Nicole M. Lapenta
On the New York attorney register since 2024 · office in Hartford, CT
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 6166052
- Admitted
- 2024 · Third Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Dec 2026
Nicole M. Lapenta is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 2024 in the Third Department, with an office in Hartford, CT; next registration due Dec 2026. The status is the same in all 3 files we hold.
What this status means on the register
On the register, “Currently registered” means Nicole M. Lapenta has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Dec 2026.
- 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
47 other attorneys list Shipman & Goodwin LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 44 of them were admitted before 2024, and 23 of the 48 give an office in Hartford, CT. The 5 whose admission is closest to 2024, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Kyle Samuel Buchoff | 2022 | Currently registered |
| Bianca Burns | 2022 | Currently registered |
| Graham Leifer Fisher | 2022 | Currently registered |
| Cheryl Ann Clemens | 2024 | Currently registered |
| Matthew Robert Connolly | 2026 | 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
Nicole M. Lapenta studied at Quinnipiac University School of Law. 145 of its 1,488 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 2020s, as Nicole M. Lapenta was.
- Same law school
- 1,488living graduates; 88.6% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Hartford, CT
- 641living registrants (outside New York State)
Of the 641 living registrants with an office in Hartford, CT, 617 were admitted before 2024 and 14 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 Shipman & Goodwin LLP48 on the register, 44 of the others admitted before 2024; 23 of the 48 give an office in Hartford, CT.
- Quinnipiac University School of Law graduates on the register1,488 living, 88.6% registered; 5 of them list Shipman & Goodwin LLP.
- New York-admitted attorneys in Hartford, CT641 living registrants give an office there.
- Admitted in 20248,938 people admitted in 2024 are on the register, 3,836 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 Nicole M. Lapenta’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 Nicole M. Lapenta in 2024. 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).