Michelle Lynn Merola
On the New York attorney register since 2006 · office in Saratoga Springs, NY
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 4382024
- Admitted
- 2006 · Fourth Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Feb 2028
Michelle Lynn Merola is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 2006 in the Fourth Department, with an office in Saratoga Springs, 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 Michelle Lynn Merola 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
218 other attorneys list Hodgson Russ LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 88 of them were admitted before 2006. The 5 whose admission is closest to 2006, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Carmine Joseph Castellano | 2006 | Currently registered |
| Joseph Nicholas Endres | 2006 | Currently registered |
| Michael John Flanagan | 2006 | Currently registered |
| Julia Marcelle Hilliker | 2006 | Currently registered |
| Ryan James Lucinski | 2006 | 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 Lynn Merola studied at American University Washington College of Law (the register spells it “WASHINGTON COLLEGE OF LAW”). 1,253 of its 4,261 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 2000s, as Michelle Lynn Merola was.
- Same law school
- 4,261living graduates; 88.3% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Saratoga Springs, NY
- 293living registrants
Of the 293 living registrants with an office in Saratoga Springs, NY, 202 were admitted before 2006 and 82 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 Hodgson Russ LLP219 on the register, 88 of the others admitted before 2006.
- American University Washington College of Law graduates on the register4,261 living, 88.3% registered.
- Attorneys with an office in Saratoga Springs, NY293 living registrants give an office there.
- Saratoga County’s registered bar543 currently registered, 2.28 per 1,000 residents.
- Admitted in 20068,638 people admitted in 2006 are on the register, 310 of them through the Fourth 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 Michelle Lynn Merola’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 Michelle Lynn Merola in 2006. A complaint about this attorney would go to the Third Department’s grievance committee, which covers Saratoga 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).