Michelle Maria Cresti
On the New York attorney register since 1991 · office in Newark, NJ
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 2411825
- Admitted
- 1991 · Third Department
- Status
- Suspended, delinquent
- Next registration
- May 2027
Michelle Maria Cresti is suspended, delinquent on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 1991 in the Third Department, with an office in Newark, NJ; next registration due May 2027. The status is the same in all 3 files we hold.
What this status means on the register
On the register, “Suspended, delinquent” means the attorney is recorded as suspended from practice, with the registration also delinquent. The register does not give the reason or date of a suspension; the Appellate Division’s order does.
- Suspended, delinquent unchanged
- Suspended, delinquent unchanged
- Suspended, delinquent 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
11 other attorneys list Jacoby & Meyers or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 3 of them were admitted before 1991, and 3 of the 12 give an office in Newark, NJ. The 5 whose admission is closest to 1991, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Linda Toni Armatti | 1985 | Currently registered |
| Cynthia Mary Maurer | 1990 | Currently registered |
| Marie Gerette Costello | 1993 | Currently registered |
| David Daniel Akerib | 1995 | Currently registered |
| Marc Scott Becker | 1998 | 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
Michelle Maria Cresti studied at Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law (the register spells it “VILLANOVA”). 210 of its 1,575 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 1990s, as Michelle Maria Cresti was.
- Same law school
- 1,575living graduates; 88.4% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Newark, NJ
- 1,842living registrants (outside New York State)
Of the 1,842 living registrants with an office in Newark, NJ, 212 were admitted before 1991 and 1,611 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 Jacoby & Meyers12 on the register, 3 of the others admitted before 1991; 3 of the 12 give an office in Newark, NJ.
- Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law graduates on the register1,575 living, 88.4% registered.
- New York-admitted attorneys in Newark, NJ1,842 living registrants give an office there.
- Admitted in 19916,456 people admitted in 1991 are on the register, 1,252 of them through the Third Department.
- Every registration that reads “Suspended, delinquent”20,229 on the register file of Sep 29, 2026, by decade of admission.
- How to complain about a New York lawyerThe grievance committee for each county, and what it can do.
How to confirm it officially
For a statement of Michelle Maria Cresti’s standing, contact the Attorney Registration Unit of the NY Office of Court Administration (nycourts.gov/attorneys), or ask the Appellate Division, Third Department, which admitted Michelle Maria Cresti in 1991. 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).