Ling Xiao
On the New York attorney register since 2004 · office in New York, NY
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 4278628
- Admitted
- 2004 · Third Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Oct 2028
Ling Xiao is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 2004 in the Third Department, with an office in New York, NY; next registration due Oct 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 Ling Xiao has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Oct 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
The register gives this attorney’s employer as “Zhong Lun New York LLP”. We count that spelling with Zhong Lun Law Firm, the name most registrants give for the firm now; the register does not say where the attorney works today.
120 other attorneys list Zhong Lun Law Firm or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 12 of them were admitted before 2004, and 5 of the 121 give an office in New York, NY. The 5 whose admission is closest to 2004, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Yilong Du | 2003 | Currently registered |
| Ping Gu | 2003 | Currently registered |
| Kaichen Xu | 2005 | Currently registered |
| Xiaojuan Fan | 2006 | Currently registered |
| Ting Gao | 2006 | 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
Ling Xiao studied at University of Wisconsin Law School. 214 of its 835 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 2000s, as Ling Xiao was.
- Same law school
- 835living graduates; 81.4% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in New York, NY
- 93,604living registrants
Of the 93,604 living registrants with an office in New York, NY, 34,876 were admitted before 2004 and 56,900 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 Zhong Lun Law Firm121 on the register, 12 of the others admitted before 2004; 5 of the 121 give an office in New York, NY.
- University of Wisconsin Law School graduates on the register835 living, 81.4% registered; 2 of them list Zhong Lun Law Firm.
- Attorneys with an office in New York, NY93,604 living registrants give an office there.
- New York County’s registered bar75,989 currently registered, 46.63 per 1,000 residents.
- Admitted in 20048,407 people admitted in 2004 are on the register, 2,565 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 Ling Xiao’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 Ling Xiao in 2004. A complaint about this attorney would go to the First Department’s grievance committee, which covers New York County, where the register places the office.
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).