Professional Recognition
Best Lawyers, the oldest and most respected peer-review publication in the legal profession, has named several Rodey lawyers as Best Lawyers of the Year for 2012.
After more than a quarter of a century in publication, Best Lawyers is designating "Lawyers of the Year" in high-profile legal specialties in large legal communities. Only a single lawyer, in each specialty and in each community, is being honored as the "Lawyer of the Year."
Best Lawyers compiles its lists of outstanding attorneys by conducting exhaustive peer-review surveys in which thousands of leading lawyers confidentially evaluate their professional peers. The current, 18th edition of The Best Lawyers in America (2012) is based on more than 3.9 million detailed evaluations of lawyers by other lawyers.
The lawyers being honored as "Lawyers of the Year" have received particularly high ratings in Best Lawyers surveys by earning a high level of respect among their peers for their abilities, professionalism, and integrity.
The following Rodey lawyers have been named Best Lawyers of the Year for 2012:
Henry M. Bohnhoff |
Albuquerque Litigation – Real Estate Lawyer of the Year |
Scott D. Gordon |
Albuquerque Litigation – Labor & Employment Lawyer of the Year |
Bruce Hall |
Albuquerque Arbitration Lawyer of the Year |
Bruce Hall |
Albuquerque Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants Lawyer of the Year |
Richard C. Minzner |
Albuquerque Government Relations Practice Lawyer of the Year |
W. Mark Mowery |
Santa Fe Administrative/Regulatory Law Lawyer of the Year |
Edward Ricco |
Albuquerque Appellate Practice Lawyer of the Year |
Andrew G. Schultz |
Albuquerque Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants Lawyer of the Year |
Benchmark Litigation – The Definitive Guide to America's Leading Litigation Firms and Attorneys has listed Rodey Law Firm as a "Highly Recommended Litigation Firm". The "Highly Recommended" distinction is Benchmark's top honor. These Rodey attorneys have been named "Litigation Stars" for their expertise and experience in litigation:
Jeff Lowry and Tom Outler have been named "Future Litigation Stars".
Rodey Law Firm has more individually-listed lawyers than any other firm in New Mexico.
Benchmark Litigation identifies the leading US trial attorneys and firms at the local and national levels. Focused exclusively on the US litigation market, the publication's rankings and editorials are the result of extensive interviews with private practice lawyers and in-house counsel.
U.S. News and World Report and The Best Lawyers in America have named Rodey one of the best law firms in New Mexico. With 49 metropolitan first-tier rankings, Rodey received more first tier-rankings than any other law firm in New Mexico.
Rodey is ranked as the number one firm in New Mexico in these areas:
- Administrative/Regulatory Law
- Appellate Practice
- Arbitration
- Banking and Finance Law
- Commercial Litigation
- Corporate Law
Rodey received first tier rankings in New Mexico in these areas:
- Bet-the-Company litigation
- Employment Law-Management
- Health Care Law
- Legal Malpractice Law
- Litigation & Controversy-Tax
- Litigation-Banking & Finance
- Litigation-First Amendment
- Litigation-Labor & Employment
- Litigation-Land Use & Zoning
- Litigation-Real Estate
- Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions
- Mediation
- Medical Malpractice Law-Defendants
- Mergers & Acquisitions Law
- Personal Injury Litigation-Defendants
- Product Liability Litigation
- Product Liability Litigation-Defendants
- Professional Malpractice Law-Defendants
- Public Finance Law
- Real Estate Law
- Securities/Capital Markets Law
- Securities Regulation
- Tax Law
- Trusts & Estates
Rodey's Santa Fe Office is ranked number one in these areas:
- Energy Law
- Mediation
- Mining Law
- Native American Law
- Natural Resources Law
U.S. News and World Report surveys more than 40,000 legal professionals and 50,000 businesses including all Fortune 100 companies, to identify the best law firms in more than 171 metropolitan markets.
Eighteen lawyers with the Rodey Law Firm have been selected for inclusion in Chambers USA–America’s Leading Lawyers for Business-2012. The following attorneys were designated “Leaders in their Field” by Chambers based on their experience and expertise in particular areas of law:
Chambers bases its rankings on technical legal ability, professional conduct, client service, commercial awareness/astuteness, diligence, commitment, and other qualities most valued by the client.
Twenty-four Rodey lawyers have been selected as Southwest Super Lawyers-2012 for their expertise and experience in particular areas of law. Only five percent of the total lawyers in New Mexico were selected for this honor.
Southwest Super Lawyers has designated these Rodey lawyers as Rising Stars:
The designation of Rising Star is given to only the top 2.5 percent of lawyers in New Mexico who are either 40 years old or younger or in practice for ten years or less.
Inclusion in
Southwest Super Lawyers is based on a very strict, multi-step selection process, which includes, among other things, research on background and experience, as well as stringent peer review
For over a century, lawyers have relied on the
Martindale Hubbell Law Directory for authoritative information on the worldwide legal profession. Martindale's Peer Review Ratings play an integral role in this service to the legal community. Buyers of legal services, as well as those making referrals, consider Peer Review Ratings invaluable when evaluating a lawyer. Peer Review Ratings attest to a lawyer's legal ability and professional ethics, and reflect the confidential opinions of members of the Bar and Judiciary. Our attorneys consistently receive top ratings from
Martindale-Hubbell.
Our excellence, expertise and experience are recognized by the organizations of which we are members. Drawing its members from the best law firms throughout the world,
Lex Mundi, an international consortium of independent law firms, invited Rodey to join in 1989. As a charter member and the only New Mexico member, we have enjoyed an uninterrupted association with this highly esteemed organization.
The
Harmonie Group is a North American network of independent law firms offering expertise in serving insurance companies, risk retention groups, self insureds and insureds. The Rodey Law Firm, New Mexico's member, has been a part of the Harmonie Group since 1995.
The outstanding quality of Rodey attorneys is recognized by professional organizations including the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel, the American College of Mortgage Attorneys, the American College of Trial Lawyers, the American College of Real Estate Attorneys, the American Board of Trial Advocates and the American Health Lawyers Association.
