Alvin Chien-Chih Lin
On the New York attorney register since 2001 · office in New York, NY
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 3979820
- Admitted
- 2001 · Third Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Sep 2027
Alvin Chien-Chih Lin is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 2001 in the Third Department, with an office in New York, NY; next registration due Sep 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 Alvin Chien-Chih Lin has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Sep 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
112 other attorneys list Morrison Cohen LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 36 of them were admitted before 2001, and all 113 give an office in New York, NY. The 5 whose admission is closest to 2001, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Michael S. Balducci | 2000 | Currently registered |
| Eric Michael Creizman | 2000 | Currently registered |
| David Eric Ross | 2001 | Currently registered |
| Jason Philip Gottlieb | 2002 | Currently registered |
| David Paul La Galia | 2002 | Due to re‑register |
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
Alvin Chien-Chih Lin studied at Georgetown University Law Center (the register spells it “GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY”). 2,728 of its 11,562 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 2000s, as Alvin Chien-Chih Lin was.
- Same law school
- 11,562living graduates; 87.9% 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, 29,600 were admitted before 2001 and 62,303 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 Morrison Cohen LLP113 on the register, 36 of the others admitted before 2001; all 113 give an office in New York, NY.
- Georgetown University Law Center graduates on the register11,562 living, 87.9% 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 20017,416 people admitted in 2001 are on the register, 2,085 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 Alvin Chien-Chih Lin’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 Alvin Chien-Chih Lin in 2001. 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).