Xiaoming Gao
On the New York attorney register since 2020 · office in Houston, TX
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 5801642
- Admitted
- 2020 · Third Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Apr 2028
Xiaoming Gao is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 2020 in the Third Department, with an office in Houston, TX; next registration due Apr 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 Xiaoming Gao has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Apr 2028.
- Currently registered unchanged
- Due to re‑register to Currently registered the routine two-year cycle: the registration window closed with a filing
- 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
214 other attorneys list Seyfarth Shaw LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 169 of them were admitted before 2020. The 5 whose admission is closest to 2020, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Nathan James Muyskens | 2020 | Currently registered |
| Melissa Ashley Passman | 2020 | Currently registered |
| Sean-Michael Vincent Rosenberg | 2020 | Currently registered |
| Ping Wang | 2020 | Currently registered |
| Amanda Marie Williams | 2020 | 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
Xiaoming Gao studied at SMU Dedman School of Law. 95 of its 569 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 2020s, as Xiaoming Gao 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, 1,206 were admitted before 2020 and 204 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 Seyfarth Shaw LLP215 on the register, 169 of the others admitted before 2020.
- 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 20208,276 people admitted in 2020 are on the register, 3,652 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 Xiaoming Gao’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 Xiaoming Gao in 2020. 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).