Melody Shamcy Kalimian
On the New York attorney register since 2010 · office in Mineola, NY
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 4827663
- Admitted
- 2010 · First Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Jun 2028
Melody Shamcy Kalimian is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 2010 in the First Department, with an office in Mineola, NY; next registration due Jun 2028. Since Jul 3, 2026 it has moved only through the routine two-year cycle.
What this status means on the register
On the register, “Currently registered” means Melody Shamcy Kalimian has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Jun 2028.
- Currently registered unchanged
- Due to re‑register to Currently registered the routine two-year cycle: the registration window closed with a filing
- Due to re‑register 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 “Lester, Minsky & Berzak, PC”. We count that spelling with Lester, Minsky & Berzak, 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 Lester, Minsky & Berzak, P.C. or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 2 of them were admitted before 2010, and all 3 give an office in Mineola, NY. The 2 whose admission is closest to 2010, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Howard Alan Minsky | 1973 | Currently registered |
| Leigh Alden Minsky | 2004 | 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
Melody Shamcy Kalimian studied at New York Law School. 3,401 of its 15,601 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 2010s, as Melody Shamcy Kalimian was.
- Same law school
- 15,601living graduates; 87.0% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Mineola, NY
- 1,094living registrants
Of the 1,094 living registrants with an office in Mineola, NY, 716 were admitted before 2010 and 345 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
- New York Law School graduates on the register15,601 living, 87.0% registered.
- Attorneys with an office in Mineola, NY1,094 living registrants give an office there.
- Nassau County’s registered bar9,622 currently registered, 6.92 per 1,000 residents.
- Admitted in 201010,128 people admitted in 2010 are on the register, 3,126 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 Melody Shamcy Kalimian’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 Melody Shamcy Kalimian in 2010. A complaint about this attorney would go to the Second Department’s Grievance Committee for the Tenth Judicial District, which covers Nassau County, where the register places the office.
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).