James Vincent Cole
On the New York attorney register since 1996 · office in Washington, DC
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 2753242
- Admitted
- 1996 · Third Department
- Status
- Due to re‑register
- Next registration
- May 2026
James Vincent Cole is due to re‑register on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 1996 in the Third Department, with an office in Washington, DC; next registration due May 2026. The status is the same in all 3 files we hold. The registration was due in May 2026 and the register has not recorded it as filed.
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.
- Due to re‑register unchanged
- Due to re‑register unchanged
- Due to re‑register 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
23 other attorneys list Groom Law Group or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 5 of them were admitted before 1996, and all 24 give an office in Washington, DC. The 5 whose admission is closest to 1996, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Barry Evan Warner | 1994 | Due to re‑register |
| Christine Louise Keller | 1996 | Due to re‑register |
| Mark Christopher Nielsen | 1997 | Currently registered |
| David Nathaniel Levine | 1998 | Due to re‑register |
| Malcolm Christopher Slee | 1999 | 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
James Vincent Cole studied at Antonin Scalia Law School, George Mason University (the register spells it “GEORGE MASON UNIV”). 69 of its 466 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 1990s, as James Vincent Cole was.
- Same law school
- 466living graduates; 91.2% 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, 1,883 were admitted before 1996 and 10,437 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 Groom Law Group24 on the register, 5 of the others admitted before 1996; all 24 give an office in Washington, DC.
- Antonin Scalia Law School, George Mason University graduates on the register466 living, 91.2% registered.
- New York-admitted attorneys in Washington, DC12,527 living registrants give an office there.
- Admitted in 19966,887 people admitted in 1996 are on the register, 1,621 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 James Vincent Cole’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 James Vincent Cole in 1996. 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).