Nicholas Michael Bessette
On the New York attorney register since 2018 · office in Nashville, TN
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 5578562
- Admitted
- 2018 · Third Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Jun 2028
Nicholas Michael Bessette is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 2018 in the Third Department, with an office in Nashville, TN; next registration due Jun 2028. The status is the same in all 3 files we hold.
What this status means on the register
On the register, “Currently registered” means Nicholas Michael Bessette has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Jun 2028.
- 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
23 other attorneys list Bass, Berry & Sims PLC or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 15 of them were admitted before 2018, and 16 of the 24 give an office in Nashville, TN. The 5 whose admission is closest to 2018, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Noah Robert Black | 2017 | Currently registered |
| Courtney Aileen Hunter | 2017 | Currently registered |
| Angelique Marie Salib | 2018 | Due to re‑register |
| Molly Wells Buchanan | 2019 | Currently registered |
| Emily E Fountain | 2019 | 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
Nicholas Michael Bessette studied at University of Michigan Law School. 1,352 of its 4,806 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 2010s, as Nicholas Michael Bessette was.
- Same law school
- 4,806living graduates; 86.9% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Nashville, TN
- 329living registrants (outside New York State)
Of the 329 living registrants with an office in Nashville, TN, 255 were admitted before 2018 and 66 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 Bass, Berry & Sims PLC24 on the register, 15 of the others admitted before 2018; 16 of the 24 give an office in Nashville, TN.
- University of Michigan Law School graduates on the register4,806 living, 86.9% registered.
- New York-admitted attorneys in Nashville, TN329 living registrants give an office there.
- Admitted in 20188,750 people admitted in 2018 are on the register, 3,556 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 Nicholas Michael Bessette’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 Nicholas Michael Bessette in 2018. 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).