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: 1997 filings
| # | Attorney / firm | 1997 filings |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | LAWRENCE E. ABELMAN | 614 |
| 2 | MICHELE L MCSHANE | 459 |
| 3 | Mark B. Harrison | 301 |
| 4 | Mark I. Peroff | 293 |
| 5 | Michael D. Fishman | 281 |
| 6 | Jess M. Collen | 259 |
| 7 | Jeffrey C. Katz | 248 |
| 8 | Perla M. Kuhn | 237 |
| 9 | Sally M. Abel | 234 |
| 10 | ALLYN TAYLOR | 230 |
| 11 | LUCILLE P. NICHOLS | 229 |
| 12 | Frank J. Colucci | 228 |
| 13 | Michael J. Bevilacqua | 224 |
| 14 | Mark I. Feldman | 218 |
| 15 | ANDREA VAN KAMPEN | 210 |
| 16 | Rochelle D. Alpert | 207 |
| 17 | David Ehrlich | 202 |
| 18 | SUSAN UPTON DOUGLASS | 199 |
| 19 | DONALD A. KAUL | 190 |
| 20 | Thomas J. Moore | 186 |
| 21 | Andrew P. Bridges | 184 |
| 22 | Arthur J. DeBaugh | 183 |
| 23 | MICHAEL S. HARRIS | 182 |
| 24 | JOSEPH T NABOR | 177 |
| 25 | Peter M. Eichler | 172 |
| 26 | Stephen L. Baker | 170 |
| 27 | Timothy H. Hiebert | 170 |
| 28 | Heidi L. Sachs | 167 |
| 29 | Stewart J. Bellus | 166 |
| 30 | Stanley W. Sokoloff | 166 |
| 31 | MILES J. ALEXANDER | 164 |
| 32 | WILLIAM O. FERRON, JR. | 158 |
| 33 | Simor L. Moskowitz | 158 |
| 34 | ELLIOTT I. POLLOCK | 158 |
| 35 | Marta S. Levine | 158 |
| 36 | Howard N. Aronson | 158 |
| 37 | James E. Shlesinger | 158 |
| 38 | Lawrence E. Apolzon | 156 |
| 39 | Michael A. Grow | 152 |
| 40 | ROBERT B.G. HOROWITZ | 152 |
| 41 | ROBERT J. PATCH | 151 |
| 42 | Frank P. Presta | 151 |
| 43 | Ronald E. Shapiro | 150 |
| 44 | H. William Larson | 150 |
| 45 | Kevin G. Smith | 148 |
| 46 | Glenn A. Gundersen | 147 |
| 47 | Jordan A. LaVine | 145 |
| 48 | Elise A. Tenen-Aoki | 145 |
| 49 | Anil V. George | 144 |
| 50 | Mark J. Liss | 143 |
| 51 | David. V. Radack | 142 |
| 52 | Paul W. Kruse | 142 |
| 53 | I. Stephen Samuels | 142 |
| 54 | Robert D. Hovey | 142 |
| 55 | ARTHUR SCHWARTZ | 141 |
| 56 | LINDA L BERKOWITZ | 141 |
| 57 | KURT R BENSON | 140 |
| 58 | Timothy D. Pecsenye | 140 |
| 59 | Louis K. Ebling | 140 |
| 60 | CYNTHIA CLARKE WEBER | 138 |
| 61 | Joseph R. Marcus | 138 |
| 62 | GORDON E.R. TROY | 138 |
| 63 | Russell H. Falconer | 138 |
| 64 | Scott S. Havlick | 138 |
| 65 | AARON B. RETZER | 136 |
| 66 | Michael D. Hobbs Jr. | 135 |
| 67 | Jeffrey H. Kaufman | 135 |
| 68 | David M. Kelly | 134 |
| 69 | HERBERT DUBNO | 134 |
| 70 | Adrienne L. White | 133 |
| 71 | WILLIAM G POPEO | 132 |
| 72 | Preston C. Regehr | 132 |
| 73 | Jill M. Pietrini | 131 |
| 74 | V.T. GIORDANO | 129 |
| 75 | Carole F Barrett | 129 |
| 76 | Morton J. Rosenberg | 129 |
| 77 | Marnie Wright Barnhorst | 129 |
| 78 | Michael F. Krieger | 128 |
| 79 | KENNETH B. GERMAIN | 127 |
| 80 | Sabrina C Stavish | 127 |
| 81 | David B. Kirschstein | 126 |
| 82 | JOHN S EGBERT | 126 |
| 83 | Donald N. Huff | 125 |
| 84 | MICHAEL A. PAINTER | 124 |
| 85 | Anne H. Peck | 124 |
| 86 | Beth M. Goldman | 123 |
| 87 | Donald L. Dennison | 123 |
| 88 | James R. Meyer | 123 |
| 89 | Janis M. Manning | 122 |
| 90 | Mark S. Sommers | 122 |
| 91 | Baila H. Celedonia | 122 |
| 92 | Elliot A. Salter | 122 |
| 93 | Lesley A. Moradian | 122 |
| 94 | Stewart L Gitler | 121 |
| 95 | KATHLEEN J. GALLAGHER | 120 |
| 96 | Edward H. Rosenthal | 120 |
| 97 | Donald C. Knapp, Jr. | 120 |
| 98 | HAROLD J. MILSTEIN | 120 |
| 99 | GARY D. KRUGMAN | 120 |
| 100 | Mainak H. Mehta | 119 |