Melissa C. Koch
On the New York attorney register since 2000 · office in Orlando, FL
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 3045978
- Admitted
- 2000 · First Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Feb 2028
Melissa C. Koch is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 2000 in the First Department, with an office in Orlando, FL; 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 C. Koch 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
188 other attorneys list Akerman LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 68 of them were admitted before 2000. The 5 whose admission is closest to 2000, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Nathan N. Balint | 2000 | Currently registered |
| Steven Mark Cordero | 2000 | Currently registered |
| Michael Paul Kelly | 2000 | Currently registered |
| Adam Robert Von Poblitz | 2000 | Currently registered |
| Mario Fallone | 2001 | 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 C. Koch studied at University of Maine School of Law (the register spells it “UNIVERSITY OF MAINE SCHOOL OF LAW”). 40 of its 171 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 2000s, as Melissa C. Koch was.
- Same law school
- 171living graduates; 92.4% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Orlando, FL
- 272living registrants (outside New York State)
Of the 272 living registrants with an office in Orlando, FL, 99 were admitted before 2000 and 163 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 Akerman LLP189 on the register, 68 of the others admitted before 2000.
- University of Maine School of Law graduates on the register171 living, 92.4% registered.
- New York-admitted attorneys in Orlando, FL272 living registrants give an office there.
- Admitted in 20007,585 people admitted in 2000 are on the register, 2,884 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 C. Koch’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 C. Koch in 2000. 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).