Hui Cao
On the New York attorney register since 2008 · office in Washington, DC
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 4637849
- Admitted
- 2008 · Third Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Feb 2028
Hui Cao is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 2008 in the Third Department, with an office in Washington, DC; next registration due Feb 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 Hui Cao has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Feb 2028.
- Due to re‑register to Currently registered the routine two-year cycle: the registration window closed with a filing
- Due to re‑register unchanged
- 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
137 other attorneys list Steptoe LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 53 of them were admitted before 2008, and 55 of the 138 give an office in Washington, DC. The 5 whose admission is closest to 2008, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Angela Michelle Eiref | 2007 | Currently registered |
| Vishal Chandra Gupta | 2007 | Currently registered |
| Yousuf Pervaiz Aftab | 2008 | Currently registered |
| David Jonathan Kahne | 2008 | Currently registered |
| Andrew Caldwell Adams | 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
Hui Cao studied at University of Wisconsin Law School. 214 of its 835 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 2000s, as Hui Cao was.
- Same law school
- 835living graduates; 81.4% 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, 5,419 were admitted before 2008 and 6,629 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 Steptoe LLP138 on the register, 53 of the others admitted before 2008; 55 of the 138 give an office in Washington, DC.
- University of Wisconsin Law School graduates on the register835 living, 81.4% registered.
- New York-admitted attorneys in Washington, DC12,527 living registrants give an office there.
- Admitted in 20089,683 people admitted in 2008 are on the register, 3,278 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 Hui Cao’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 Hui Cao in 2008. 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).