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: 2001 filings
| # | Attorney / firm | 2001 filings |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jeffrey H. Kaufman | 1,796 |
| 2 | LAWRENCE E. ABELMAN | 853 |
| 3 | MICHELE L MCSHANE | 762 |
| 4 | Mark I. Peroff | 409 |
| 5 | Stewart J. Bellus | 284 |
| 6 | Michael J. Bevilacqua | 268 |
| 7 | Michael D. Fishman | 233 |
| 8 | Anil V. George | 232 |
| 9 | WILLIAM H. BREWSTER | 231 |
| 10 | Perla M. Kuhn | 228 |
| 11 | SUSAN UPTON DOUGLASS | 221 |
| 12 | Jess M. Collen | 217 |
| 13 | Frank J. Colucci | 216 |
| 14 | Sana Hakim | 207 |
| 15 | Lawrence E. Apolzon | 200 |
| 16 | RICHARD L MORRIS JR. | 196 |
| 17 | Thomas J. Moore | 194 |
| 18 | Douglas R. Wolf | 194 |
| 19 | David Ehrlich | 194 |
| 20 | Christopher J. Day | 188 |
| 21 | Morton J. Rosenberg | 188 |
| 22 | Howard N. Aronson | 187 |
| 23 | Mark I. Feldman | 183 |
| 24 | Nancy V. Stephens | 180 |
| 25 | CYNTHIA CLARKE WEBER | 179 |
| 26 | Mainak H. Mehta | 179 |
| 27 | Mark Lebow | 179 |
| 28 | Mark J. Liss | 177 |
| 29 | Heidi L. Sachs | 173 |
| 30 | KURT R BENSON | 169 |
| 31 | Randel S. Springer | 168 |
| 32 | Edward H. Rosenthal | 168 |
| 33 | Jeffrey C. Katz | 167 |
| 34 | JOHN S EGBERT | 166 |
| 35 | Ronald E. Shapiro | 163 |
| 36 | Francis J. Duffin | 160 |
| 37 | Timothy H. Hiebert | 155 |
| 38 | Jerald E. Nagae | 153 |
| 39 | David B. Kirschstein | 152 |
| 40 | Daniel Chung | 152 |
| 41 | Manny D. Pokotilow | 151 |
| 42 | CYNTHIA B. SUMMERFIELD | 151 |
| 43 | Adrienne L. White | 150 |
| 44 | Jordan A. LaVine | 149 |
| 45 | David L. Sigalow | 148 |
| 46 | Monica B. Richman | 147 |
| 47 | Kevin G. Smith | 146 |
| 48 | Frank L. Politano | 141 |
| 49 | Peter M. de Jonge | 141 |
| 50 | Catherine Mennenga | 141 |
| 51 | George W. Lewis | 140 |
| 52 | John A. Clifford | 138 |
| 53 | Scott W. Kelley | 138 |
| 54 | ROBERT B.G. HOROWITZ | 138 |
| 55 | Beth M. Goldman | 136 |
| 56 | Donald L. Dennison | 136 |
| 57 | Victoria Friedman | 135 |
| 58 | Lesley A. Moradian | 134 |
| 59 | Jeffrey A. Smith | 133 |
| 60 | Perry J. Viscounty | 133 |
| 61 | Donna J. Bunton | 132 |
| 62 | WILLIAM O. FERRON, JR. | 132 |
| 63 | Mallory Levitt | 131 |
| 64 | Stephen L. Baker | 131 |
| 65 | Michael D. Hobbs Jr. | 131 |
| 66 | Timothy D. Pecsenye | 130 |
| 67 | GARY D. KRUGMAN | 129 |
| 68 | Glenn A. Gundersen | 129 |
| 69 | James R. Meyer | 129 |
| 70 | ANITA NESSER | 129 |
| 71 | Donald N. Huff | 129 |
| 72 | Camille M. Miller | 128 |
| 73 | MALLORY D LEVITT | 127 |
| 74 | James E. Rosini | 126 |
| 75 | Jeffrey L. Van Hoosear | 125 |
| 76 | Thomas I. Rozsa | 125 |
| 77 | V.T. GIORDANO | 122 |
| 78 | Joseph A. Sebolt | 122 |
| 79 | Thomas W. Brooke | 122 |
| 80 | Lisa A. Osman | 119 |
| 81 | Maria C.H. Lin | 118 |
| 82 | Molly Buck Richard | 118 |
| 83 | LESLIE K. MITCHELL | 117 |
| 84 | ROBERT W. SMITH | 116 |
| 85 | Susan M. Kornfield | 116 |
| 86 | Jay H. Geller | 116 |
| 87 | Julia Spoor Gard | 116 |
| 88 | Patrick C. Stephenson | 115 |
| 89 | H. JOHN CAMPAIGN | 114 |
| 90 | Susan Neuberger Weller | 112 |
| 91 | JEFFREY H. KAUFMAN, ESQUIRE | 112 |
| 92 | SARAH SCOVA KLUG | 112 |
| 93 | Daniel E. Kattman | 112 |
| 94 | G. Franklin Rothwell | 110 |
| 95 | David. V. Radack | 110 |
| 96 | JOHN H WEBER | 110 |
| 97 | Elisabeth A. Langworthy | 110 |
| 98 | James M. Slattery | 110 |
| 99 | Brad D. Rose | 110 |
| 100 | Lynne E. Graybeal | 110 |