New York attorney record · Judicial Dept 2
Philippa Ford Tapada
Touro Law Center alumna, admitted to the New York bar in 2017, registered office in Melville, NY. This record's status, address, and registration history come straight from the NY Office of Court Administration.
- 2017
- Admitted
- 9
- Years in bar
- 5551957
- NY reg #
The record in one line
Admitted in 2017, Philippa Ford Tapada has built 9 years of active New York practice - more tenure than 13% of the state's currently-active attorneys.
- 9 yrs
- in active practice since admission
- Active
- current bar status: "Currently registered"
- #1234 of 1,475
- by tenure in Melville office peers
- Law school
- Touro Law Center
Data updated September 2026
What this profile tells you
Bar status & tenure
Bar number 5551957 on the New York register belongs to Philippa Ford Tapada, currently in active standing. Registration is recorded within Judicial Department 2, the appellate division overseeing this attorney's home district.
Practice context & education
Practice address is listed under Law Office Of Eileen Hopkins, located in Melville, NY (Suffolk County), ZIP 11747. 5 other attorneys share this firm affiliation in the registry. Educational background: TOURO LAW CENTER.
State context & due diligence
Philippa Ford Tapada is currently part of the New York bar's active cohort, a group the breakdown below sizes against the full register.
Experience vs. the active New York bar
9 years into an active New York practice since a 2017 admission, Philippa Ford Tapada sits here on the statewide experience curve - taller bars hold more attorneys at that experience level.
9 years on the New York bar
Years since admission, all currently-active NY attorneys
9 Top 87% higher than 13% of 290,787 active NY attorneys
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Source NY Office of Court Administration, Attorney Registration · September 2026
Tenure among Melville, NY office peers
Among the 1,475 NY-registered attorneys with a listed office in Melville, NY, Philippa Ford Tapada ranks #1,234 by tenure, longer-tenured than 84% of that city cohort. See the Melville attorney directory .
- Local rank
- #1,234
- City cohort
- 1,475
- Local percentile
- 84th
- Admitted
- 2017
Nearest tenure peers in Melville
- Caitlyn Claire Brady admitted 2017 · 9 yr
- Wayne Rudolph Carrabus admitted 2017 · 9 yr
- David Ralph Contino admitted 2017 · 9 yr
- Suzanne Adel Correra admitted 2017 · 9 yr
How local rank is computed
Rank uses years since NY-bar admission among non-deceased registry rows that list the same office city and state, a local placement, not a statewide claim. Source: NY Office of Court Administration Attorney Registration · as of September 2026. Derived local rank, not published upstream.
How Philippa compares to fellow Touro Law Center alumni
Among the 862 Touro Law Center graduates in the New York register, Philippa Ford Tapada is longer-tenured than 0%.
9 years vs. Touro Law Center alumni
Years since admission - 862 NY-registered alumni of this school
9 Top 100% higher than 0% of 862 fellow alumni
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more fellow alumni. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source NY Office of Court Administration, Attorney Registration · September 2026
The 2017 admission class today
Of the 8,202 attorneys admitted to the New York bar in 2017, 93.5% are still "Currently registered" today, above the statewide average across all admission years.
Professional Details
- Status
- Currently registered
- Registration Number
- 5551957
- Year Admitted
- 2017 (9 yrs · mid-career)
- Judicial Department
- 2
- Next Registration
- Jan 2027
Location & Contact
- Company
- Law Office Of Eileen Hopkins
- City
- Melville, NY
- County
- Suffolk
- ZIP Code
- 11747
- Phone
- (516) 496-5822
Education
TOURO LAW CENTER
Status Distribution Across the New York Bar
Philippa Ford Tapada's current status, "Currently registered", places this attorney in the 67.2% of the 432,625-attorney New York register currently marked active.
Full statewide breakdown & source note
Source: NY Office of Court Administration, Attorney Registrations. Status counts reflect the latest reporting cycle. Bar status confirms registration only; it does not imply competence, specialty fit, or freedom from complaints.
Same firm affiliation: Law Office Of Eileen Hopkins
Other NY-registered attorneys who share this firm name on the OCA register (not a geographic peer set).
Near-tenure Touro Law Center alumni
Fellow alumni on the NY register whose admission year is closest to 2017 (excluding same-firm colleagues above).
Same admission year (2017), other cities
NY-registered attorneys admitted in 2017 whose listed office city differs from Melville, a vintage cohort, not a neighborhood list.
Nationwide attorneys with similar admission year or city registry density
Two non-geo peer axes for Philippa Ford Tapada: closest NY bar admission year outside NY, and closest out-of-state office cities by how many NY-registered attorneys they list (~1,476 here). Distinct from same-firm, fellow-alumni, and same-year other-city strips above.
Similar admission year (~2017)
Counts come from the NY State Office of Court Administration registration extract; peers are not a competence or practice-area ranking.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Where is Philippa Tapada licensed?
Philippa Tapada is licensed to practice law in New York.
When was Philippa Ford Tapada admitted to the bar?
Philippa Ford Tapada has been on the New York bar register since 2017.
Where did Philippa Ford Tapada go to law school?
Philippa Ford Tapada attended TOURO LAW CENTER.
What company does Philippa Ford Tapada work for?
Philippa Ford Tapada is associated with Law Office Of Eileen Hopkins in Melville, NY.
Is Philippa Ford Tapada in good standing?
Yes, Philippa Ford Tapada holds active bar status ("Currently registered").
Cite this page & disclosure
Sourced from the NY Office of Court Administration, informational only, not legal advice. Full disclosure.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.