Collette Catherine Goodman
On the New York attorney register since 1983 · office in Washington, DC
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 1879527
- Admitted
- 1983 · Third Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Mar 2027
Collette Catherine Goodman is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 1983 in the Third Department, with an office in Washington, DC; 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 Collette Catherine Goodman 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
551 other attorneys list Goodwin Procter LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 6 of them were admitted before 1983, and 50 of the 552 give an office in Washington, DC. The 5 whose admission is closest to 1983, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Martin Carmichael III | 1980 | Due to re‑register |
| John J. Falvey Jr | 1984 | Due to re‑register |
| Joanne M. Gray | 1984 | Currently registered |
| Michael J. Litchman | 1984 | Currently registered |
| Cynthia Lynn Wells | 1985 | 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
Collette Catherine Goodman studied at Harvard Law School (the register spells it “HARVARD”). 1,661 of its 14,378 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 1980s, as Collette Catherine Goodman was.
- Same law school
- 14,378living graduates; 86.1% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Washington, DC
- 12,527living registrants (outside New York State)
Of the 12,527 living registrants with an office in Washington, DC, 452 were admitted before 1983 and 12,015 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 Goodwin Procter LLP552 on the register, 6 of the others admitted before 1983; 50 of the 552 give an office in Washington, DC.
- Harvard Law School graduates on the register14,378 living, 86.1% registered.
- New York-admitted attorneys in Washington, DC12,527 living registrants give an office there.
- Admitted in 19835,424 people admitted in 1983 are on the register, 948 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 Collette Catherine Goodman’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 Collette Catherine Goodman in 1983. 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).