Melissa Moonsun Choe
On the New York attorney register since 1999 · office in Seattle, WA
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 2960516
- Admitted
- 1999 · First Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Jun 2027
Melissa Moonsun Choe is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 1999 in the First Department, with an office in Seattle, WA; 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 Moonsun Choe 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
88 other attorneys list Pierson Ferdinand LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 35 of them were admitted before 1999. The 5 whose admission is closest to 1999, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Cathleen Dora Allen | 1998 | Currently registered |
| David Eric Boundy | 1998 | Currently registered |
| Michael Christian Delaney | 1999 | Currently registered |
| Alison Kathleen Finley | 1999 | Currently registered |
| Jeffrey Duncan Symons | 1999 | 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 Moonsun Choe studied at New York University School of Law (the register spells it “NEW YORK UNIVERSITY”). 3,638 of its 23,248 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 1990s, as Melissa Moonsun Choe was.
- Same law school
- 23,248living graduates; 86.5% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Seattle, WA
- 948living registrants (outside New York State)
Of the 948 living registrants with an office in Seattle, WA, 159 were admitted before 1999 and 778 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 Pierson Ferdinand LLP89 on the register, 35 of the others admitted before 1999.
- New York University School of Law graduates on the register23,248 living, 86.5% registered.
- New York-admitted attorneys in Seattle, WA948 living registrants give an office there.
- Admitted in 19997,628 people admitted in 1999 are on the register, 2,742 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 Moonsun Choe’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 Moonsun Choe in 1999. 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).