Eric Chow
On the New York attorney register since 2009 · office in Palo Alto, CA
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 4673794
- Admitted
- 2009 · Third Department
- Status
- Suspended, delinquent
- Next registration
- Aug 2027
Eric Chow is suspended, delinquent on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 2009 in the Third Department, with an office in Palo Alto, CA; next registration due Aug 2027. The status is the same in all 3 files we hold.
What this status means on the register
On the register, “Suspended, delinquent” means the attorney is recorded as suspended from practice, with the registration also delinquent. The register does not give the reason or date of a suspension; the Appellate Division’s order does.
- Suspended, delinquent unchanged
- Suspended, delinquent unchanged
- Suspended, delinquent 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
421 other attorneys list Cooley LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 91 of them were admitted before 2009, and 16 of the 422 give an office in Palo Alto, CA. The 5 whose admission is closest to 2009, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Harley Jonathan Brown | 2009 | Delinquent |
| Thomas Andrew Connors | 2009 | Currently registered |
| Mark Tan Cornillez-Ty | 2009 | Currently registered |
| Kevin C. Donahue | 2009 | Currently registered |
| Jeffrey Alan Laretto | 2009 | 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
Eric Chow studied at University of Hong Kong Faculty of Law (the register spells it “UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG”). 28 of its 424 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 2000s, as Eric Chow was.
- Same law school
- 424living graduates; 94.3% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Palo Alto, CA
- 393living registrants (outside New York State)
Of the 393 living registrants with an office in Palo Alto, CA, 200 were admitted before 2009 and 179 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 Cooley LLP422 on the register, 91 of the others admitted before 2009; 16 of the 422 give an office in Palo Alto, CA.
- University of Hong Kong Faculty of Law graduates on the register424 living, 94.3% registered.
- New York-admitted attorneys in Palo Alto, CA393 living registrants give an office there.
- Admitted in 200910,203 people admitted in 2009 are on the register, 3,337 of them through the Third Department.
- Every registration that reads “Suspended, delinquent”20,229 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 Eric Chow’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 Eric Chow in 2009. 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).