Xiaolei Lai
On the New York attorney register since 2022 · office in Houston, TX
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 5958012
- Admitted
- 2022 · Third Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Aug 2028
Xiaolei Lai is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 2022 in the Third Department, with an office in Houston, TX; next registration due Aug 2028. Since Jul 3, 2026 it has moved only through the routine two-year cycle.
What this status means on the register
On the register, “Currently registered” means Xiaolei Lai has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Aug 2028.
- Due to re‑register to Currently registered the routine two-year cycle: the registration window closed with a filing
- 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
176 other attorneys list Fragomen, del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy, LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 156 of them were admitted before 2022. The 5 whose admission is closest to 2022, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Melissa Marie Andrews | 2022 | Currently registered |
| Peter Joseph Esser | 2022 | Due to re‑register |
| Laura Flynn | 2022 | Currently registered |
| Xhulia Gjokaj | 2022 | Currently registered |
| Abigail Beth Krusemark | 2022 | Currently registered |
All 177 registrations that list Fragomen, del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy, 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
Xiaolei Lai studied at SMU Dedman School of Law. 95 of its 569 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 2020s, as Xiaolei Lai was.
- Same law school
- 569living graduates; 81.2% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Houston, TX
- 1,463living registrants (outside New York State)
Of the 1,463 living registrants with an office in Houston, TX, 1,300 were admitted before 2022 and 131 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 Fragomen, del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy, LLP177 on the register, 156 of the others admitted before 2022.
- SMU Dedman School of Law graduates on the register569 living, 81.2% registered.
- New York-admitted attorneys in Houston, TX1,463 living registrants give an office there.
- Admitted in 20227,736 people admitted in 2022 are on the register, 3,662 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 Xiaolei Lai’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 Xiaolei Lai in 2022. 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).