Francis Y.L. Chen
On the New York attorney register since 2001 · office in Los Angeles, CA
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 3965068
- Admitted
- 2001 · First Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Aug 2027
Francis Y.L. Chen is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 2001 in the First Department, with an office in Los Angeles, 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, “Currently registered” means Francis Y.L. Chen has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Aug 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
4 other attorneys list Prospera Law, LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 1 of them was admitted before 2001, and all 5 give an office in Los Angeles, CA. The 4 whose admission is closest to 2001, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Richard Jeffrey Decker | 1985 | Currently registered |
| Marc Edward Berkemeier | 2001 | Currently registered |
| Priya Kumar Varnavides | 2015 | Currently registered |
| Gesley-Ann Alexis | 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
Francis Y.L. Chen studied at Boston University School of Law (the register spells it “BOSTON UNIVERSITY”). 1,374 of its 6,362 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 2000s, as Francis Y.L. Chen was.
- Same law school
- 6,362living graduates; 86.6% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Los Angeles, CA
- 2,891living registrants (outside New York State)
Of the 2,891 living registrants with an office in Los Angeles, CA, 813 were admitted before 2001 and 2,014 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
- Boston University School of Law graduates on the register6,362 living, 86.6% registered.
- New York-admitted attorneys in Los Angeles, CA2,891 living registrants give an office there.
- Admitted in 20017,416 people admitted in 2001 are on the register, 2,799 of them through the First 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 Francis Y.L. Chen’s standing, contact the Attorney Registration Unit of the NY Office of Court Administration (nycourts.gov/attorneys), or ask the Appellate Division, First Department, which admitted Francis Y.L. Chen in 2001. 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).