Michelle Mei-Mei Hsu
On the New York attorney register since 1992 · office in Washington, DC
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 2501625
- Admitted
- 1992 · First Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Jan 2028
Michelle Mei-Mei Hsu is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 1992 in the First Department, with an office in Washington, DC; next registration due Jan 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 Michelle Mei-Mei Hsu has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Jan 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 “Akin”. We count that spelling with Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP, the name most registrants give for the firm now; the register does not say where the attorney works today.
427 other attorneys list Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 21 of them were admitted before 1992, and 57 of the 428 give an office in Washington, DC. The 5 whose admission is closest to 1992, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Claudius B. Modesti | 1992 | Currently registered |
| Douglas Adam Rappaport | 1992 | Currently registered |
| Melissa Joan Schwartz | 1992 | Currently registered |
| Hal Scott Shapiro | 1992 | Due to re‑register |
| Lucas Felipe Torres | 1992 | Due to re‑register |
All 428 registrations that list Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP
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
Michelle Mei-Mei Hsu studied at Georgetown University Law Center (the register spells it “GEORGETOWN UNIV LAW CNTR”). 1,734 of its 11,562 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 1990s, as Michelle Mei-Mei Hsu was.
- Same law school
- 11,562living graduates; 87.9% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Washington, DC
- 12,527living registrants (outside New York State)
Of the 12,527 living registrants with an office in Washington, DC, 1,296 were admitted before 1992 and 11,101 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 Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP428 on the register, 21 of the others admitted before 1992; 57 of the 428 give an office in Washington, DC.
- Georgetown University Law Center graduates on the register11,562 living, 87.9% registered.
- New York-admitted attorneys in Washington, DC12,527 living registrants give an office there.
- Admitted in 19926,498 people admitted in 1992 are on the register, 2,198 of them through the First 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 Michelle Mei-Mei Hsu’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 Michelle Mei-Mei Hsu in 1992. 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).