The Best Lawyers in America is a compilation of lawyers across the 50 states, including Virginia, Maryland and Washington DC injury attorneys. The referral guide is considered the most widely-regarded resource of attorneys in 80 specialty areas.
The most recent Best Lawyers publication is created based on some 1.8 million evaluations of attorneys by their colleagues. The Best Lawyers are determined by peer reviews.
The designation of Super Lawyers is given to the top five percent of all lawyers in the United States. Lawyers in practice for more than five years who practice statewide in their states are eligible to be considered. The Super Lawyers program sends ballots to all eligible attorneys and asks them each year to nominate other eligible lawyers.
To achieve the Super Lawyers designation, the background, experience, professional achievement and peer admiration of each nominee are considered. An attorney can receive nominations from within his or her law firm for the Super Lawyers designation. However, those nominations are not weighed as heavily as votes received from outside an individual’s firm. An attorney also must receive nominations from outside his or her firm in order to be considered.
Rules of professional responsibility in Washington DC, Maryland and Virginia place limitations on any comparisons attorneys can make with other lawyers without verifiable proof. However, there are no decisions in Washington DC, Maryland and Virginia regarding the validity of the Best Lawyers publication or Super Lawyers designation. |
