Jefferson Lai
On the New York attorney register since 2019 · office in Palo Alto, CA
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 5671516
- Admitted
- 2019 · Third Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Jan 2027
Jefferson Lai 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 Palo Alto, CA; next registration due Jan 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 Jefferson Lai has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Jan 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
491 other attorneys list Mayer Brown LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 325 of them were admitted before 2019. The 5 whose admission is closest to 2019, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Stephanie Amador | 2019 | Currently registered |
| Line Urbane Gisele Chataud | 2019 | Currently registered |
| Jina Belinda Davidovich | 2019 | Currently registered |
| Martin Miquel Estrada | 2019 | Suspended, delinquent |
| Jill Michelle Fridley | 2019 | 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
Jefferson Lai studied at Georgetown University Law Center. 3,165 of its 11,562 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 2010s, as Jefferson Lai was.
- Same law school
- 11,562living graduates; 87.9% 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, 338 were admitted before 2019 and 37 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 Mayer Brown LLP492 on the register, 325 of the others admitted before 2019.
- Georgetown University Law Center graduates on the register11,562 living, 87.9% registered.
- New York-admitted attorneys in Palo Alto, CA393 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 Jefferson Lai’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 Jefferson Lai 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).