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: 2016 filings
| # | Attorney / firm | 2016 filings |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Raj Abhyanker | 4,319 |
| 2 | Christopher J. Day | 1,093 |
| 3 | Luke Brean | 691 |
| 4 | Alex Patel | 689 |
| 5 | Kao H. Lu | 585 |
| 6 | Michael T. Smith | 484 |
| 7 | Ruth Khalsa | 475 |
| 8 | Gene Bolmarcich | 455 |
| 9 | GU, WEI | 454 |
| 10 | Joshua A. Schaul | 436 |
| 11 | April L. Besl | 428 |
| 12 | Alexander Lazouski | 419 |
| 13 | Hao Ni | 418 |
| 14 | Joshua M. Gerben, | 417 |
| 15 | THOMAS DUNLAP | 416 |
| 16 | Joe McKinney Muncy | 401 |
| 17 | Yue (Robert) Xu | 385 |
| 18 | Elizabeth Oliner | 382 |
| 19 | J. Scott Gerien | 382 |
| 20 | Nicholas D. Wells | 374 |
| 21 | Jonathan Grant Morton | 373 |
| 22 | Vivian Ortiz-Ponce | 361 |
| 23 | Jessica Tam | 349 |
| 24 | Keesonga Gore | 349 |
| 25 | Mainak H. Mehta | 347 |
| 26 | JungJin Lee | 344 |
| 27 | Rebecca Liebowitz | 329 |
| 28 | Samen chen | 326 |
| 29 | B. Anna McCoy | 324 |
| 30 | Erik M. Pelton | 317 |
| 31 | John Alumit | 311 |
| 32 | Camille M. Miller | 310 |
| 33 | Douglas R. Wolf | 309 |
| 34 | Morris E. Turek | 306 |
| 35 | Ben Natter | 306 |
| 36 | XAVIER MORALES | 304 |
| 37 | LAWRENCE E. ABELMAN | 303 |
| 38 | Victoria Friedman | 301 |
| 39 | Roberto Ledesma | 301 |
| 40 | WILLIAM SCOTT GOLDMAN | 293 |
| 41 | Michelle P. Ciotola | 283 |
| 42 | Norman R. Van Treeck | 283 |
| 43 | Miriam D. Trudell | 281 |
| 44 | Joshua M. Gerben, Esq. | 277 |
| 45 | Nyall Engfield | 277 |
| 46 | H. Michael Drumm | 276 |
| 47 | Jeffrey M. Furr | 274 |
| 48 | Dyan Finguerra-DuCharme | 267 |
| 49 | John Pickerill | 262 |
| 50 | Ann K. Ford | 259 |
| 51 | Michael Pesochinsky | 253 |
| 52 | Jason R. Lee | 243 |
| 53 | Christopher M. Hanes | 241 |
| 54 | William C. Wright | 240 |
| 55 | Adam E. Schwartz | 236 |
| 56 | Perry J. Viscounty | 232 |
| 57 | Timothy T. Wang | 227 |
| 58 | Jordan A. LaVine | 226 |
| 59 | Joseph V. Myers III | 226 |
| 60 | Andrea Gorrie | 226 |
| 61 | Howard N. Aronson | 223 |
| 62 | Jess M. Collen | 221 |
| 63 | Laurie Marshall | 220 |
| 64 | Andrew T. Rissler | 220 |
| 65 | Karen Kreider Gaunt | 218 |
| 66 | Angus Ni | 216 |
| 67 | Stephen L. Baker | 215 |
| 68 | Patrick J. Jennings | 215 |
| 69 | Mark Borghese | 214 |
| 70 | Sara Beccia | 214 |
| 71 | CURT HANDLEY | 212 |
| 72 | Marie Anne Mastrovito | 212 |
| 73 | Kristi W. Whalen | 212 |
| 74 | Aaron Y. Silverstein | 209 |
| 75 | Justin Lampel | 209 |
| 76 | Sheila Fox Morrison | 207 |
| 77 | Rhett V. Barney | 204 |
| 78 | Andrew S. Ehard | 201 |
| 79 | Lisa W. Rosaya | 200 |
| 80 | Robert P. Felber, Jr. | 199 |
| 81 | Diane J. Mason | 199 |
| 82 | N. Alexander Nolte | 198 |
| 83 | Joel R. Feldman | 198 |
| 84 | Francis John Ciaramella, Esquire | 198 |
| 85 | Michael J. McCue | 198 |
| 86 | Adriano Pacifici | 197 |
| 87 | JOHN S EGBERT | 197 |
| 88 | Andrew D. Price | 195 |
| 89 | Matthew H. Swyers | 195 |
| 90 | Bole Yuan | 194 |
| 91 | Lindsay J. Hulley | 193 |
| 92 | Michael J. Leonard | 192 |
| 93 | Stacey R. Halpern | 191 |
| 94 | Karen Lim | 190 |
| 95 | Andrea W. Jacobs | 190 |
| 96 | Omar F. Darwich | 188 |
| 97 | M. Scott Alprin | 188 |
| 98 | Matt Solmon | 187 |
| 99 | Carlo Nardone | 187 |
| 100 | Christina M. Licursi | 184 |