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How Peer Review Powers Industry Referrals
Best Lawyers combines the trust of industry referrals with state-of-the-art technology to help clients find the right lawyer.
Announcing the 2022 Best Lawyers: Family Law Publication
Featuring the top legal talent in Family Law and Trusts & Estates.
In Partnership
Unlawful Pornography and Corporate Liability in Canada
Jordan Donich
Developments on the ongoing efforts to ensure internet companies are policing illegal content, such as child pornography, hosted on their servers.
Voting Season Is Open
Voting for next year's Best Lawyers is an exclusive opportunity to benefit your local legal community.
Announcing the 2022 Best Lawyers in the United Kingdom
The results include an elite field of top lawyers and firms.
The 2021 Best Lawyers in Family Law
Featuring the top lawyers practicing in Family Law and Trusts & Estates.
The 2021 "Law Firm of the Year" Awards in Canada
We are excited to announce the recipients of the 2021 "Law Firm of the Year" awards in Canada.
The Virtual Courtroom
Andrew E. Curto and Danielle E. Tricolla
Why some of the industry changes the pandemic has wrought—the advent of remote courthouse appearances chief among them—deserve to outlast the return to normal life.
Is It Live . . . Or Is It Virtual?
Adrian L. Bastianelli III, Paulo Flores, Kevin J. O’Connor and Robert S. Peckar
Mediation via Zoom is just one of the legal-industry oddities the pandemic has wrought. Here’s a cheat sheet for how to make it work for you—and some thoughts on whether it’s here to stay.
Jury Study Sounds Alarm for Insurance Industry
Christopher W. Martin
Without Congressional action, the years ahead will see a tsunami of suits filed against the insurance industry for COVID-19-related claims. Our intensive surveys shed some disturbing light on potential jurors’ attitudes and perspectives.
How I Adapt to Working From Home
Alexandria Hurst
With the pandemic still ongoing with no end in sight, one lawyer writes about how she stays sane working from home.
Best Lawyers Since Day One
We talked to some of the 566 attorneys who have been recognized by Best Lawyers since the first edition in 1983.
Divide and Conquer
Kathryn A. Graves
The practice of family law has changed substantially in recent decades. How is it different—and how does that affect the lawyers who specialize in it?
Split Decisions
Susan A. Hansen and Lindsey A. Kujawa
Marriage is changing—and so is divorce. Family lawyers must be there for richer and for poorer, in sickness and in health.
An Interview With Johnson Winter & Slattery
Australia's 2020 “Law Firm of the Year” honoree in Energy Law
David Ackert's Top Advice on Social Media and Client Prospecting
The president of Ackert Inc. offers his insights on business development to Best Lawyers following the 2019 Legal Marketing Association Annual Conference.
Lawyer Commendations Feature Makes It Easy to Recommend Top Legal Talent
Attorneys recognized by Best Lawyers can now position themselves as reliable industry resources.
How Mediation Is Changing Family Law
Susan A. Hansen
Kitchen-table contracts and divorce litigation can both hurt families. Mediation offers a middle ground.
In Partnership
New Year Ushers in New Formulas for Calculating Maintenance Payments in Divorce Proceedings
Timothy E. Weiler
The anticipated outcome of the adoption of the increased income threshold is to reduce litigation about the amount of maintenance to be paid by simply applying the statutorily mandated calculation to more individuals with a much higher annual income.
In Partnership
Premarital Agreements: More than just a Divorce Document
Leonce A. Richard
Drafting a premarital agreement should instead focus on a collaborative effort of two people coming together to create a “life plan” with regard to forming a lifetime partnership.
In Partnership
Sweeping Changes to Illinois Child Support
Timothy E. Weiler
Sweeping changes to the way Illinois courts will calculate child support are set to take effect July 1, 2017.
In Partnership
Divorce Litigation and Why to Avoid It
Stephen Cullen and Kelly Powers
There are three ways to get divorced—two of them should be avoided if possible—accepting, of course, that there are some spouses who insist on litigation and a trial.
Female Attorneys Shaping the Future
Nicole Ortiz
Baltimore’s Rosie the Lawyer initiative offers high school girls an insider’s look at the law.
In Partnership
A Trial Is all about the Appeal
Campbell D. Barrett and Judge Lynda B. Munro
Every trial has the potential for an appeal. The likelihood of an appeal is enhanced when the judge has picked a clear winner and loser after a family bench trial.
Family Matters
Kathryn Graves
Early case management and alternative dispute resolutions seek to simplify some separations in Minnesota.