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πŸ” Matter Lifecycle β€” Open to Close

Based on 3,962 closed matters (cases >90 days)  Β·  Updated: April 20, 2026 at 11:58 PM ET  Β·  🟒 <180d  πŸŸ‘ <365d  πŸ”΄ >365d

πŸ“Š Retain Overview πŸ‘€ All Consultations & Retains 🎯 CEA/CES ⏱️ Utilization πŸ“… Days to Retain πŸ” Intake Audits βš–οΈ PP Metrics πŸ›οΈ Divorce Decree πŸ’° Revenue vs Goal πŸ“ž Sales Pipeline πŸ“ State Performance πŸ” Matter Lifecycle πŸ† CEA Leaderboard
3,962
Total Closed Matters
357d
Avg Days to Close
272d
Median Days to Close
261
Closed YTD 2026
56
Closed Last 30 Days

βš–οΈ Avg Days to Close Divorce β€” By State

⏱ Avg Days to Close β€” By Case Type

πŸ‘€ Avg Days to Close β€” By Attorney (Top 20 by Volume)

πŸ“‹ By Case Type
<180 days (fast)
180–365 days
>365 days (long)
Case TypeCount Avg DaysMedian 25th %ile75th %ile FastestSlowest
Divorce 1859
404d
317d
196d 511d 91d 2246d
Custody 819
327d
243d
158d 402d 91d 2510d
Divorce+Custody+Support 292
312d
265d
166d 412d 91d 1477d
Custody+Support 196
246d
196d
142d 305d 91d 822d
Support 174
313d
222d
147d 380d 92d 1387d
Other 120
529d
347d
192d 771d 94d 2036d
Pre/Postnup 119
273d
205d
132d 341d 91d 884d
Wills/Estates 93
265d
179d
134d 366d 91d 1168d
PFA/Restraining 92
236d
167d
123d 293d 93d 933d
Divorce+Support 74
263d
205d
139d 343d 91d 1024d
Divorce+Custody 46
350d
305d
204d 405d 97d 1982d
Adoption 37
336d
341d
219d 436d 98d 605d
Legitimation 18
289d
270d
186d 352d 137d 542d
Appeal 10
298d
245d
163d 492d 110d 650d
Mediation 8
193d
198d
114d 292d 113d 348d
Criminal 5
413d
401d
394d 448d 215d 606d
πŸ—ΊοΈ By State Γ— Case Type

