Frank Tong Xu
On the New York attorney register since 2019 · office in Washington, DC
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 5655238
- Admitted
- 2019 · Third Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Dec 2027
Frank Tong Xu is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 2019 in the Third Department, with an office in Washington, DC; next registration due Dec 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 Frank Tong Xu has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Dec 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
24 other attorneys list Sanford Heisler Sharp McKnight, LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 13 of them were admitted before 2019, and 4 of the 25 give an office in Washington, DC. The 5 whose admission is closest to 2019, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Myounghee Choung | 2019 | Currently registered |
| Kate Elizabeth McDonald Macmullin | 2019 | Currently registered |
| Shaun Morris Rosenthal | 2019 | Currently registered |
| David Sanford | 2019 | Currently registered |
| Ting Cheung | 2021 | Currently registered |
All 25 registrations that list Sanford Heisler Sharp McKnight, LLP
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 Tong Xu studied at George Washington University Law School. 1,770 of its 6,333 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 2010s, as Frank Tong Xu was.
- Same law school
- 6,333living graduates; 88.8% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Washington, DC
- 12,527living registrants (outside New York State)
Of the 12,527 living registrants with an office in Washington, DC, 10,631 were admitted before 2019 and 1,537 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 Sanford Heisler Sharp McKnight, LLP25 on the register, 13 of the others admitted before 2019; 4 of the 25 give an office in Washington, DC.
- George Washington University Law School graduates on the register6,333 living, 88.8% registered.
- New York-admitted attorneys in Washington, DC12,527 living registrants give an office there.
- Admitted in 20198,536 people admitted in 2019 are on the register, 3,354 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 Frank Tong Xu’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 Frank Tong Xu in 2019. 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).