Melvin C. Garner
On the New York attorney register since 1974 · office in White Plains, NY
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 1601590
- Admitted
- 1974 · First Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Feb 2028
Melvin C. Garner is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 1974 in the First Department, with an office in White Plains, NY; next registration due Feb 2028. The status is the same in all 3 files we hold.
What this status means on the register
On the register, “Currently registered” means Melvin C. Garner has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Feb 2028.
- 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
33 other attorneys list Leason Ellis LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 0 of them were admitted before 1974, and all 34 give an office in White Plains, NY. The 5 whose admission is closest to 1974, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| James F. Haley | 1977 | Currently registered |
| Elizabeth M. Barnhard | 1982 | Due to re‑register |
| Robert M. Isackson | 1983 | Currently registered |
| David Geoffrey Leason | 1993 | Currently registered |
| Anthony James Francis Natoli | 1993 | 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 C. Garner studied at Brooklyn Law School (the register spells it “BROOKLYN”). 2,101 of its 20,058 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 1970s, as Melvin C. Garner was.
- Same law school
- 20,058living graduates; 86.6% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in White Plains, NY
- 3,313living registrants
Of the 3,313 living registrants with an office in White Plains, NY, 128 were admitted before 1974 and 3,159 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 Leason Ellis LLP34 on the register, 0 of the others admitted before 1974; all 34 give an office in White Plains, NY.
- Brooklyn Law School graduates on the register20,058 living, 86.6% registered.
- Attorneys with an office in White Plains, NY3,313 living registrants give an office there.
- Westchester County’s registered bar7,255 currently registered, 7.26 per 1,000 residents.
- Admitted in 19742,908 people admitted in 1974 are on the register, 1,010 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 Melvin C. Garner’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 C. Garner in 1974. A complaint about this attorney would go to the Second Department’s Grievance Committee for the Ninth Judicial District, which covers Westchester 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).