Li-Yu Chen
On the New York attorney register since 2018 · office in Seattle, WA
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 5595418
- Admitted
- 2018 · Second Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Mar 2028
Li-Yu Chen is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 2018 in the Second Department, with an office in Seattle, WA; next registration due Mar 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 Li-Yu Chen has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Mar 2028.
- Currently registered unchanged
- Due to re‑register to Currently registered the routine two-year cycle: the registration window closed with a filing
- 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
236 other attorneys list K&L Gates LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 181 of them were admitted before 2018, and 21 of the 237 give an office in Seattle, WA. The 5 whose admission is closest to 2018, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Gala Ades-Laurent | 2018 | Currently registered |
| Sarah Ann Decker | 2018 | Currently registered |
| Edward Denzell Faison | 2018 | Currently registered |
| Susan Marie Kayser | 2018 | Due to re‑register |
| Theodore Boutilier Manuel | 2018 | 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
Li-Yu Chen studied at Columbia Law School. 4,756 of its 18,953 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 2010s, as Li-Yu Chen was.
- Same law school
- 18,953living graduates; 87.4% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Seattle, WA
- 948living registrants (outside New York State)
Of the 948 living registrants with an office in Seattle, WA, 780 were admitted before 2018 and 140 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 K&L Gates LLP237 on the register, 181 of the others admitted before 2018; 21 of the 237 give an office in Seattle, WA.
- Columbia Law School graduates on the register18,953 living, 87.4% registered.
- New York-admitted attorneys in Seattle, WA948 living registrants give an office there.
- Admitted in 20188,750 people admitted in 2018 are on the register, 2,267 of them through the Second 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 Li-Yu Chen’s standing, contact the Attorney Registration Unit of the NY Office of Court Administration (nycourts.gov/attorneys), or ask the Appellate Division, Second Department, which admitted Li-Yu Chen in 2018. 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).