Taylor Melanie Apodaca
On the New York attorney register since 2022 · office in Palo Alto, CA
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 5966700
- Admitted
- 2022 · Third Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Jun 2028
Taylor Melanie Apodaca is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 2022 in the Third Department, with an office in Palo Alto, CA; next registration due Jun 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 Taylor Melanie Apodaca has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Jun 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
762 other attorneys list Sullivan & Cromwell LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 443 of them were admitted before 2022, and 8 of the 763 give an office in Palo Alto, CA. The 5 whose admission is closest to 2022, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Adnane Ayeb | 2022 | Currently registered |
| Grier Elizabeth Barnes | 2022 | Currently registered |
| Jasmine Maria Benzine | 2022 | Currently registered |
| Benjamin Daniel Black | 2022 | Currently registered |
| Joseph Samuel Bonafede | 2022 | 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
Taylor Melanie Apodaca studied at USC Gould School of Law (the register spells it “University of Southern California Gould School of Law”). 329 of its 1,147 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 2020s, as Taylor Melanie Apodaca was.
- Same law school
- 1,147living graduates; 86.5% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Palo Alto, CA
- 393living registrants (outside New York State)
Of the 393 living registrants with an office in Palo Alto, CA, 375 were admitted before 2022 and 11 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 Sullivan & Cromwell LLP763 on the register, 443 of the others admitted before 2022; 8 of the 763 give an office in Palo Alto, CA.
- USC Gould School of Law graduates on the register1,147 living, 86.5% registered.
- New York-admitted attorneys in Palo Alto, CA393 living registrants give an office there.
- Admitted in 20227,736 people admitted in 2022 are on the register, 3,662 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 Taylor Melanie Apodaca’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 Taylor Melanie Apodaca in 2022. 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).