Lawinfo.com, Inc., the oldest and most establish resource for locating
attorneys on the Internet, developed its Lead Counsel Program in 1996
to assist consumers and businesses in finding the best possible legal
representation in the shortest amount of time. To become members and
earn the Lead Counsel designation, attorneys must receive multiple peer
recommendations advocating their inclusion into the program. Lawinfo
also verifies every attorney application, checks all references
provided by the attorney applicant and contacts the applicant’s state
bar to ensure that there is not currently, nor has there ever been
disciplinary sanctions taken against the applicant. Should LawInfo
discover disciplinary sanctions, the applicant is subsequently not
designated as a Lead Counsel Member.

Lead Counsel Members have been practicing for at least 5 years, have
a 20% concentration in the practice area in which they are designated
as Lead Counsel Members and have excellent reputations in their
communities (as verified by peer references). Many of LawInfo’s Lead
Counsel Members hold official positions in major legal organizations
and academies and on many boards. Many have won awards, been recognized
by their Bar Associations, and played quintessential roles in their
communities.

Although the Lead Counsel Program is not an attorney referral
service, LawInfo takes the Lead Counsel Program qualification process
seriously and relies on attorney applicants, attorney peers
(references), and attorney members to do the same. Members commit to
notifying LawInfo immediately should any status change in their
practices that may make them ineligible for continuation in The Lead
Counsel Program.