Meng Lai
On the New York attorney register since 2008 · office in Sunnyvale, CA
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 4589974
- Admitted
- 2008 · First Department
- Status
- Due to re‑register
- Next registration
- Aug 2026
Meng Lai is due to re‑register on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 2008 in the First Department, with an office in Sunnyvale, CA; next registration due Aug 2026. The status is the same in all 3 files we hold. The registration was due in Aug 2026 and the register has not recorded it as filed.
What this status means on the register
On the register, “Due to re‑register” means the attorney has a biennial registration falling due or overdue: the rule asks for it within 30 days after the attorney’s birthday in each alternate year, and the record gives the month it is due. The value stays until the register records the filing or marks the registration delinquent, so the month can have passed; by itself it is not a finding.
- Due to re‑register unchanged
- Due to re‑register unchanged
- 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
4 other attorneys list Magstone Law, LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 0 of them were admitted before 2008, and 3 of the 5 give an office in Sunnyvale, CA. The 4 whose admission is closest to 2008, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Enshan Hong | 2008 | Currently registered |
| Yue Li | 2008 | Due to re‑register |
| Ruming Liu | 2009 | Currently registered |
| Sophia Tsai | 2025 | 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
Meng Lai studied at Columbia Law School. 3,978 of its 18,953 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 2000s, as Meng Lai was.
- Same law school
- 18,953living graduates; 87.4% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Sunnyvale, CA
- 68living registrants (outside New York State)
Of the 68 living registrants with an office in Sunnyvale, CA, 25 were admitted before 2008 and 36 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
- Columbia Law School graduates on the register18,953 living, 87.4% registered.
- New York-admitted attorneys in Sunnyvale, CA68 living registrants give an office there.
- Admitted in 20089,683 people admitted in 2008 are on the register, 3,620 of them through the First Department.
- Every registration that reads “Due to re‑register”47,986 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 Meng Lai’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 Meng Lai in 2008. 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).