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The American Bar Association (ABA) includes nearly 50,000 attorneys with a specialty in business and corporate law. Finding a business law attorney to address complicated and confusing business planning and legal issues is a challenging task.

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Here are a few of the criteria that Goldline Research uses when evaluating a dependable Business Law Attorney:

  • The number of years of experience
  • The range of services offered by the attorney/practice (e.g. business formation, contracts, collections, litigation, etc.)
  • The number of total staff in the practice
  • The number of attorneys in the practice, if applicable
  • Advanced certifications and/or training held by staff
  • State bar admittance
  • Geographic service area
  • Membership in relevant trade associations/societies (e.g. ABA)
  • Any estate minimums
  • The average estate size
  • Any relationships that the attorney/practice has with other related services (e.g. businessservices such as accountants, consultants, etc.)
  • The number of active clients
  • The number of total clients
  • An analysis of any client additions in the last 12 months
  • An analysis of any client losses in the last 12 months
  • The quality of client and professional references
  • A review of any outstanding lawsuits, grievances and/or complaints against the attorney/practice
  • The attorney’s/practice’s key differentiators