Family Law
The American Bar Association (ABA) includes
nearly 20,000 attorneys with a specialty in
family law. Family law needs can range from
assistance with family issues such as divorce or
even caring for an elderly loved one.
Here are a few of the criteria that Goldline
Research uses when evaluating a dependable
Family Law Attorney:
- The number of years of experience
- The range of services offered by the attorney/practice
- The number of total staff in the firm
- The number of attorneys in the firm, 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 legal specialty areas that the attorney/firm focuses on (e.g. elder law, divorce, etc.)
- Any relationships that the attorney/practice has with other related legal practice areas
- 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