To be recognized for The Best Lawyers in America award, an attorney must be nominated by their peers. Lawyers cannot pay a fee to participate in or be recognized by Best Lawyers. For this reason, the Best Lawyers award is widely recognized as a reliable and unbiased evaluation of an attorney’s professional performance.
Only the top 5.3% of all practicing attorneys in the U.S. were selected for inclusion in the 29th edition of the Best Lawyers award.
Nominations are made after evaluating comprehensive peer-review surveys from across the country with a transparent methodology process to accurately award deserving lawyers and firms.
Attorneys and firms can win recognition for excellence in their geographical area, as well as overall stellar performance in a specific legal practice area.
The Best Lawyers publication began in 1983 and has editions in nearly 70 countries that cover 145 legal practice areas.