Vincent John Proto
On the New York attorney register since 1997 · office in Morristown, NJ
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 2818334
- Admitted
- 1997 · Third Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Mar 2027
Vincent John Proto is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 1997 in the Third Department, with an office in Morristown, NJ; next registration due Mar 2027. The status is the same in all 3 files we hold.
What this status means on the register
On the register, “Currently registered” means Vincent John Proto has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Mar 2027.
- 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
20 other attorneys list Coughlin Midlige & Garland LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 4 of them were admitted before 1997, and 14 of the 21 give an office in Morristown, NJ. The 5 whose admission is closest to 1997, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Adam Mason Smith | 1996 | Currently registered |
| Michael Thomas Thompson | 1998 | Currently registered |
| Pandora Jennifer Thompson | 1999 | Currently registered |
| Steven Donato Cantarutti | 2003 | Currently registered |
| Patrick Anthony Florentino | 2010 | Currently registered |
All 21 registrations that list Coughlin Midlige & Garland LLP
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
Vincent John Proto studied at Penn State Dickinson Law (the register spells it “THE DICKINSON SCHOOL OF LAW”). 107 of its 671 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 1990s, as Vincent John Proto was.
- Same law school
- 671living graduates; 88.5% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Morristown, NJ
- 745living registrants (outside New York State)
Of the 745 living registrants with an office in Morristown, NJ, 202 were admitted before 1997 and 525 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 Coughlin Midlige & Garland LLP21 on the register, 4 of the others admitted before 1997; 14 of the 21 give an office in Morristown, NJ.
- Penn State Dickinson Law graduates on the register671 living, 88.5% registered.
- New York-admitted attorneys in Morristown, NJ745 living registrants give an office there.
- Admitted in 19977,066 people admitted in 1997 are on the register, 1,696 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 Vincent John Proto’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 Vincent John Proto in 1997. 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).