Christopher Francis Defrancesco
On the New York attorney register since 2014 · office in Syracuse, NY
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 5211271
- Admitted
- 2014 · Third Department
- Status
- Due to re‑register
- Next registration
- Nov 2026
Christopher Francis Defrancesco is due to re‑register on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 2014 in the Third Department, with an office in Syracuse, NY. Since Jul 3, 2026 it has moved only through the routine two-year cycle.
What this status means on the register
On the register, “Due to re‑register” means the attorney has a biennial registration falling due or overdue: the rule asks for it within 30 days after the attorney’s birthday in each alternate year, and the record gives the month it is due. The value stays until the register records the filing or marks the registration delinquent, so the month can have passed; by itself it is not a finding.
- Currently registered to Due to re‑register the routine two-year cycle: the registration window opened
- 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
20 other attorneys list Smith, Sovik, Kendrick & Sugnet, P.C. or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 15 of them were admitted before 2014, and 18 of the 21 give an office in Syracuse, NY. The 5 whose admission is closest to 2014, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Victor L. Prial | 2005 | Currently registered |
| John Patrick Coghlan | 2015 | Currently registered |
| Thomas J. Debernardis | 2019 | Currently registered |
| Kinga Fenikowska | 2022 | Currently registered |
| Kevin Joseph Casserino | 2024 | Currently registered |
All 21 registrations that list Smith, Sovik, Kendrick & Sugnet, P.C.
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 Francis Defrancesco studied at Syracuse University College of Law (the register spells it “SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF LAW”). 1,227 of its 7,168 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 2010s, as Christopher Francis Defrancesco was.
- Same law school
- 7,168living graduates; 87.5% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Syracuse, NY
- 1,631living registrants
Of the 1,631 living registrants with an office in Syracuse, NY, 1,197 were admitted before 2014 and 404 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 Smith, Sovik, Kendrick & Sugnet, P.C.21 on the register, 15 of the others admitted before 2014; 18 of the 21 give an office in Syracuse, NY.
- Syracuse University College of Law graduates on the register7,168 living, 87.5% registered.
- Attorneys with an office in Syracuse, NY1,631 living registrants give an office there.
- Onondaga County’s registered bar1,729 currently registered, 3.67 per 1,000 residents.
- Admitted in 201410,747 people admitted in 2014 are on the register, 4,172 of them through the Third Department.
- Every registration that reads “Due to re‑register”47,986 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 Christopher Francis Defrancesco’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 Christopher Francis Defrancesco in 2014. A complaint about this attorney would go to the Fourth Department’s grievance committee, which covers Onondaga County, where the register places the office.
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).