BakerHostetler earned 11 practice rankings and 33 attorney recognitions in the 2026 IAM Patent 1000: The World’s Leading Patent Professionals. Based on an intensive research process, the guide identifies firms and individuals who are outstanding in the critical area of patent law.
Listed below are the practices and attorneys earning this distinction in 2026:
Practice Rankings
- Firm: prosecution (California)
- Firm: prosecution (Colorado)
- Firm: litigation (Washington, D.C.)
- Firm: prosecution (Washington, D.C.)
- Firm: prosecution (Pennsylvania)
- Firm: litigation (Pennsylvania)
- Firm: transactions (Pennsylvania)
- Firm: prosecution (Georgia)
- Firm: prosecution (Washington)
- Firms: litigation (Illinois)
- Firms: (Ohio)
Attorney Ratings
- Jeremy Anderson - Individuals (Delaware)
- Chris Arena - Individuals: prosecution and Individuals: transactions (Georgia)
- Bill Bergmann - Individuals: litigation (DC Metro Area)
- Jared Brandyberry - Individuals: litigation (Colorado)
- Tim Casey - Individuals: transactions and Individuals: prosecution (Washington)
- Brendan Clark - Individuals: (Ohio)
- Lisa Collins - Individuals: prosecution and Individuals: litigation (Georgia)
- Mark Einsiedel - Individuals: next generation (Ohio)
- David Farsiou - Individuals: prosecution (Pennsylvania)
- Michael Gannon - Individuals: litigation (Pennsylvania)
- Dan Goettle - Individuals: litigation (Pennsylvania)
- Laura Gordon - Individuals: next generation (Pennsylvania)
- Doug Grady - Individuals: litigation (Washington)
- Felicity Groth - Individuals: prosecution (Pennsylvania)
- Bob Hails - Individuals: prosecution and Individuals: litigation (DC Metro Area)
- Jason Hoffman - Individuals: litigation (DC Metro Area)
- Mark Itri - Individuals: prosecution and Individuals: transactions (California)
- Ron Kern - Individuals: prosecution and Individuals: transactions (Pennsylvania)
- Kevin Kirsch - Individuals: (Ohio)
- Mark Krietzman - Individuals: prosecution (California)
- Jen Kurcz - Individuals: litigation (Illinois)
- John Letchinger - Individuals: litigation (Illinois)
- Stephanie Lodise - Individuals: prosecution (Pennsylvania)
- Joe Lucci - Individuals: prosecution and Individuals: litigation (Pennsylvania)
- Tayan Patel - Individuals: prosecution and Individuals: transactions (DC Metro Area)
- Chad Rutkowski - Individuals: transactions (Pennsylvania)
- Andrew Samuels - Individuals: (Ohio)
- Steve Samuels - Individuals: prosecution (Pennsylvania)
- Leif Sigmond - Individuals: International Trade Commission (National) and Individuals:
litigation (Illinois) - Mike Swope - Individuals: transactions and Individuals: prosecution and Individuals:
litigation (Washington) - Miranda Wang - Individuals: prosecution (Washington)
- Theresa Weisenberger - Individuals: prosecution and Individuals: transactions and Individuals: litigation (Georgia)
- Tim Worrall - Individuals: prosecution (Colorado)
