Melissa Scharer Alwang
On the New York attorney register since 1998 · office in New York, NY
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 2863660
- Admitted
- 1998 · Second Department
- Status
- Due to re‑register
- Next registration
- Apr 2026
Melissa Scharer Alwang is due to re‑register on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 1998 in the Second Department, with an office in New York, NY; next registration due Apr 2026. The status is the same in all 3 files we hold. The registration was due in Apr 2026 and the register has not recorded it as filed.
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.
- Due to re‑register unchanged
- Due to re‑register unchanged
- Due to re‑register 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
1,433 other attorneys list Latham & Watkins LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 74 of them were admitted before 1998, and 925 of the 1,434 give an office in New York, NY. The 5 whose admission is closest to 1998, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Michael Andrew Bond | 1998 | Due to re‑register |
| Eliot Soon Choy | 1998 | Currently registered |
| David Thomas Della Rocca | 1998 | Currently registered |
| John Giouroukakis | 1998 | Currently registered |
| Rajiv Gupta | 1998 | 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 Scharer Alwang studied at Fordham University School of Law (the register spells it “FORDHAM UNIV”). 3,687 of its 20,418 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 1990s, as Melissa Scharer Alwang was.
- Same law school
- 20,418living graduates; 87.9% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in New York, NY
- 93,604living registrants
Of the 93,604 living registrants with an office in New York, NY, 24,611 were admitted before 1998 and 67,446 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 Latham & Watkins LLP1,434 on the register, 74 of the others admitted before 1998; 925 of the 1,434 give an office in New York, NY.
- Fordham University School of Law graduates on the register20,418 living, 87.9% registered; 88 of them list Latham & Watkins LLP.
- Attorneys with an office in New York, NY93,604 living registrants give an office there.
- New York County’s registered bar75,989 currently registered, 46.63 per 1,000 residents.
- Admitted in 19987,302 people admitted in 1998 are on the register, 2,431 of them through the Second 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 Melissa Scharer Alwang’s standing, contact the Attorney Registration Unit of the NY Office of Court Administration (nycourts.gov/attorneys), or ask the Appellate Division, Second Department, which admitted Melissa Scharer Alwang in 1998. A complaint about this attorney would go to the First Department’s grievance committee, which covers New York 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).