Zhan John Cao
On the New York attorney register since 2020 · office in Sunnyvale, CA
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 5771126
- Admitted
- 2020 · Third Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- May 2028
Zhan John Cao 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 Sunnyvale, CA; next registration due May 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 Zhan John Cao has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in May 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
The register gives this attorney’s employer as “Womble Bond Dickinson”. We count that spelling with Womble Bond Dickinson (Us) LLP, the name most registrants give for the firm now; the register does not say where the attorney works today.
82 other attorneys list Womble Bond Dickinson (Us) LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 70 of them were admitted before 2020. The 5 whose admission is closest to 2020, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Allison Robin Scott | 2019 | Currently registered |
| Robert Barton Thrasher | 2019 | Currently registered |
| Joshua Paul Davis | 2020 | Currently registered |
| Eric Leslie Munoz | 2020 | Due to re‑register |
| Berenika Dorota Palys | 2020 | Currently registered |
All 83 registrations that list Womble Bond Dickinson (Us) 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
Zhan John Cao studied at University of New Hampshire Franklin Pierce School of Law (the register spells it “University of New Hampshire School of Law”). 82 of its 742 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 2020s, as Zhan John Cao was.
- Same law school
- 742living graduates; 88.9% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Sunnyvale, CA
- 68living registrants (outside New York State)
Of the 68 living registrants with an office in Sunnyvale, CA, 61 were admitted before 2020 and 3 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 Womble Bond Dickinson (Us) LLP83 on the register, 70 of the others admitted before 2020.
- University of New Hampshire Franklin Pierce School of Law graduates on the register742 living, 88.9% registered.
- New York-admitted attorneys in Sunnyvale, CA68 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 Zhan John Cao’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 Zhan John Cao 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).