Where Can I Learn about a Lawyer’s Experience?

There are a number of ways to find information on the attorney’s background and experience, once you have selected the attorney you wish to hire, and know the state in which the attorney practices. You can go to one of the two largest online listings of attorneys, Martindale or Lawyers.com, and search for information about the attorney on those sites.

The listings on these sites provide the following types of information about attorneys:

education,

memberships,

publications,

location, and

area(s) of practice.

Another place to find information about an attorney’s experience is through Thomson Legal Record on FindLaw. At this Web site, you enter the name of the attorney, and receive information about the attorney in the following areas: