Christopher Cole
On the New York attorney register since 1990 · office in Portsmouth, NH
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 2364099
- Admitted
- 1990 · First Department
- Status
- Delinquent
- Next registration
- Feb 2026
Christopher Cole is delinquent on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 1990 in the First Department, with an office in Portsmouth, NH; next registration due Feb 2026. The status is the same in all 3 files we hold. The month shown is the next cycle’s; the delinquency concerns an earlier registration the register did not receive.
What this status means on the register
On the register, “Delinquent” means the attorney has a registration the register shows as due and not received. Under the rule a failure to register results in referral to the Appellate Division for disciplinary action; the register does not show whether a given attorney was referred.
- Delinquent unchanged
- Delinquent unchanged
- Delinquent 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
8 other attorneys list Sheehan Phinney Bass & Green or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 1 of them was admitted before 1990. The 5 whose admission is closest to 1990, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Colleen Lyons | 1985 | Currently registered |
| Robert Ronald Lucic | 1990 | Currently registered |
| Amy Crafts | 2004 | Currently registered |
| William Patrick O’Sullivan | 2007 | Due to re‑register |
| Christopher Michael Candon | 2011 | 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
Christopher Cole studied at Syracuse University College of Law (the register spells it “SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY”). 1,477 of its 7,168 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 1990s, as Christopher Cole was.
- Same law school
- 7,168living graduates; 87.5% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Portsmouth, NH
- 38living registrants (outside New York State)
Of the 38 living registrants with an office in Portsmouth, NH, 11 were admitted before 1990 and 26 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
- Syracuse University College of Law graduates on the register7,168 living, 87.5% registered.
- New York-admitted attorneys in Portsmouth, NH38 living registrants give an office there.
- Admitted in 19906,112 people admitted in 1990 are on the register, 2,199 of them through the First Department.
- Every registration that reads “Delinquent”15,500 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 Christopher Cole’s standing, contact the Attorney Registration Unit of the NY Office of Court Administration (nycourts.gov/attorneys), or ask the Appellate Division, First Department, which admitted Christopher Cole in 1990. 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).