Monica Welby
On the New York attorney register since 2006 · office in Long Island City, NY
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 4439709
- Admitted
- 2006 · First Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Jul 2028
Monica Welby is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 2006 in the First Department, with an office in Long Island City, NY; next registration due Jul 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 Monica Welby has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Jul 2028.
- Due to re‑register to Currently registered the routine two-year cycle: the registration window closed with a filing
- 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
2 other attorneys list The Dugger Law Firm, PLLC or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 1 of them was admitted before 2006, and all 3 give an office in Long Island City, NY. The 2 whose admission is closest to 2006, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Kathryn Webber Nunez | 1999 | Currently registered |
| Cyrus Edward Dugger | 2008 | 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
Monica Welby studied at Rutgers Law School (the register spells it “Rutgers School of Law - Newark”). 1,786 of its 7,506 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 2000s, as Monica Welby was.
- Same law school
- 7,506living graduates; 84.1% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Long Island City, NY
- 534living registrants
Of the 534 living registrants with an office in Long Island City, NY, 257 were admitted before 2006 and 269 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
- Rutgers Law School graduates on the register7,506 living, 84.1% registered.
- Attorneys with an office in Long Island City, NY534 living registrants give an office there.
- Queens County’s registered bar4,163 currently registered, 1.79 per 1,000 residents.
- Admitted in 20068,638 people admitted in 2006 are on the register, 3,107 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 Monica Welby’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 Monica Welby in 2006. A complaint about this attorney would go to the Second Department’s Grievance Committee for the Second, Eleventh and Thirteenth Judicial Districts, which covers Queens 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).