I would like to express my sincere gratitude
to all of you responsible for naming me to
Worth Magazine’s Top 100 Attorneys List for 2008-2009.
It is as special an honor as any one could receive,
and I will do my best to live up to your expectations.
Wayne Ball
THETop100
Attorneys
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How the Top 100 Are Picked
It starts with word of mouth. In searching for Worth’s Top 100 Attorneys, we first turn to our readers-through notices in the magazine and on our website, Worth.com-asking for the names of the best lawyers handling their personal needs. We also talk to professionals- financial advisors, accountants, family office executives, academics-in a position to know which attorneys have the greatest expertise in trusts and estates, philanthropy, family law and so on.
Armed with hundreds of recommendations, Worth’s editors begin the vetting process. First we ask nominees to fill out a detailed questionnaire. We look for attorneys whose clients have sufficient net worth to give them experience with the concerns of a typical Worth reader.
We ferret out those with the professional affiliations and publishing history to indicate expertise that is helpful to affluent clients. And, most important, we search for perceptive answers to queries about current trends and career milestones.
We also cull the list with an eye toward geographic and firm diversity. Client recommendations are critical. And finally, we work with the American Bar Association’s regulatory service to check for actions that may have been taken against any of our candidates. In the end, we offer our readers the best of their best: our Top 100 for 2008.
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