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I stand corrected. However, I question the value of these ratings, which supposedly rate competence and integrity. Just for the heck of it, I looked up a couple of attorneys who have less than stellar reputations. They were given very excellent ratings by M-H.

Also, the lack of a rating means nothing. Read this from M-H: "In the United States, 43% of the active bar is rated. Omission of individual lawyer ratings should not be construed as unfavorable since Martindale-Hubbell does not undertake to develop ratings for every lawyer. In addition, certain lawyers have requested their ratings not be published. In other instances, definitive information required to establish a rating has yet to be developed."

Neither I nor any of my associates have ever based our opinion of an attorney on a M-H rating. Obviously, this kind of thing is highly subjective.