Melissa Cecilia Cartaya
On the New York attorney register since 2015 · office in White Plains, NY
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 5311204
- Admitted
- 2015 · Second Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Jun 2027
Melissa Cecilia Cartaya is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 2015 in the Second Department, with an office in White Plains, NY; next registration due Jun 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 Cecilia Cartaya has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Jun 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
102 other attorneys list Kaufman Dolowich LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 67 of them were admitted before 2015, and 18 of the 103 give an office in White Plains, NY. The 5 whose admission is closest to 2015, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Christopher M. Bays | 2014 | Suspended, delinquent |
| Kristina Inge Duffy | 2014 | Due to re‑register |
| Charles Benedict Bergin | 2015 | Currently registered |
| Solomon Abramov | 2016 | Currently registered |
| Seth David Griep | 2016 | 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 Cecilia Cartaya studied at American University Washington College of Law. 1,368 of its 4,261 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 2010s, as Melissa Cecilia Cartaya 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, 2,674 were admitted before 2015 and 566 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 Kaufman Dolowich LLP103 on the register, 67 of the others admitted before 2015; 18 of the 103 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 20158,867 people admitted in 2015 are on the register, 2,352 of them through the Second 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 Cecilia Cartaya’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 Cecilia Cartaya in 2015. 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).