Melissa Lee Cowan
On the New York attorney register since 2016 · office in Elmsford, NY
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 5441860
- Admitted
- 2016 · Third Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Feb 2028
Melissa Lee Cowan is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 2016 in the Third Department, with an office in Elmsford, NY; next registration due Feb 2028. 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 Lee Cowan has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Feb 2028.
- 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
8 other attorneys list O’Malley & Padovani or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 7 of them were admitted before 2016, and 6 of the 9 give an office in Elmsford, NY. The 5 whose admission is closest to 2016, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Matthew E. French | 2000 | Currently registered |
| Jamie Anne Rowsell | 2004 | Due to re‑register |
| Victoria Terese Coleman | 2008 | Due to re‑register |
| Peter Daniel Cantone | 2015 | Currently registered |
| Robert Preston Hamilton Jr. | 2019 | 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 Lee Cowan studied at Quinnipiac University School of Law (the register spells it “QUINNIPIAC SCHOOL OF LAW”). 286 of its 1,488 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 2010s, as Melissa Lee Cowan was.
- Same law school
- 1,488living graduates; 88.6% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Elmsford, NY
- 163living registrants
Of the 163 living registrants with an office in Elmsford, NY, 143 were admitted before 2016 and 18 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
- Quinnipiac University School of Law graduates on the register1,488 living, 88.6% registered.
- Attorneys with an office in Elmsford, NY163 living registrants give an office there.
- Westchester County’s registered bar7,255 currently registered, 7.26 per 1,000 residents.
- Admitted in 20168,420 people admitted in 2016 are on the register, 3,373 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 Melissa Lee Cowan’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 Melissa Lee Cowan in 2016. 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).