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: 1998 filings
| # | Attorney / firm | 1998 filings |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | LAWRENCE E. ABELMAN | 684 |
| 2 | MICHELE L MCSHANE | 367 |
| 3 | ANGELA SMALL | 335 |
| 4 | Mark I. Peroff | 298 |
| 5 | Michael D. Fishman | 288 |
| 6 | GORDON E.R. TROY | 270 |
| 7 | Timothy H. Hiebert | 245 |
| 8 | David Ehrlich | 238 |
| 9 | Mark B. Harrison | 236 |
| 10 | SUSAN UPTON DOUGLASS | 227 |
| 11 | WILLIAM H. BREWSTER | 224 |
| 12 | Stewart J. Bellus | 222 |
| 13 | Michael J. Bevilacqua | 222 |
| 14 | Jess M. Collen | 212 |
| 15 | ANNE B. NIELSEN | 209 |
| 16 | LUCILLE P. NICHOLS | 207 |
| 17 | Thomas J. Moore | 206 |
| 18 | ANDREA VAN KAMPEN | 201 |
| 19 | Lawrence E. Apolzon | 192 |
| 20 | Mark I. Feldman | 191 |
| 21 | Perla M. Kuhn | 191 |
| 22 | Frank J. Colucci | 191 |
| 23 | Joseph R. Marcus | 188 |
| 24 | ALLYN TAYLOR | 186 |
| 25 | Jeffrey C. Katz | 186 |
| 26 | Rochelle D. Alpert | 180 |
| 27 | Mainak H. Mehta | 179 |
| 28 | Stephen L. Baker | 178 |
| 29 | Roberta Jacobs-Meadway | 177 |
| 30 | JOHN S EGBERT | 175 |
| 31 | Elise A. Tenen-Aoki | 175 |
| 32 | Frank L. Politano | 174 |
| 33 | Julianne B. Bochinski | 174 |
| 34 | CYNTHIA CLARKE WEBER | 170 |
| 35 | Andrew P. Bridges | 166 |
| 36 | Morton J. Rosenberg | 166 |
| 37 | Russell H. Falconer | 165 |
| 38 | DONALD A. KAUL | 162 |
| 39 | Scott S. Havlick | 160 |
| 40 | Adrienne L. White | 158 |
| 41 | Jordan A. LaVine | 156 |
| 42 | ROBERT B.G. HOROWITZ | 155 |
| 43 | Marta S. Levine | 154 |
| 44 | Ronald E. Shapiro | 151 |
| 45 | Jonathan D. Reichman | 149 |
| 46 | Kevin G. Smith | 147 |
| 47 | Kay Lyn Schwartz | 147 |
| 48 | Patrick C. Stephenson | 146 |
| 49 | Elisabeth A. Langworthy | 146 |
| 50 | Jeffrey H. Kaufman | 144 |
| 51 | Carole F Barrett | 142 |
| 52 | Robert D. Hovey | 142 |
| 53 | Janis M. Manning | 141 |
| 54 | WILLIAM O. FERRON, JR. | 140 |
| 55 | Howard N. Aronson | 140 |
| 56 | Thomas I. Rozsa | 139 |
| 57 | Sally M. Abel | 139 |
| 58 | John R. Garber | 139 |
| 59 | Anne H. Peck | 139 |
| 60 | Louis K. Ebling | 138 |
| 61 | ANNA CONYERS KUHN | 137 |
| 62 | Joseph A. Sebolt | 137 |
| 63 | MEYER A GROSS | 137 |
| 64 | Timothy D. Pecsenye | 136 |
| 65 | ROBERT J. PATCH | 135 |
| 66 | Simor L. Moskowitz | 134 |
| 67 | Peter M. Eichler | 134 |
| 68 | Glenn A. Gundersen | 134 |
| 69 | LESLIE S SPITALNEY | 134 |
| 70 | Avis Frazier-Thomas | 132 |
| 71 | ARTHUR SCHWARTZ | 132 |
| 72 | JOSEPH T NABOR | 131 |
| 73 | Preston C. Regehr | 130 |
| 74 | Douglas R. Wolf | 130 |
| 75 | Eric D. Paulsrud | 128 |
| 76 | Jay H. Geller | 128 |
| 77 | Michael D. Hobbs Jr. | 127 |
| 78 | James R. Meyer | 127 |
| 79 | Donna L. Mirman | 126 |
| 80 | AARON B. RETZER | 126 |
| 81 | Victoria Friedman | 125 |
| 82 | Ezra Sutton | 124 |
| 83 | MICHAEL S. HARRIS | 124 |
| 84 | MYRON AMER | 123 |
| 85 | Wayne A. Sivertson | 123 |
| 86 | Barth X deRosa | 121 |
| 87 | James E. Rosini | 121 |
| 88 | Jeffrey L. Van Hoosear | 120 |
| 89 | CAROL L.B. MATTHEWS | 120 |
| 90 | Stewart L Gitler | 119 |
| 91 | David M. Kelly | 118 |
| 92 | Edward H. Rosenthal | 118 |
| 93 | Donald N. Huff | 117 |
| 94 | Molly Buck Richard | 117 |
| 95 | David L. Sigalow | 117 |
| 96 | Heidi L. Sachs | 117 |
| 97 | ROBERT V. VICKERS | 116 |
| 98 | Daniel Chung | 116 |
| 99 | Norm D. St. Landau | 116 |
| 100 | Sean F. Heneghan | 115 |