If you are a practicing attorney, login to SuperLawyers.com by clicking the ‘Lawyer Login’ in the top-right corner. Once you login, click the ‘Nominate Your Peers’ orange button on the left side of your Dashboard. You can nominate and write comments for up to 21 attorneys (seven in-firm, seven out-of-firm and seven Rising Stars candidates).
Nominations Independent Research Peer Evaluation Final Selection Rising Stars Selection Process Lawyers enter the candidate pool by being formally nominated by a peer or if identified by the research department during the research process.
Base your nominations on first-hand knowledge, rather than reputation-e.g., opposing counsel, co-counsel or someone you have observed in court or during a transaction. Login to SuperLawyers.com to make your nominations online. Contact Research for information about how to nominate attorneys for Super Lawyers.
To be eligible for inclusion in Rising Stars, a candidate must be either 40 years old or younger, or in practice for 10 years or less. Are non-private practice lawyers eligible for inclusion in Super Lawyers?
No self-nominations. In-firm nominations are counted only if an equal or greater number of lawyers outside your firm are nominated. You may nominate a maximum of 21 lawyers (this means you are limited to seven in-firm nominations, seven out-firm nominations and seven Rising Stars nominations).
“[The Super Lawyers selection process] is a comprehensive, good-faith and detailed attempt to produce a list of lawyers that have attained high peer recognition, meet ethical standards, and have demonstrated some degree of achievement in their field."
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Please note that it may take up to 48 hours to see the Rising Talent badge on your profile after meeting the qualifications.
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The Super Lawyers list recognizes no more than 5 percent of attorneys in each state. The Rising Stars list recognizes no more than 2.5 percent of attorneys in each state. To be eligible for inclusion in Rising Stars, a candidate must be either 40 years old or younger, or in practice for 10 years or less.
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First and foremost, Super Lawyers’ candidate nominations are largely based upon peer nominations submitted by other legal professionals from the same state. By developing a greater professional network, you can naturally “up” your chances of receiving a nomination by a fellow professional who observes your work in action.
Being honored with a nomination from Super Lawyers may very well mean being featured in their press and digital marketing, which means even broader marketing outreach for you and your firm.
After the formal and informal nomination process is underway, Super Lawyers begins reviewing candidates using several criteria. One of the matrices by which Super Lawyers judges potential nominees (in addition to legal performance, education, firm position, and much more, of course) is by how active an attorney is in community service and pro bono work.
And, while there’s no denying that the vetting and selection processes that Super Lawyers undergoes are rigorous, it’s certainly not an impossible feat to achieve.
Super Lawyers Is Incredibly Selective. If you were to be nominated for Super Lawyers, you can rest assured that they do their “legal homework,” so to speak. When undertaking the selection and nomination process, Super Lawyers uses a (literally) patented system to choose the absolute best qualified candidates across a given state.
You may nominate a maximum of 21 lawyers (this means you are limited to seven in-firm nominations, seven out-firm nominations, and seven Rising Stars nominations). No “campaigning” or soliciting nominations from other lawyers as such nominations may be disregarded and lead to disqualification.
The third step is the blue-ribbon review, which is a peer evaluation by practice area. The candidates with the most points from each practice area serve on the panel. The panel then reviews and raters the candidates.