Have you been selected or honored for your legal accomplishments?

Lawyers will recognize other lawyers in their community for their achievements. They can do this through agencies like Martindale-Hubbell, an independent lawyer rating agency. The highest rating an attorney can receive is an “AV” rating. This rating is only given after other independent attorneys favorably evaluate a candidate with an AV rating.

Law and Politics Magazine is another group that rates attorneys. Each year, they poll lawyers to determine the top 5 percent of the practitioners in each practice area statewide and nationwide. They recognize these lawyers as “SuperLawyers.”

Many accomplished attorneys will hold positions as officers or trustees of state bar associations, trial lawyer associations like the New Jersey Association for Justice, or local county bar associations. If your lawyer is an officer or serves on the board of governors of such an association, he or she probably has earned the respect of their colleagues.