Joshua Su Hua Chao
On the New York attorney register since 2013 · office in San Diego, CA
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 5164637
- Admitted
- 2013 · Third Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Dec 2027
Joshua Su Hua Chao is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 2013 in the Third Department, with an office in San Diego, CA; 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 Joshua Su Hua Chao 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
1,433 other attorneys list Latham & Watkins LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 447 of them were admitted before 2013. The 5 whose admission is closest to 2013, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Andrew John Abokhair | 2013 | Currently registered |
| Daria Sergeevna Adolph | 2013 | Currently registered |
| Beth Nicole Beaury | 2013 | Currently registered |
| Christopher Michael Bezeg | 2013 | Currently registered |
| Robert William Brown II | 2013 | 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
Joshua Su Hua Chao studied at Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law (the register spells it “Northwestern Pritzker School of Law”). 1,127 of its 3,128 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 2010s, as Joshua Su Hua Chao was.
- Same law school
- 3,128living graduates; 87.0% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in San Diego, CA
- 664living registrants (outside New York State)
Of the 664 living registrants with an office in San Diego, CA, 468 were admitted before 2013 and 167 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 Latham & Watkins LLP1,434 on the register, 447 of the others admitted before 2013.
- Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law graduates on the register3,128 living, 87.0% registered; 36 of them list Latham & Watkins LLP.
- New York-admitted attorneys in San Diego, CA664 living registrants give an office there.
- Admitted in 201310,251 people admitted in 2013 are on the register, 4,077 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 Joshua Su Hua Chao’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 Joshua Su Hua Chao in 2013. 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).