Rating trial lawyers – a hit and miss process at best
Today’s newspaper reports that a new company, AVVO, with thirteen million in venture capital has started a new web service to assist people looking for a lawyer. The site rates lawyers on a scale from one to ten in various fields of legal work. This service is in addition to the many rankings of lawyers already available. The oldest of these is Martindale Hubble, but it is a limited evaluation. Best Lawyers in America has been around for a long…