Shirley Ming-Li Chan
On the New York attorney register since 2019 · office in Chicago, IL
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 5690284
- Admitted
- 2019 · First Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Aug 2027
Shirley Ming-Li Chan is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 2019 in the First Department, with an office in Chicago, IL; next registration due Aug 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 Shirley Ming-Li Chan has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Aug 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
1,463 other attorneys list Kirkland & Ellis LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 695 of them were admitted before 2019, and 75 of the 1,464 give an office in Chicago, IL. The 5 whose admission is closest to 2019, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Nicholas Matthew Adzima | 2019 | Currently registered |
| Anthony Joseph Balzano | 2019 | Currently registered |
| Anna Joy Baxendale | 2019 | Currently registered |
| Vinicius Alves Beraldo | 2019 | Currently registered |
| Alice Barbara Billmire | 2019 | 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
Shirley Ming-Li Chan studied at Harvard Law School. 3,482 of its 14,378 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 2010s, as Shirley Ming-Li Chan was.
- Same law school
- 14,378living graduates; 86.1% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Chicago, IL
- 2,265living registrants (outside New York State)
Of the 2,265 living registrants with an office in Chicago, IL, 1,775 were admitted before 2019 and 402 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 Kirkland & Ellis LLP1,464 on the register, 695 of the others admitted before 2019; 75 of the 1,464 give an office in Chicago, IL.
- Harvard Law School graduates on the register14,378 living, 86.1% registered; 123 of them list Kirkland & Ellis LLP.
- New York-admitted attorneys in Chicago, IL2,265 living registrants give an office there.
- Admitted in 20198,536 people admitted in 2019 are on the register, 2,652 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 Shirley Ming-Li Chan’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 Shirley Ming-Li Chan in 2019. 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).