Sarah Muriel Pelham
On the New York attorney register since 2017 · office in Nashville, TN
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 5494943
- Admitted
- 2017 · Third Department
- Status
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was Delinquentnow Suspended, delinquent - Next registration
- Aug 2027
Sarah Muriel Pelham is suspended, delinquent on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 2017 in the Third Department, with an office in Nashville, TN; next registration due Aug 2027. The Aug 6, 2026 file listed this registration as delinquent.
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.
was Delinquentnow Suspended, delinquent changed since the Aug 6, 2026 file- Delinquent unchanged
- Delinquent the first file we hold
A change of standing between the 3 files of the last twelve months is struck through in red; the routine birthday cycle is not.
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
23 other attorneys list Bass, Berry & Sims PLC or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 12 of them were admitted before 2017, and 16 of the 24 give an office in Nashville, TN. The 5 whose admission is closest to 2017, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Noah Robert Black | 2017 | Currently registered |
| Courtney Aileen Hunter | 2017 | Currently registered |
| Nicholas Michael Bessette | 2018 | Currently registered |
| Angelique Marie Salib | 2018 | Due to re‑register |
| Molly Wells Buchanan | 2019 | 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
Sarah Muriel Pelham studied at University of Virginia School of Law (the register spells it “UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA SCHOOL OF LAW”). 1,243 of its 4,707 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 2010s, as Sarah Muriel Pelham was.
- Same law school
- 4,707living graduates; 87.2% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Nashville, TN
- 329living registrants (outside New York State)
Of the 329 living registrants with an office in Nashville, TN, 239 were admitted before 2017 and 74 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 Bass, Berry & Sims PLC24 on the register, 12 of the others admitted before 2017; 16 of the 24 give an office in Nashville, TN.
- University of Virginia School of Law graduates on the register4,707 living, 87.2% registered.
- New York-admitted attorneys in Nashville, TN329 living registrants give an office there.
- Admitted in 20178,202 people admitted in 2017 are on the register, 3,162 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 Sarah Muriel Pelham’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 Sarah Muriel Pelham in 2017. 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).