Tara Elizabeth Nicola
On the New York attorney register since 2005 · office in New York, NY
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 4361432
- Admitted
- 2005 · Third Department
- Status
- Delinquent
- Next registration
- Sep 2027
Tara Elizabeth Nicola is delinquent on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 2005 in the Third Department, with an office in New York, NY; next registration due Sep 2027. Since Jul 3, 2026 it has moved only through the routine two-year cycle. The month shown is the next cycle’s; the delinquency concerns an earlier registration the register did not receive.
What this status means on the register
On the register, “Delinquent” means the attorney has a registration the register shows as due and not received. Under the rule a failure to register results in referral to the Appellate Division for disciplinary action; the register does not show whether a given attorney was referred.
- Delinquent unchanged
was Due to re‑registernow Delinquent changed since the Jul 3, 2026 file- Due to re‑register the first file we hold
A change of standing between the 3 files of the last twelve months is struck through in red; the routine birthday cycle is not.
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
8 other attorneys list Fitzpatrick, Hunt & Pagano, LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 4 of them were admitted before 2005, and 8 of the 9 give an office in New York, NY. The 5 whose admission is closest to 2005, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Thomas Russell Pantino | 1993 | Currently registered |
| Ralph Vincent Pagano | 1994 | Currently registered |
| Matthew Donald Kennedy | 2003 | Currently registered |
| Christopher Valletta | 2015 | Currently registered |
| Christopher Michael Mills | 2016 | 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
Tara Elizabeth Nicola studied at Seton Hall University School of Law (the register spells it “SETON HALL UNIVERSITY”). 1,955 of its 6,262 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 2000s, as Tara Elizabeth Nicola was.
- Same law school
- 6,262living graduates; 84.7% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in New York, NY
- 93,604living registrants
Of the 93,604 living registrants with an office in New York, NY, 36,704 were admitted before 2005 and 54,903 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
- Seton Hall University School of Law graduates on the register6,262 living, 84.7% registered.
- Attorneys with an office in New York, NY93,604 living registrants give an office there.
- New York County’s registered bar75,989 currently registered, 46.63 per 1,000 residents.
- Admitted in 20058,525 people admitted in 2005 are on the register, 2,667 of them through the Third Department.
- Every registration that reads “Delinquent”15,500 on the register file of Sep 29, 2026, by decade of admission.
- How to complain about a New York lawyerThe grievance committee for each county, and what it can do.
How to confirm it officially
For a statement of Tara Elizabeth Nicola’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 Tara Elizabeth Nicola in 2005. A complaint about this attorney would go to the First Department’s grievance committee, which covers New York 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).