Each state has different procedural rules β€” compare apples to apples

State Case Type Count Avg Days Median Fastest Slowest
PA Divorce 1142
451d
359d
91d 2246d
Divorce+Custody 32
355d
305d
99d 1982d
Divorce+Support 39
267d
205d
98d 1024d
Divorce+Custody+Support 185
339d
286d
91d 1477d
Custody 519
349d
246d
91d 2510d
Custody+Support 102
270d
225d
91d 822d
Support 107
334d
228d
92d 1387d
PFA/Restraining 78
241d
170d
93d 933d
Pre/Postnup 112
283d
209d
91d 884d
NJ Divorce 432
353d
281d
91d 1966d
Divorce+Custody 7
330d
282d
97d 581d
Divorce+Support 17
300d
245d
95d 605d
Divorce+Custody+Support 76
280d
260d
96d 665d
Custody 190
278d
212d
91d 940d
Custody+Support 49
216d
175d
95d 592d
Support 47
264d
184d
105d 1274d
PFA/Restraining 9
170d
135d
105d 307d
Pre/Postnup 6
116d
118d
91d 136d
GA Divorce 134
304d
286d
91d 849d
Divorce+Custody 5
363d
371d
140d 521d
Divorce+Support 4
300d
325d
169d 508d
Divorce+Custody+Support 7
295d
255d
168d 445d
Custody 42
366d
328d
132d 939d
Custody+Support 15
270d
236d
124d 510d
Support 7
328d
197d
119d 915d
PFA/Restraining 4
203d
248d
109d 335d
MD Divorce 74
269d
230d
94d 722d
Divorce+Custody 2
304d
447d
162d 447d
Divorce+Support 8
203d
187d
91d 437d
Divorce+Custody+Support 15
191d
164d
95d 334d
Custody 30
316d
279d
92d 749d
Custody+Support 18
192d
173d
92d 463d
Support 3
265d
242d
209d 344d
PFA/Restraining 1
624d
624d
624d 624d
DC Divorce 4
307d
256d
199d 534d
Divorce+Custody+Support 1
455d
455d
455d 455d
Custody 2
265d
439d
91d 439d
Custody+Support 2
113d
135d
91d 135d
CO Divorce 52
289d
211d
93d 966d
Divorce+Support 6
196d
181d
112d 347d
Divorce+Custody+Support 8
232d
176d
104d 595d
Custody 29
256d
203d
101d 903d
Custody+Support 10
244d
228d
93d 493d
Support 7
232d
207d
102d 436d
Pre/Postnup 1
154d
154d
154d 154d
TX Divorce 3
427d
441d
181d 659d
Custody 2
252d
270d
235d 270d
Support 3
525d
682d
129d 763d
πŸ‘€ By Attorney (min 5 matters β€” fastest first)
#AttorneyMatters Avg DaysMedian FastestSlowest
πŸ₯‡ Marie Maney 16
131d
129d
97d 180d
πŸ₯ˆ Julie Colin 27
169d
142d
91d 537d
πŸ₯‰ Daniel Howard 10
207d
187d
113d 578d
4. Maia Spotts 9
210d
146d
91d 499d
5. J.B. Fitzgerald 29
213d
194d
101d 378d
6. Searra Hazel 47
214d
181d
91d 592d
7. Joshua Huffman 13
216d
192d
123d 474d
8. Russell Manning 65
225d
203d
92d 513d
9. Lauren Shelby 17
231d
237d
94d 644d
10. Rebekah Heilman 25
244d
211d
95d 490d
11. Melissa Zillhardt 21
251d
186d
123d 566d
12. Daria Nikitina 36
251d
244d
95d 576d
13. Billie Jo Sowinski 114
263d
203d
93d 966d
14. Carolyn Gilde 14
280d
242d
150d 591d
15. David Strenfel 30
286d
255d
105d 616d
16. Kecia Michel 5
306d
155d
141d 574d
17. Matt Gerber 106
307d
262d
91d 937d
18. LeAnne P. Cooper 246
323d
295d
91d 939d
19. April Townsend 169
330d
252d
91d 1296d
20. Hailey Song 8
335d
415d
98d 715d
21. Cathy Cardozo 172
346d
245d
91d 1697d
22. Stephanie Ojeda 29
358d
315d
113d 721d
23. Benjamin Gibson 63
413d
342d
97d 1818d
24. John Attiani 184
456d
354d
92d 2058d
25. Alicia Reiff 187
474d
342d
92d 1982d

πŸ—ΊοΈ By State

StateCountAvgMedianMinMax
PA 2448
381d
291d
91d 2510d
NJ 847
311d
244d
91d 1966d
GA 260
315d
287d
91d 939d
MD 155
259d
204d
91d 749d
CO 114
264d
204d
93d 966d
IL 23
247d
178d
100d 1579d
DC 12
276d
256d
91d 534d
TX 8
420d
441d
129d 763d

πŸ“… Year-over-Year Trend (Close Year)

YearClosedAvg DaysMedian
2020 233
297d
230d
2021 340
323d
231d
2022 427
357d
277d
2023 530
371d
286d
2024 543
371d
258d
2025 675
349d
268d
2026 261
351d
270d
🎯 Attorney Client Retention Score

Score = 60% Γ— AR-on-Closed% + 40% Γ— Voluntary Churn%
AR-on-Closed = closed matters with unpaid balance (strongest proxy for client termination). Excludes partners & admin.
A <20   B <30   C <40   D <55   F 55+

# Attorney Matters AR-on-Close% AR Outstanding Voluntary Churn% Involuntary% Grade
1 Maia Spotts0 0% $0 0% 33% A
0
2 Joshua Huffman0 0% $0 0% 25% A
0
3 Searra Hazel0 0% $0 2% 16% A
1
4 LeAnne P. Cooper0 0% $0 4% 16% A
1
5 Marie Maney0 0% $0 3% 14% A
1
6 Billie Jo Sowinski0 0% $0 3% 31% A
1
7 Lauren Shelby0 0% $0 5% 33% A
2
8 J.B. Fitzgerald0 0% $0 5% 15% A
2
9 Matt Gerber0 0% $0 6% 33% A
2
10 Kathryn Dent0 0% $0 6% 17% A
2
11 Daniel Howard0 0% $0 7% 40% A
3
12 Cathy Cardozo0 0% $0 7% 28% A
3
13 Benjamin Gibson0 0% $0 7% 24% A
3
14 Carolyn Gilde0 0% $0 7% 29% A
3
15 April Townsend0 0% $0 9% 22% A
4
16 Russell Manning0 0% $0 10% 22% A
4
17 Julie Colin0 0% $0 10% 40% A
4
18 Rebekah Heilman0 0% $0 11% 16% A
4
19 Alicia Reiff0 0% $0 11% 13% A
4
20 David Strenfel0 0% $0 12% 32% A
5
21 John Attiani0 0% $0 12% 22% A
5
22 Stephanie Ojeda0 0% $0 17% 36% A
7
23 Daria Nikitina0 0% $0 19% 40% A
7
24 Hailey Song0 0% $0 20% 50% A
8
25 Melissa Zillhardt0 0% $0 21% 25% A
9
πŸ”„ Client Churn Detail β€” Voluntary vs Involuntary
2848
Total Closed (w/ Reason)
1842 (65%)
Matter Completed
306 (11%)
Voluntary Churn
Client fired us
700 (25%)
Involuntary Churn
We fired client

