Meiying Zhong Austin
On the New York attorney register since 2005 · office in Binghamton, NY
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 4294096
- Admitted
- 2005 · Third Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Feb 2027
Meiying Zhong Austin is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 2005 in the Third Department, with an office in Binghamton, NY; next registration due Feb 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 Meiying Zhong Austin has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Feb 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
48 other attorneys list Coughlin & Gerhart LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 27 of them were admitted before 2005, and 39 of the 49 give an office in Binghamton, NY. The 5 whose admission is closest to 2005, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Lars Pressly Mead | 2003 | Currently registered |
| Jeffrey Daniel Walker | 2004 | Currently registered |
| Carrie Ann Wenban | 2005 | Currently registered |
| Rachel Ann Abbott | 2006 | Currently registered |
| Kristen Kae Luce | 2008 | 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
Meiying Zhong Austin studied at Syracuse University College of Law. 1,259 of its 7,168 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 2000s, as Meiying Zhong Austin was.
- Same law school
- 7,168living graduates; 87.5% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Binghamton, NY
- 330living registrants
Of the 330 living registrants with an office in Binghamton, NY, 186 were admitted before 2005 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 Coughlin & Gerhart LLP49 on the register, 27 of the others admitted before 2005; 39 of the 49 give an office in Binghamton, NY.
- Syracuse University College of Law graduates on the register7,168 living, 87.5% registered; 16 of them list Coughlin & Gerhart LLP.
- Attorneys with an office in Binghamton, NY330 living registrants give an office there.
- Broome County’s registered bar386 currently registered, 1.96 per 1,000 residents.
- Admitted in 20058,525 people admitted in 2005 are on the register, 2,667 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 Meiying Zhong Austin’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 Meiying Zhong Austin in 2005. A complaint about this attorney would go to the Third Department’s grievance committee, which covers Broome 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).