William Firman Merlin Jr.
On the New York attorney register since 2013 · office in Tampa, FL
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 5169719
- Admitted
- 2013 · Third Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Mar 2027
William Firman Merlin Jr. is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 2013 in the Third Department, with an office in Tampa, FL; next registration due Mar 2027. The status is the same in all 3 files we hold.
What this status means on the register
On the register, “Currently registered” means William Firman Merlin Jr. has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Mar 2027.
- 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 “Merlin Law Group, P.A.”. We count that spelling with Merlin Law Group, the name most registrants give for the firm now; the register does not say where the attorney works today.
7 other attorneys list Merlin Law Group or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 2 of them were admitted before 2013, and 3 of the 8 give an office in Tampa, FL. The 5 whose admission is closest to 2013, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Shaun James Marker | 2011 | Currently registered |
| Javier Delgado | 2013 | Currently registered |
| Daniel Wayne Ballard Jr. | 2022 | Currently registered |
| Etienne Michel Font | 2024 | Currently registered |
| W. Anthony Loe | 2024 | 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
William Firman Merlin Jr. studied at University of Florida Levin College of Law. 283 of its 813 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 2010s, as William Firman Merlin Jr. was.
- Same law school
- 813living graduates; 87.6% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Tampa, FL
- 437living registrants (outside New York State)
Of the 437 living registrants with an office in Tampa, FL, 306 were admitted before 2013 and 113 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
- University of Florida Levin College of Law graduates on the register813 living, 87.6% registered.
- New York-admitted attorneys in Tampa, FL437 living registrants give an office there.
- Admitted in 201310,251 people admitted in 2013 are on the register, 4,077 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 William Firman Merlin Jr.’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 William Firman Merlin Jr. in 2013. 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).