Summary
This Appellate Division, Third Department decision addresses Melanie Carrie Keene's application for nondisciplinary resignation from the New York bar due to unfulfilled attorney registration requirements. Although the Attorney Grievance Committee initially opposed the application, Keene submitted a supplemental affidavit confirming she had cured her registration delinquency. Consequently, the court granted the application, accepted her nondisciplinary resignation, and ordered her name stricken from the roll of attorneys effective immediately.
Topics
Questions Presented
- Whether Melanie Carrie Keene is eligible to resign from the New York bar for nondisciplinary reasons after curing her attorney registration delinquency.
Holdings
- Keene is eligible to resign for nondisciplinary reasons because she satisfied the attorney registration requirements for the 2025‑2026 biennial period.
Key quotations
“ORDERED that Melanie Carrie Keene's application for permission to resign is granted and her nondisciplinary resignation is accepted; and it is further ORDERED that Melanie Carrie Keene's name is hereby stricken from the roll of attorneys and counselors-at-law of the State of New York, effective immediately, and until further order of this Court.” (*1)
Factual background
Melanie Carrie Keene was admitted to the New York bar in 2007, listed a Kansas address, and applied for nondisciplinary resignation. The Attorney Grievance Committee argued she was ineligible because she had not satisfied the 2025‑2026 biennial attorney registration requirement. Keene subsequently filed a supplemental affidavit showing she had become current with registration, and Office of Court Administration records confirmed the cure.
Procedural history
Keene applied to resign; AGC objected citing failure to meet registration requirements; Keene later cured the deficiency; the Appellate Division reviewed the application and granted the resignation.