Joseph P. Nichols
On the New York attorney register since 1983 · office in Malone, NY
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 1844414
- Admitted
- 1983 · Fourth Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Jan 2027
Joseph P. Nichols is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 1983 in the Fourth Department, with an office in Malone, NY; next registration due Jan 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 Joseph P. Nichols has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Jan 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
The register gives this attorney’s employer as “Poissant, Nichols, Grue, Vanier and Babbie, P.C.”. We count that spelling with Poissant, Nichols, Grue, Vanier & Babbie, PC, the name most registrants give for the firm now; the register does not say where the attorney works today.
2 other attorneys list Poissant, Nichols, Grue, Vanier & Babbie, PC or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 0 of them were admitted before 1983, and all 3 give an office in Malone, NY. The 2 whose admission is closest to 1983, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Stephen Andrew Vanier | 1993 | Currently registered |
| Luke John Babbie | 2011 | 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
Joseph P. Nichols studied at Albany Law School. 1,852 of its 10,183 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 1980s, as Joseph P. Nichols was.
- Same law school
- 10,183living graduates; 91.3% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Malone, NY
- 35living registrants
Of the 35 living registrants with an office in Malone, NY, 3 were admitted before 1983 and 31 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
- Albany Law School graduates on the register10,183 living, 91.3% registered.
- Attorneys with an office in Malone, NY35 living registrants give an office there.
- Franklin County’s registered bar52 currently registered, 1.11 per 1,000 residents.
- Admitted in 19835,424 people admitted in 1983 are on the register, 392 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 Joseph P. Nichols’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 Joseph P. Nichols in 1983. A complaint about this attorney would go to the Third Department’s grievance committee, which covers Franklin 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).