Nicholas Papain
On the New York attorney register since 1979 · office in Garden City, NY
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 1024413
- Admitted
- 1979 · Second Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Jan 2028
Nicholas Papain is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 1979 in the Second Department, with an office in Garden City, NY; next registration due Jan 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 Papain has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Jan 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
27 other attorneys list Sullivan Papain Block McManus Coffinas & Cannavo P.C. or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 2 of them were admitted before 1979, and 8 of the 28 give an office in Garden City, NY. The 5 whose admission is closest to 1979, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Hugh Martin Turk | 1974 | Currently registered |
| John Francis Nash | 1978 | Due to re‑register |
| Vito Anthony Cannavo | 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
Nicholas Papain studied at American University Washington College of Law. 105 of its 4,261 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 1970s, as Nicholas Papain was.
- Same law school
- 4,261living graduates; 88.3% 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, 192 were admitted before 1979 and 1,861 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, 2 of the others admitted before 1979; 8 of the 28 give an office in Garden City, NY.
- American University Washington College of Law graduates on the register4,261 living, 88.3% 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 19793,974 people admitted in 1979 are on the register, 1,713 of them through the Second 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 Papain’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 Nicholas Papain in 1979. 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).