Frank Y. Liao
On the New York attorney register since 1996 · office in Princeton, NJ
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 2730471
- Admitted
- 1996 · First Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Jun 2028
Frank Y. Liao is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 1996 in the First Department, with an office in Princeton, NJ; next registration due Jun 2028. The status is the same in all 3 files we hold.
What this status means on the register
On the register, “Currently registered” means Frank Y. Liao has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Jun 2028.
- 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
5 other attorneys list Meagher Emanuel Laks Goldberg & Liao, LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 5 of them were admitted before 1996, and 5 of the 6 give an office in Princeton, NJ. The 5 whose admission is closest to 1996, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Michael D. Loughnane | 1985 | Currently registered |
| Thomas Francis Meagher | 1988 | Currently registered |
| Victor Frank Souto | 1989 | Currently registered |
| Jimmy Goo | 1992 | Due to re‑register |
| Eamon Joseph Wall | 1995 | 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
Frank Y. Liao studied at Rutgers Law School (the register spells it “Rutgers School of Law - Newark”). 1,406 of its 7,506 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 1990s, as Frank Y. Liao was.
- Same law school
- 7,506living graduates; 84.1% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Princeton, NJ
- 639living registrants (outside New York State)
Of the 639 living registrants with an office in Princeton, NJ, 170 were admitted before 1996 and 455 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
- Rutgers Law School graduates on the register7,506 living, 84.1% registered.
- New York-admitted attorneys in Princeton, NJ639 living registrants give an office there.
- Admitted in 19966,887 people admitted in 1996 are on the register, 2,439 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 Frank Y. Liao’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 Frank Y. Liao in 1996. 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).