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The Martindale-Hubbell® Peer Review Ratings™After a lawyer's General Ethical
Standards and Legal Ability Ratings are confirmed (see below), his/her
ratings are
aggregated to create an overall numeric rating for each rated Area of
Practice. The numeric rating determines the Peer Review Rating, which
includes a rating term and may include a Certification Mark:
AV® Preeminent™ (4.5-5.0)
- An AV® certification mark is a significant rating accomplishment - a
testament to the fact that a lawyer's peers rank him or her at the
highest level of professional excellence.
BV® Distinguished™
(3.0-4.4) - The BV® certification mark is an excellent rating
for a lawyer with some experience. A widely respected mark of
achievement, it differentiates a lawyer from his or her competition.
Rated (1.0-2.9)
- The Peer Review Rated designation demonstrates that the lawyer has
met the very high criteria of General Ethical Standing.
The Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review Ratings evaluates lawyers in the United States and Canada based on the anonymous opinions of members of the Bar and the Judiciary, including both those who are rated and those who are not. The first review to establish a lawyer's rating usually occurs three years after his/her first admission to the Bar. LexisNexis Martindale-Hubbell
conducts secure online Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review Ratings surveys
of lawyers across multiple jurisdictions and geographic locations, in
similar areas of practice as the lawyer being rated. Reviewers are
instructed to assess their colleagues' general ethical standards and
legal ability in a specific area of practice. They appear in all
formats of the Martindale-Hubbell® Law Directory, in the online
listings on martindale.com®, on the LexisNexis®
services, on CD-ROM, and in print.
Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review
Ratings reflect a combination of achieving a Very High General Ethical
Standards rating and a Legal Ability numerical rating. A threshold
number of responses are required in order to achieve a rating. For
lawyers rated with the changed methodology the Martindale-Hubbell Peer
Review Ratings will reflect the following:
General Ethical Standards Rating The General Ethical Standards rating denotes adherence to professional standards of conduct and ethics, reliability, diligence and other criteria relevant to the discharge of professional responsibilities. Those lawyers who meet the "Very
High" criteria of General Ethical Standards can proceed to the next
step in the ratings process.
Legal Ability Ratings
Legal Ability ratings indicate professional ability within a specific area of practice. Legal Ability ratings are based on performance in five key areas, rated on a scale of 1 to 5 (with 1 being the lowest and 5 being the highest). These areas are:
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