John Hsien-Ming Chu
On the New York attorney register since 1979 · office in Boston, MA
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 1046697
- Admitted
- 1979 · First Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Feb 2028
John Hsien-Ming Chu is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 1979 in the First Department, with an office in Boston, MA; next registration due Feb 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 John Hsien-Ming Chu has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Feb 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
12 other attorneys list Prince Lobel Tye LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 1 of them was admitted before 1979, and 11 of the 13 give an office in Boston, MA. The 5 whose admission is closest to 1979, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Robert Cushman Barber | 1978 | Currently registered |
| Jeffrey Thomas Rotella | 1995 | Currently registered |
| Justin Luke Engel | 2007 | Currently registered |
| Ralph C. Martin II | 2009 | Currently registered |
| Kenneth Alan Sherman | 2011 | 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
John Hsien-Ming Chu studied at Columbia Law School (the register spells it “COLUMBIA”). 1,448 of its 18,953 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 1970s, as John Hsien-Ming Chu was.
- Same law school
- 18,953living graduates; 87.4% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Boston, MA
- 2,932living registrants (outside New York State)
Of the 2,932 living registrants with an office in Boston, MA, 60 were admitted before 1979 and 2,869 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 Prince Lobel Tye LLP13 on the register, 1 of the others admitted before 1979; 11 of the 13 give an office in Boston, MA.
- Columbia Law School graduates on the register18,953 living, 87.4% registered.
- New York-admitted attorneys in Boston, MA2,932 living registrants give an office there.
- Admitted in 19793,974 people admitted in 1979 are on the register, 1,513 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 John Hsien-Ming Chu’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 John Hsien-Ming Chu in 1979. 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).