Show-Mao Chen
On the New York attorney register since 1993 · office in New York, NY
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 2566818
- Admitted
- 1993 · First Department
- Status
- Suspended, delinquent
- Next registration
- Feb 2027
Show-Mao Chen is suspended, delinquent on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 1993 in the First Department, with an office in New York, 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, “Suspended, delinquent” means the attorney is recorded as suspended from practice, with the registration also delinquent. The register does not give the reason or date of a suspension; the Appellate Division’s order does.
- Suspended, delinquent unchanged
- Suspended, delinquent unchanged
- Suspended, delinquent 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
1,104 other attorneys list Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 104 of them were admitted before 1993, and 969 of the 1,105 give an office in New York, NY. The 5 whose admission is closest to 1993, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| John Walter Banes IV | 1993 | Currently registered |
| Martine Michele Beamon | 1993 | Currently registered |
| Frances Elizabeth Bivens | 1993 | Currently registered |
| Richard Alan Keller | 1993 | Suspended, delinquent |
| Neil Harvey Macbride | 1993 | 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
Show-Mao Chen studied at Stanford Law School (the register spells it “STANFORD”). 264 of its 2,162 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 1990s, as Show-Mao Chen was.
- Same law school
- 2,162living graduates; 88.3% 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, 17,459 were admitted before 1993 and 74,852 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 Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP1,105 on the register, 104 of the others admitted before 1993; 969 of the 1,105 give an office in New York, NY.
- Stanford Law School graduates on the register2,162 living, 88.3% registered.
- 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 19936,439 people admitted in 1993 are on the register, 2,167 of them through the First Department.
- Every registration that reads “Suspended, delinquent”20,229 on the register file of Sep 29, 2026, by decade of admission.
- How to complain about a New York lawyerThe grievance committee for each county, and what it can do.
How to confirm it officially
For a statement of Show-Mao Chen’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 Show-Mao Chen in 1993. 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).