Yi Chen
On the New York attorney register since 2016 · office in San Francisco, CA
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 5420625
- Admitted
- 2016 · Third Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Mar 2028
Yi Chen is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 2016 in the Third Department, with an office in San Francisco, CA; next registration due Mar 2028. The status is the same in all 3 files we hold.
What this status means on the register
On the register, “Currently registered” means Yi Chen has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Mar 2028.
- 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
179 other attorneys list Fenwick & West LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 76 of them were admitted before 2016, and 17 of the 180 give an office in San Francisco, CA. The 5 whose admission is closest to 2016, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Michael James Carroll | 2016 | Currently registered |
| Chance Goldberg | 2016 | Currently registered |
| Ian Paul Goldstein | 2016 | Due to re‑register |
| Christopher Thomas Gresalfi | 2016 | Due to re‑register |
| Matthew Nathan Holbreich | 2016 | Suspended, delinquent |
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
Yi Chen studied at Washington University in St. Louis School of Law (the register spells it “Washington University St. Louis School of Law”). 707 of its 1,878 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 2010s, as Yi Chen was.
- Same law school
- 1,878living graduates; 89.3% 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, 1,890 were admitted before 2016 and 509 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 Fenwick & West LLP180 on the register, 76 of the others admitted before 2016; 17 of the 180 give an office in San Francisco, CA.
- Washington University in St. Louis School of Law graduates on the register1,878 living, 89.3% registered.
- New York-admitted attorneys in San Francisco, CA2,474 living registrants give an office there.
- Admitted in 20168,420 people admitted in 2016 are on the register, 3,373 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 Yi Chen’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 Yi Chen in 2016. 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).