PlainAttorney Register file of Sep 29, 2026 · NY Office of Court Administration, via data.ny.gov

Melody Westfall

On the New York attorney register since 2010 · office in Syracuse, NY

PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.

Registration No.
4761540
Admitted
2010 · Fourth Department
Status
Currently registered
Next registration
Aug 2028

Melody Westfall is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 2010 in the Fourth Department, with an office in Syracuse, NY; next registration due Aug 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 Westfall has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Aug 2028.

  1. Currently registered unchanged
  2. Due to re‑register to Currently registered the routine two-year cycle: the registration window closed with a filing
  3. 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

6 other attorneys list Westfall Law PLLC or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 1 of them was admitted before 2010, and 5 of the 7 give an office in Syracuse, NY. The 5 whose admission is closest to 2010, earliest first:

AttorneyAdmittedStatus
Judith A. Rhodes2006Currently registered
Devon Michael Kelly2010Currently registered
Ethan Michael Peterson2018Currently registered
Shane Kelly2023Currently registered
Andrew Joseph Doody2024Due 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

Melody Westfall studied at Syracuse University College of Law. 1,227 of its 7,168 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 2010s, as Melody Westfall was.

Same law school
7,168living graduates; 87.5% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
Office in Syracuse, NY
1,631living registrants

Of the 1,631 living registrants with an office in Syracuse, NY, 1,062 were admitted before 2010 and 529 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

  1. Syracuse University College of Law graduates on the register7,168 living, 87.5% registered.
  2. Attorneys with an office in Syracuse, NY1,631 living registrants give an office there.
  3. Onondaga County’s registered bar1,729 currently registered, 3.67 per 1,000 residents.
  4. Admitted in 201010,128 people admitted in 2010 are on the register, 366 of them through the Fourth Department.
  5. Every registration that reads “Currently registered”286,911 on the register file of Sep 29, 2026, by decade of admission.
  6. 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 Westfall’s standing, contact the Attorney Registration Unit of the NY Office of Court Administration (nycourts.gov/attorneys), or ask the Appellate Division, Fourth Department, which admitted Melody Westfall in 2010. A complaint about this attorney would go to the Fourth Department’s grievance committee, which covers Onondaga 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).

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