Just for records sake here is a links to an article highlighting Martindale’s response to the news that they had sacked members of their law firm ratings team…
Law.com writes:
Martindale: Reports of Attorney Ratings’ Demise Exaggerated
Sheri Qualters
The National Law Journal
December 29, 2008
LexisNexis Group’s Martindale-Hubbell has no plans to abandon its lawyer ratings, the company insisted in response to blog postings about its layoff of attorney rating specialists.
However, the company will change the way it gathers the information underpinning the ratings, LexisNexis spokesman John Michaels said on Tuesday.
Michaels confirmed that the company has laid off three ratings specialists but insisted there are no plans to end its Peer Review rating system, which is based on lawyers’ and judges’ reviews of other attorneys.
Instead, the company is reconsidering the way it staffs ratings reporting, Michaels said.
In a written statement, the company said that it has made a "change in the role and responsibilities of the ratings specialists." The company will increase the number of "specialists dedicated to educating law firms about all of the new and evolving offerings from Martindale-Hubbell" and will use teams for client services work.
Full article at : http://www.law.com/jsp/article.jsp?id=1202427033909
