Melvin S. Drozen
On the New York attorney register since 1976 · office in Washington, DC
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 1302116
- Admitted
- 1976 · First Department
- Status
- Due to re‑register
- Next registration
- Apr 2026
Melvin S. Drozen is due to re‑register on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 1976 in the First Department, with an office in Washington, DC; next registration due Apr 2026. The status is the same in all 3 files we hold. The registration was due in Apr 2026 and the register has not recorded it as filed.
What this status means on the register
On the register, “Due to re‑register” means the attorney has a biennial registration falling due or overdue: the rule asks for it within 30 days after the attorney’s birthday in each alternate year, and the record gives the month it is due. The value stays until the register records the filing or marks the registration delinquent, so the month can have passed; by itself it is not a finding.
- Due to re‑register unchanged
- Due to re‑register unchanged
- 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
5 other attorneys list Keller and Heckman LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 0 of them were admitted before 1976, and 5 of the 6 give an office in Washington, DC. The 5 whose admission is closest to 1976, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Herbert Estreicher | 1989 | Currently registered |
| James Gordon Votaw | 1990 | Due to re‑register |
| David J. Ettinger | 1993 | Currently registered |
| Yin Dai | 2013 | Currently registered |
| Anushka R. Stein | 2016 | 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
Melvin S. Drozen studied at Brooklyn Law School. 2,101 of its 20,058 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 1970s, as Melvin S. Drozen was.
- Same law school
- 20,058living graduates; 86.6% 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, 204 were admitted before 1976 and 12,299 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
- Brooklyn Law School graduates on the register20,058 living, 86.6% registered.
- New York-admitted attorneys in Washington, DC12,527 living registrants give an office there.
- Admitted in 19763,226 people admitted in 1976 are on the register, 1,169 of them through the First Department.
- Every registration that reads “Due to re‑register”47,986 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 Melvin S. Drozen’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 Melvin S. Drozen in 1976. 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).