Melissa Ruman Stewart
On the New York attorney register since 2007 · office in Dallas, TX
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 4542536
- Admitted
- 2007 · Third Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Mar 2027
Melissa Ruman Stewart is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 2007 in the Third Department, with an office in Dallas, TX; next registration due Mar 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 Ruman Stewart has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Mar 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
32 other attorneys list Winstead PC or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 6 of them were admitted before 2007, and 16 of the 33 give an office in Dallas, TX. The 5 whose admission is closest to 2007, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Le V. Lam | 2005 | Currently registered |
| John Francis Curry | 2007 | Suspended, delinquent |
| John Salvatore Bruzina | 2008 | Currently registered |
| Jessica Christine Straley | 2008 | Due to re‑register |
| Jaesuk Yoo | 2008 | Due to re‑register |
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 Ruman Stewart studied at Tulane University Law School (the register spells it “TULANE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW”). 694 of its 2,194 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 2000s, as Melissa Ruman Stewart was.
- Same law school
- 2,194living graduates; 87.7% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Dallas, TX
- 1,009living registrants (outside New York State)
Of the 1,009 living registrants with an office in Dallas, TX, 359 were admitted before 2007 and 621 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 Winstead PC33 on the register, 6 of the others admitted before 2007; 16 of the 33 give an office in Dallas, TX.
- Tulane University Law School graduates on the register2,194 living, 87.7% registered.
- New York-admitted attorneys in Dallas, TX1,009 living registrants give an office there.
- Admitted in 20078,913 people admitted in 2007 are on the register, 2,894 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 Ruman Stewart’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 Ruman Stewart in 2007. 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).