Michelle Meleski Nicholson
On the New York attorney register since 2014 · office in Morristown, NJ
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 5208178
- Admitted
- 2014 · First Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Sep 2028
Michelle Meleski Nicholson is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 2014 in the First Department, with an office in Morristown, NJ; next registration due Sep 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 Michelle Meleski Nicholson has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Sep 2028.
- Due to re‑register to Currently registered the routine two-year cycle: the registration window closed with a filing
- Currently registered to Due to re‑register the routine two-year cycle: the registration window opened
- 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
109 other attorneys list Barnes & Thornburg LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 67 of them were admitted before 2014, and 10 of the 110 give an office in Morristown, NJ. The 5 whose admission is closest to 2014, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Jacqueline Rogers Connor | 2014 | Due to re‑register |
| Brantley Austin Hawkins | 2014 | Currently registered |
| William Bee Ravenel Lewis | 2014 | Currently registered |
| Vincent Bryan Lillegard | 2014 | Currently registered |
| Gabriella Maria Ripoll | 2014 | 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 Meleski Nicholson studied at Columbia Law School. 4,756 of its 18,953 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 2010s, as Michelle Meleski Nicholson was.
- Same law school
- 18,953living graduates; 87.4% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Morristown, NJ
- 745living registrants (outside New York State)
Of the 745 living registrants with an office in Morristown, NJ, 559 were admitted before 2014 and 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 Barnes & Thornburg LLP110 on the register, 67 of the others admitted before 2014; 10 of the 110 give an office in Morristown, NJ.
- Columbia Law School graduates on the register18,953 living, 87.4% registered.
- New York-admitted attorneys in Morristown, NJ745 living registrants give an office there.
- Admitted in 201410,747 people admitted in 2014 are on the register, 3,283 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 Michelle Meleski Nicholson’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 Michelle Meleski Nicholson in 2014. 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).