For more than three decades, Best Lawyers publications have earned the respect of the profession, the media, and the public, as the most reliable, unbiased
source of legal referrals anywhere.
Our lists of outstanding lawyers are compiled by conducting exhaustive peer review surveys in which tens of thousands of leading lawyers confidentially
evaluate their professional peers. If the votes for a lawyer are positive enough for recognition in Best Lawyers, that lawyer
must maintain those votes in subsequent polls to remain in each edition. Lawyers are not permitted to pay any fee to participate in or be recognized by Best Lawyers.
Best Lawyers peer-reviewed listings are now published in almost 75 countries around the world, and our presence has grown substantially in the international
legal community. The 25th Edition of The Best Lawyers in America© (2019) includes 59,689 lawyers
in 145 practice areas, covering all 50 states and the District of Columbia, and inclusion in this year’s publication is based on more than 7.8 million detailed
evaluations of lawyers by other lawyers.
Because of Best Lawyers' known credibility, our lists reach a broader and more important audience than any other legal guide, boasting more than 17 million readers
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In 2009, Best Lawyers partnered with U.S. News & World Report, a leading rankings publication, to produce the first annual "Best Law Firms."
Now in its eighth edition, "Best Law Firms" uses quantitative data and client surveys to rank 13,372 law firms, resulting in the most comprehensive guide to legal
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Best Lawyers and "Best Law Firms" endure as definitive resources for top legal talent, building on our transparent, peer review methodology founded more than
30 years ago.
