Annie Catherine Tsao
On the New York attorney register since 2016 · office in Chicago, IL
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 5406798
- Admitted
- 2016 · Third Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Aug 2028
Annie Catherine Tsao is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 2016 in the Third Department, with an office in Chicago, IL; next registration due Aug 2028. Since Jul 3, 2026 it has moved only through the routine two-year cycle.
What this status means on the register
On the register, “Currently registered” means Annie Catherine Tsao has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Aug 2028.
- Currently registered unchanged
- Due to re‑register to Currently registered the routine two-year cycle: the registration window closed with a filing
- Due to re‑register 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
35 other attorneys list Axiom Law or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 28 of them were admitted before 2016, and 10 of the 36 give an office in Chicago, IL. The 5 whose admission is closest to 2016, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Jared Stuart Mermelstein | 2015 | Currently registered |
| Emily Neisloss Roisman | 2015 | Currently registered |
| Derek Lawrence Francisco | 2016 | Currently registered |
| Smetna Kaur Chhabra | 2017 | Currently registered |
| William Joseph Morici | 2017 | 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
Annie Catherine Tsao studied at Georgetown University Law Center (the register spells it “GEORGETOWN”). 3,165 of its 11,562 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 2010s, as Annie Catherine Tsao was.
- Same law school
- 11,562living graduates; 87.9% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Chicago, IL
- 2,265living registrants (outside New York State)
Of the 2,265 living registrants with an office in Chicago, IL, 1,542 were admitted before 2016 and 640 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 Axiom Law36 on the register, 28 of the others admitted before 2016; 10 of the 36 give an office in Chicago, IL.
- Georgetown University Law Center graduates on the register11,562 living, 87.9% registered.
- New York-admitted attorneys in Chicago, IL2,265 living registrants give an office there.
- Admitted in 20168,420 people admitted in 2016 are on the register, 3,373 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 Annie Catherine Tsao’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 Annie Catherine Tsao in 2016. 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).