Melissa Baal Guidorizzi
On the New York attorney register since 1997 · office in Washington, DC
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 2832731
- Admitted
- 1997 · First Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- May 2027
Melissa Baal Guidorizzi is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 1997 in the First Department, with an office in Washington, DC; next registration due May 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 Baal Guidorizzi has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in May 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
181 other attorneys list Davis Wright Tremaine LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 25 of them were admitted before 1997, and 21 of the 182 give an office in Washington, DC. The 5 whose admission is closest to 1997, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Eric Andrew Bensky | 1997 | Currently registered |
| Robert John Driscoll | 1997 | Currently registered |
| James Eric Rosenfeld | 1997 | Currently registered |
| Lyle Stewart Zuckerman | 1997 | Currently registered |
| Steven Ezra Klein | 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 Baal Guidorizzi studied at Cornell Law School (the register spells it “CORNELL UNIVERSITY”). 957 of its 7,028 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 1990s, as Melissa Baal Guidorizzi was.
- Same law school
- 7,028living graduates; 87.8% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Washington, DC
- 12,527living registrants (outside New York State)
Of the 12,527 living registrants with an office in Washington, DC, 2,090 were admitted before 1997 and 10,211 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 Davis Wright Tremaine LLP182 on the register, 25 of the others admitted before 1997; 21 of the 182 give an office in Washington, DC.
- Cornell Law School graduates on the register7,028 living, 87.8% registered.
- New York-admitted attorneys in Washington, DC12,527 living registrants give an office there.
- Admitted in 19977,066 people admitted in 1997 are on the register, 2,545 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 Baal Guidorizzi’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 Baal Guidorizzi in 1997. 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).