John Francis Nash
On the New York attorney register since 1978 · office in Garden City, NY
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 1366863
- Admitted
- 1978 · Second Department
- Status
- Due to re‑register
- Next registration
- Nov 2026
John Francis Nash is due to re‑register on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 1978 in the Second Department, with an office in Garden City, NY; next registration due Nov 2026. 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
27 other attorneys list Sullivan Papain Block McManus Coffinas & Cannavo P.C. or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 1 of them was admitted before 1978, and 8 of the 28 give an office in Garden City, NY. The 5 whose admission is closest to 1978, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Hugh Martin Turk | 1974 | Currently registered |
| Vito Anthony Cannavo | 1979 | Currently registered |
| Nicholas Papain | 1979 | Currently registered |
| John Michael Tomsky | 1979 | Currently registered |
| Brian J. Shoot | 1980 | Currently registered |
All 28 registrations that list Sullivan Papain Block McManus Coffinas & Cannavo 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 Francis Nash studied at Brooklyn Law School (the register spells it “BROOKLYN”). 2,101 of its 20,058 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 1970s, as John Francis Nash was.
- Same law school
- 20,058living graduates; 86.6% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Garden City, NY
- 2,090living registrants
Of the 2,090 living registrants with an office in Garden City, NY, 167 were admitted before 1978 and 1,898 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 Sullivan Papain Block McManus Coffinas & Cannavo P.C.28 on the register, 1 of the others admitted before 1978; 8 of the 28 give an office in Garden City, NY.
- Brooklyn Law School graduates on the register20,058 living, 86.6% registered.
- Attorneys with an office in Garden City, NY2,090 living registrants give an office there.
- Nassau County’s registered bar9,622 currently registered, 6.92 per 1,000 residents.
- Admitted in 19783,834 people admitted in 1978 are on the register, 1,650 of them through the Second 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 John Francis Nash’s standing, contact the Attorney Registration Unit of the NY Office of Court Administration (nycourts.gov/attorneys), or ask the Appellate Division, Second Department, which admitted John Francis Nash in 1978. A complaint about this attorney would go to the Second Department’s Grievance Committee for the Tenth Judicial District, which covers Nassau 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).