New York attorney record · Judicial Dept 3
Sean Michael Fontes
Boston College Law School alumna, admitted to the New York bar in 2016, registered office in Providence, RI. This record's status, address, and registration history come straight from the NY Office of Court Administration.
- 2016
- Admitted
- 10
- Years in bar
- 5408349
- NY reg #
The record in one line
Admitted in 2016, Sean Michael Fontes has built 10 years of active New York practice - more tenure than 25% of the state's currently-active attorneys.
- 10 yrs
- in active practice since admission
- Active
- current bar status: "Currently registered"
- #140 of 171
- by tenure in Providence office peers
- Law school
- Boston College Law School
Data updated September 2026
What this profile tells you
Bar status & tenure
Bar number 5408349 on the New York register belongs to Sean Michael Fontes, currently in active standing. Registration is recorded within Judicial Department 3, the appellate division overseeing this attorney's home district.
Practice context & education
Practice address is listed under Partridge Snow & Hahn LLP, located in Providence, RI, ZIP 02903. Educational background: Boston College Law School (3,381 registered alumni).
State context & due diligence
Sean Michael Fontes 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
10 years into an active New York practice since a 2016 admission, Sean Michael Fontes sits here on the statewide experience curve - taller bars hold more attorneys at that experience level.
10 years on the New York bar
Years since admission, all currently-active NY attorneys
10 Top 75% higher than 25% of 290,787 active NY attorneys
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more active NY attorneys. 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
Tenure among Providence, RI office peers
In Providence, RI's NY-registered cohort of 171, Sean Michael Fontes sits at local tenure rank #140 (81st percentile). See the Providence attorney directory .
- Local rank
- #140
- City cohort
- 171
- Local percentile
- 81st
- Admitted
- 2016
Nearest tenure peers in Providence
- Taylor Anne Dean admitted 2016 · 10 yr
- Zachary Richard Geneseo admitted 2016 · 10 yr
- Luba Shur admitted 2016 · 10 yr
- David Michael Disegna admitted 2015 · 11 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 Sean compares to fellow Boston College Law School alumni
Among the 2,149 Boston College Law School graduates in the New York register, Sean Michael Fontes is longer-tenured than 34%.
10 years vs. Boston College Law School alumni
Years since admission - 2,149 NY-registered alumni of this school
10 Top 66% higher than 34% of 2,149 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
Boston College Law School's active-bar rate
Of Boston College Law School's 3,381 alumni in the New York register, 72.9% currently hold "Currently registered" status, above the statewide average.
The 2016 admission class today
Of the 8,420 attorneys admitted to the New York bar in 2016, 72.9% are still "Currently registered" today, above the statewide average across all admission years.
Professional Details
- Status
- Currently registered
- Registration Number
- 5408349
- Year Admitted
- 2016 (10 yrs · mid-career)
- Judicial Department
- 3
- Next Registration
- Jan 2028
Location & Contact
- Company
- Partridge Snow & Hahn LLP
- City
- Providence, RI
- ZIP Code
- 02903
- Phone
- (401) 861-8200
Education
Status Distribution Across the New York Bar
Sean Michael Fontes'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.
Consumer Complaint Data
The CFPB (Consumer Financial Protection Bureau) tracks consumer financial complaints. Partridge Snow & Hahn LLP has been named in consumer complaints.
These are voluntary, self-filed consumer complaints, not a substantiated-wrongdoing rate: a larger firm with more clients typically shows more complaints simply from serving more people, and CFPB does not verify a complaint's merits before logging it. Read the count as consumer-outreach volume, not a professional-conduct score.
Source: CFPB Consumer Complaint Database. Complaints against the firm, not the individual attorney.
Near-tenure Boston College Law School alumni
Fellow alumni on the NY register whose admission year is closest to 2016 (excluding same-firm colleagues above).
Same admission year (2016), other cities
NY-registered attorneys admitted in 2016 whose listed office city differs from Providence, a vintage cohort, not a neighborhood list.
Nationwide attorneys with similar admission year or city registry density
Two non-geo peer axes for Sean Michael Fontes: closest NY bar admission year outside RI, and closest out-of-state office cities by how many NY-registered attorneys they list (~172 here). Distinct from same-firm, fellow-alumni, and same-year other-city strips above.
Similar admission year (~2016)
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 Sean Fontes licensed?
Sean Fontes is licensed to practice law in New York.
When was Sean Michael Fontes admitted to the bar?
Sean Michael Fontes has been on the New York bar register since 2016.
Where did Sean Michael Fontes go to law school?
Sean Michael Fontes attended Boston College Law School.
What company does Sean Michael Fontes work for?
Sean Michael Fontes is associated with Partridge Snow & Hahn LLP in Providence, RI.
Is Sean Michael Fontes in good standing?
Yes, Sean Michael Fontes 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.