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"I always encourage my attorneys to put themselves or their colleagues in for consideration for Best Lawyers. I believe Best Lawyers is a cut above the other 'lists' and other attorneys often use the Best Lawyers site for information and referrals. This past year one of the founders of the firm and our president received the coveted letter announcing that he had been named. As soon as he shared the news with me I lobbied for our firm to take advantage of the link to Best Lawyers and we did so that day. I was pleasantly amazed and seriously delighted to learn the very next day that he had had a call directly from the Best Lawyer site and better yet, had landed a matter from that call. The client told him his attorney had a conflict and he knew he was on Best Lawyers so that is where he searched for a replacement. He chose our firm. I really can't ask for better than that."
Amy Smith-Pike
Former Marketing Director
Durrette Crump PLC.
Durrette Crump PLC.
"The Best Lawyers in America has successfully established itself as a reputable and reliable clearinghouse of well-regarded attorneys. Inclusion is exclusive and coveted, and there is regular turnover in the attorneys listed. Woodward/White notes that Best Lawyers lists have been featured in more than 50 major metropolitan magazines in the past two years, an indication of how widely publicized the individual listings have become. This kind of exclusivity, and the solid reputation that the directory's selection process has achieved, make the directory a valuable resource for users."
E. Leigh Dance
Founder and President
ELD International LLC
ELD International LLC
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Kevin R. Hackett
CEO Emeritus
The Rockefeller Group
The Rockefeller Group
"On many occasions I have had an opportunity to use Best Lawyers for co-counsel and client referral purposes in other jurisdictions and in other areas of the law, both for myself and for others in our 40-attorney boutique practice. Every one of these referrals has worked out well with competent counsel and service. Your publication has served us well for quite a while. Our experience with it exemplifies the quality of its content and of counsel listed. Thank you for a truly useful resource."
David S. Stallard
Counsel
Wood Herron & Evans LLP
Wood Herron & Evans LLP
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Chief Anchor and Managing Editor
truTV (Formally Court TV)
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