John Patrick Coghlan
On the New York attorney register since 2015 · office in Syracuse, NY
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 5297429
- Admitted
- 2015 · Fourth Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Mar 2027
John Patrick Coghlan is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 2015 in the Fourth Department, with an office in Syracuse, NY; 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 John Patrick Coghlan 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
20 other attorneys list Smith, Sovik, Kendrick & Sugnet, P.C. or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 16 of them were admitted before 2015, and 18 of the 21 give an office in Syracuse, NY. The 5 whose admission is closest to 2015, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Victor L. Prial | 2005 | Currently registered |
| Christopher Francis Defrancesco | 2014 | Due to re‑register |
| 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
John Patrick Coghlan studied at Albany Law School. 1,659 of its 10,183 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 2010s, as John Patrick Coghlan was.
- Same law school
- 10,183living graduates; 91.3% 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, 1,227 were admitted before 2015 and 368 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, 16 of the others admitted before 2015; 18 of the 21 give an office in Syracuse, NY.
- Albany Law School graduates on the register10,183 living, 91.3% 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 20158,867 people admitted in 2015 are on the register, 364 of them through the Fourth 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 John Patrick Coghlan’s standing, contact the Attorney Registration Unit of the NY Office of Court Administration (nycourts.gov/attorneys), or ask the Appellate Division, Fourth Department, which admitted John Patrick Coghlan in 2015. 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).