Richard A. Nelke
On the New York attorney register since 2000 · office in Edison, NJ
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 3016417
- Admitted
- 2000 · Third Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Oct 2028
Richard A. Nelke is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 2000 in the Third Department, with an office in Edison, NJ; next registration due Oct 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 Richard A. Nelke has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Oct 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
The register gives this attorney’s employer as “Methfessel & Werbel, P.C.”. We count that spelling with Methfessel & Werbel, the name most registrants give for the firm now; the register does not say where the attorney works today.
21 other attorneys list Methfessel & Werbel or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 8 of them were admitted before 2000, and 18 of the 22 give an office in Edison, NJ. The 5 whose admission is closest to 2000, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Beth Ann Bolger | 1997 | Currently registered |
| Athina Lekas | 2000 | Currently registered |
| Shaji Mathew Eapen | 2002 | Currently registered |
| Jeffrey Ronald Merlino | 2002 | Due to re‑register |
| Sarah K. Delahant | 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
Richard A. Nelke studied at Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University (the register spells it “PACE UNIVERSITY”). 1,750 of its 8,033 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 2000s, as Richard A. Nelke was.
- Same law school
- 8,033living graduates; 90.0% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Edison, NJ
- 193living registrants (outside New York State)
Of the 193 living registrants with an office in Edison, NJ, 69 were admitted before 2000 and 121 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 Methfessel & Werbel22 on the register, 8 of the others admitted before 2000; 18 of the 22 give an office in Edison, NJ.
- Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University graduates on the register8,033 living, 90.0% registered.
- New York-admitted attorneys in Edison, NJ193 living registrants give an office there.
- Admitted in 20007,585 people admitted in 2000 are on the register, 2,096 of them through the Third 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 Richard A. Nelke’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 Richard A. Nelke in 2000. 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).