Stephen Elliot Jia Hui Chao
On the New York attorney register since 2025 · office in San Francisco, CA
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 6290316
- Admitted
- 2025 · Third Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Jun 2027
Stephen Elliot Jia Hui Chao is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 2025 in the Third Department, with an office in San Francisco, CA; next registration due Jun 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 Stephen Elliot Jia Hui Chao has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Jun 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
438 other attorneys list Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 413 of them were admitted before 2025, and 13 of the 439 give an office in San Francisco, CA. The 5 whose admission is closest to 2025, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Charles Wiley Armbrust | 2025 | Currently registered |
| Sophie Elizabeth Broadley | 2025 | Currently registered |
| Elizabeth Grace Campbell | 2025 | Currently registered |
| Sarah McKenzie Duncan | 2025 | Currently registered |
| Caroline Suzanne Grady | 2025 | Currently registered |
All 439 registrations that list Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe 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
Stephen Elliot Jia Hui Chao studied at University of California, Berkeley, School of Law (the register spells it “University of California Berkeley School of Law”). 684 of its 2,382 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 2020s, as Stephen Elliot Jia Hui Chao was.
- Same law school
- 2,382living graduates; 87.5% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in San Francisco, CA
- 2,474living registrants (outside New York State)
Of the 2,474 living registrants with an office in San Francisco, CA, 2,445 were admitted before 2025 and 9 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 Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP439 on the register, 413 of the others admitted before 2025; 13 of the 439 give an office in San Francisco, CA.
- University of California, Berkeley, School of Law graduates on the register2,382 living, 87.5% registered.
- New York-admitted attorneys in San Francisco, CA2,474 living registrants give an office there.
- Admitted in 20259,764 people admitted in 2025 are on the register, 4,056 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 Stephen Elliot Jia Hui Chao’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 Stephen Elliot Jia Hui Chao in 2025. 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).