Score = Churn% + 2Γ—Involuntary%  Β·  Lower is better  Β·  Involuntary weighted 2Γ— (firm terminated client)  Β·  A <55   B <75   C <100   D <130   F 130+

# Attorney Tenure Total Matters/yr Completed Voluntary Involuntary Churn% Grade
1 βœ“ Marie Maney 0.9y
2025-06-12
29 32/yr 24 1 (3%) 4 (14%) 17% A
45
2 βœ“ J.B. Fitzgerald 1.1y
2025-03-14
41 37/yr 33 2 (5%) 6 (15%) 20% A
49
3 βœ“ Searra Hazel 1.4y
2024-11-11
57 41/yr 47 1 (2%) 9 (16%) 18% A
49
4 βœ“ Alicia Reiff 6.2y
2020-02-12
140 23/yr 107 15 (11%) 18 (13%) 24% A
49
5 βœ“ LeAnne P. Cooper 2.5y
2023-10-04
252 101/yr 204 9 (4%) 39 (16%) 19% A
50
6 Β· Kathryn Dent 6.6y
2019-09-04
66 10/yr 51 4 (6%) 11 (17%) 23% B
56
7 βœ“ Rebekah Heilman 1.5y
2024-10-14
37 25/yr 27 4 (11%) 6 (16%) 27% B
59
8 βœ“ April Townsend 4.1y
2022-03-02
202 49/yr 139 19 (9%) 44 (22%) 31% B
75
9 βœ“ Joshua Huffman 1.5y
2024-10-22
16 11/yr 12 0 (0%) 4 (25%) 25% C
75
10 βœ“ Russell Manning 1.6y
2024-09-11
82 51/yr 56 8 (10%) 18 (22%) 32% C
76
11 βœ“ John Attiani 6.8y
2019-07-11
121 18/yr 80 15 (12%) 26 (22%) 34% C
77
12 βœ“ Benjamin Gibson 2.1y
2024-03-12
85 40/yr 59 6 (7%) 20 (24%) 31% C
78
13 βœ“ Cathy Cardozo 5.0y
2021-05-03
192 38/yr 126 13 (7%) 53 (28%) 34% C
90
14 βœ“ Carolyn Gilde 1.7y
2024-08-09
14 8/yr 9 1 (7%) 4 (29%) 36% C
93
15 βœ“ Melissa Zillhardt 1.6y
2024-09-03
28 18/yr 15 6 (21%) 7 (25%) 46% C
96
16 βœ“ Billie Jo Sowinski 3.9y
2022-05-23
118 30/yr 77 4 (3%) 37 (31%) 35% C
98
17 βœ“ Maia Spotts 0.6y
2025-09-19
12 20/yr 8 0 (0%) 4 (33%) 33% C
100
18 Β· Matt Gerber 2.3y
2024-01-09
137 60/yr 84 8 (6%) 45 (33%) 39% D
104
19 βœ“ Lauren Shelby 1.0y
2025-04-09
21 21/yr 13 1 (5%) 7 (33%) 38% D
105
20 Β· David Strenfel 2.0y
2024-04-29
41 20/yr 23 5 (12%) 13 (32%) 44% D
107
21 βœ“ Stephanie Ojeda 1.8y
2024-07-08
42 23/yr 20 7 (17%) 15 (36%) 52% D
124
22 βœ“ Daniel Howard 0.6y
2025-09-04
15 25/yr 8 1 (7%) 6 (40%) 47% D
127
23 βœ“ Julie Colin 1.1y
2025-04-01
38 34/yr 19 4 (10%) 15 (40%) 50% D
129
24 Β· Daria Nikitina 1.7y
2024-07-24
43 25/yr 18 8 (19%) 17 (40%) 58% F
137
25 βœ“ Hailey Song 0.5y
2025-11-05
10 20/yr 3 2 (20%) 5 (50%) 70% F
170
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