Nicholas Stephen Cortese
On the New York attorney register since 2015 · office in Binghamton, NY
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 5326673
- Admitted
- 2015 · Third Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Dec 2027
Nicholas Stephen Cortese is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 2015 in the Third Department, with an office in Binghamton, NY; next registration due Dec 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 Nicholas Stephen Cortese has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Dec 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
48 other attorneys list Coughlin & Gerhart LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 33 of them were admitted before 2015, and 39 of the 49 give an office in Binghamton, NY. The 5 whose admission is closest to 2015, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Brady Lee Begeal | 2012 | Currently registered |
| Keegan James Coughlin | 2017 | Currently registered |
| Shannon Elizabeth Kane | 2017 | Currently registered |
| Ian Shaver Lamont | 2017 | Currently registered |
| Thomas Hegarty Bouman | 2018 | 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 Stephen Cortese studied at Syracuse University College of Law (the register spells it “SYRACUSE UNIV. COLLEGE OF LAW”). 1,227 of its 7,168 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 2010s, as Nicholas Stephen Cortese was.
- Same law school
- 7,168living graduates; 87.5% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Binghamton, NY
- 330living registrants
Of the 330 living registrants with an office in Binghamton, NY, 248 were admitted before 2015 and 79 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 Coughlin & Gerhart LLP49 on the register, 33 of the others admitted before 2015; 39 of the 49 give an office in Binghamton, NY.
- Syracuse University College of Law graduates on the register7,168 living, 87.5% registered; 16 of them list Coughlin & Gerhart LLP.
- Attorneys with an office in Binghamton, NY330 living registrants give an office there.
- Broome County’s registered bar386 currently registered, 1.96 per 1,000 residents.
- Admitted in 20158,867 people admitted in 2015 are on the register, 3,601 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 Stephen Cortese’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 Stephen Cortese in 2015. A complaint about this attorney would go to the Third Department’s grievance committee, which covers Broome 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).