Melissa Washington
On the New York attorney register since 2009 · office in Washington, DC
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 4677001
- Admitted
- 2009 · Second Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Mar 2027
Melissa Washington is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 2009 in the Second Department, with an office in Washington, DC; 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 Washington 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
The register gives this attorney’s employer as “The Washington Law Firm PLLC”. We count that spelling with Washington Law Firm P.C., the name most registrants give for the firm now; the register does not say where the attorney works today.
2 other attorneys list Washington Law Firm P.C. or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 1 of them was admitted before 2009, and 2 of the 3 give an office in Washington, DC. The 2 whose admission is closest to 2009, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Shellon Oneka Washington | 2006 | Currently registered |
| Christopher Joseph Jones | 2023 | 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 Washington studied at Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, Yeshiva University (the register spells it “BENJAMIN N. CARDOZO SCHOOL OF LAW”). 2,933 of its 12,878 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 2000s, as Melissa Washington was.
- Same law school
- 12,878living graduates; 88.9% 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, 5,898 were admitted before 2009 and 6,145 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
- Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, Yeshiva University graduates on the register12,878 living, 88.9% registered.
- New York-admitted attorneys in Washington, DC12,527 living registrants give an office there.
- Admitted in 200910,203 people admitted in 2009 are on the register, 2,712 of them through the Second 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 Washington’s standing, contact the Attorney Registration Unit of the NY Office of Court Administration (nycourts.gov/attorneys), or ask the Appellate Division, Second Department, which admitted Melissa Washington in 2009. 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).