Filing volume isn't quality. These rankings show activity. They don't measure success rate, client satisfaction, or specialization fit. A solo practitioner who handles 30 filings a year for a single boutique brand may serve their client far better than a top-of-list firm filing thousands.
Top 100: 1990 filings
| # | Attorney / firm | 1990 filings |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | LAWRENCE E. ABELMAN | 461 |
| 2 | Perla M. Kuhn | 341 |
| 3 | H. JOHN CAMPAIGN | 190 |
| 4 | David Ehrlich | 182 |
| 5 | JUDY A. WILLIS | 177 |
| 6 | Simor L. Moskowitz | 165 |
| 7 | LINDA L BERKOWITZ | 153 |
| 8 | G. Franklin Rothwell | 151 |
| 9 | Jeffrey C. Katz | 150 |
| 10 | Jess M. Collen | 149 |
| 11 | Robert D. Hovey | 144 |
| 12 | ARTHUR SCHWARTZ | 144 |
| 13 | B. PARKER LIVINGSTON, JR. | 138 |
| 14 | SUSAN UPTON DOUGLASS | 138 |
| 15 | Kit M. Stetina | 133 |
| 16 | Stephen L. Baker | 133 |
| 17 | SHERIDAN NEIMARK | 130 |
| 18 | PHILLIP H. SMITH | 130 |
| 19 | Joseph R. Marcus | 128 |
| 20 | Edward M. Prince | 128 |
| 21 | Jay K. Meadway | 122 |
| 22 | PAUL A. WELTER | 122 |
| 23 | ALPHEUS E. FORSMAN | 119 |
| 24 | Barth X deRosa | 118 |
| 25 | CHARLES Y. LACKEY | 117 |
| 26 | Mark I. Feldman | 116 |
| 27 | Lori N. Boatright | 116 |
| 28 | MYRON AMER | 115 |
| 29 | Mark B. Harrison | 115 |
| 30 | HARRY M. WEISS | 114 |
| 31 | Robert C. Faber | 114 |
| 32 | Mark I. Peroff | 114 |
| 33 | David B. Kirschstein | 113 |
| 34 | Howard N. Aronson | 112 |
| 35 | CAROL L.B. MATTHEWS | 112 |
| 36 | DAVID TOREN | 112 |
| 37 | Ronald E. Shapiro | 112 |
| 38 | Leslie Bertagnolli | 111 |
| 39 | Francis J. Duffin | 110 |
| 40 | Elliot A. Salter | 109 |
| 41 | CYNTHIA C. WEBER | 106 |
| 42 | I MORLEY DRUCKER | 106 |
| 43 | HERBERT DUBNO | 105 |
| 44 | Marsha G. Gentner | 105 |
| 45 | Lawrence E. Apolzon | 105 |
| 46 | John L. Beard | 105 |
| 47 | MICHAEL J. STRIKER | 105 |
| 48 | Donald L. Dennison | 103 |
| 49 | John Clarke Holman | 102 |
| 50 | Melville Owen | 102 |
| 51 | Roberta Jacobs-Meadway | 101 |
| 52 | Alan E. Schiavelli | 100 |
| 53 | ROBERT J. PATCH | 97 |
| 54 | I. Stephen Samuels | 96 |
| 55 | MILES J. ALEXANDER | 96 |
| 56 | ALAN H. LEVINE | 95 |
| 57 | Norm D. St. Landau | 95 |
| 58 | Mainak H. Mehta | 93 |
| 59 | Susan T. Brown | 93 |
| 60 | Roberta S. Bren | 92 |
| 61 | Thomas J. Moore | 91 |
| 62 | Robert A. Vanderhye | 91 |
| 63 | BRUCE E. O'CONNOR | 91 |
| 64 | ROBERT W. ADAMS | 91 |
| 65 | KATHY J MCKNIGHT | 91 |
| 66 | Adrienne L. White | 91 |
| 67 | Michael D. Fishman | 90 |
| 68 | HAROLD D. STEINBERG | 90 |
| 69 | JUDY A. WILLIS, ESQ. | 89 |
| 70 | Roy S. Gordet | 89 |
| 71 | Frank J. Colucci | 89 |
| 72 | Terry M. Gernstein | 88 |
| 73 | James E. Shlesinger | 88 |
| 74 | Jay H. Begler | 87 |
| 75 | ROBERT W. FIDDLER | 87 |
| 76 | Michael J. Bevilacqua | 85 |
| 77 | John R. Garber | 85 |
| 78 | James R. Meyer | 84 |
| 79 | Peter M. Eichler | 84 |
| 80 | James M. Slattery | 83 |
| 81 | RICHARD H. COMPERE | 82 |
| 82 | HENRY W. LEEDS | 82 |
| 83 | EUGENE L. KEOGH | 82 |
| 84 | Glenn A. Gundersen | 82 |
| 85 | RENEE COLWILL LOVELACE | 82 |
| 86 | Paul W. Vapnek | 82 |
| 87 | Deborah L. Benson | 81 |
| 88 | MALCOLM MCCALEB, JR. | 81 |
| 89 | ROBERT G. MCMORROW | 81 |
| 90 | A. YATES DOWELL, III | 80 |
| 91 | JERRY W MILLS | 80 |
| 92 | Jay H. Geller | 79 |
| 93 | JOHN H. FLOOD, III | 78 |
| 94 | Kevin G. Smith | 78 |
| 95 | B. Joseph Schaeff | 77 |
| 96 | JUDITH D. COHEN | 77 |
| 97 | DAVID WOLF | 76 |
| 98 | AARON B. RETZER | 76 |
| 99 | MARY LOUISE RYAN | 76 |
| 100 | Norman Zafman | 75 |