313 living registrants give an office there.
- Westchester County’s registered bar7,255 currently registered, 7.26 per 1,000 residents.
- Admitted in 20058,525 people admitted in 2005 are on the register, 3,154 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 Melissa Ann Alcantara’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 Melissa Ann Alcantara in 2005. A complaint about this attorney would go to the Second Department’s Grievance Committee for the Ninth Judicial District, which covers Westchester 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).