Melissa Leigh Martin
On the New York attorney register since 2020 · office in San Antonio, TX
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 5796438
- Admitted
- 2020 · Third Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Dec 2026
Melissa Leigh Martin is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 2020 in the Third Department, with an office in San Antonio, TX; next registration due Dec 2026. 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 Leigh Martin has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Dec 2026.
- 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
13 other attorneys list Dykema Gossett PLLC or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 12 of them were admitted before 2020, and 2 of the 14 give an office in San Antonio, TX. The 5 whose admission is closest to 2020, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Jennifer Lynn Beidel | 2012 | Currently registered |
| Jeffrey Ross Fine | 2014 | Currently registered |
| John David Black | 2015 | Currently registered |
| Kathleen Mae Cruz | 2018 | Currently registered |
| Dominique Ashley Douglas | 2026 | 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 Leigh Martin studied at American University Washington College of Law (the register spells it “American University Washington D.C. College of Law”). 427 of its 4,261 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 2020s, as Melissa Leigh Martin was.
- Same law school
- 4,261living graduates; 88.3% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in San Antonio, TX
- 178living registrants (outside New York State)
Of the 178 living registrants with an office in San Antonio, TX, 151 were admitted before 2020 and 19 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 Dykema Gossett PLLC14 on the register, 12 of the others admitted before 2020; 2 of the 14 give an office in San Antonio, TX.
- American University Washington College of Law graduates on the register4,261 living, 88.3% registered.
- New York-admitted attorneys in San Antonio, TX178 living registrants give an office there.
- Admitted in 20208,276 people admitted in 2020 are on the register, 3,652 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 Leigh Martin’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 Leigh Martin in 2020. 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).