Lawyers within their community recognize accomplished personal injury lawyers for their achievements. Martindale-Hubbell is an independent lawyer rating agency. The highest rating they can give to a lawyer or law firm is an “AV” rating. Another group that rates lawyers is Law and Politics Magazine. Each year throughout America and in New Jersey, they poll lawyers to determine the top 5 percent of the practitioners in each area of the law. They recognize these lawyers as “SuperLawyers.” Many highly successful lawyers will hold positions as officers or trustees of a state bar association, trial lawyer association such as the New Jersey Association for Justice, (formerly the Association of Trial Lawyers of America-NJ), or a local county bar association. 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 other lawyers within the practice area. The best advice we can give is to follow what the New Jersey Supreme Court says:
Before making your choice of attorney, you should give this matter careful thought. The selection of an attorney is an important decision.