FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Tampa Lawyer Receives AV Preeminent Rating (4.6 out of 5)
Tampa, Florida - June 10, 2011 - Ms. Palmieri received a Peer Review Rating on Martindale-Hubbell: AV® Preeminent™ 4.6 out of 5! This was quite an honor and she would like to thank all of her colleagues for their reviews.
The Peer Review reflects a combination of achieving a Very High General Ethical Standards rating and a Legal Ability numerical rating. Prior to obtaining a review, a lawyer must get a specific number of responses and based on if those responses meet the criteria, they will move to the next step in the rating process. One requirement is that the lawyer receives a "Very High" rating within the General Ethical Standards measuring the attorney's conduct, ethics, reliability, diligence, etc.
The next step is the Legal Ability numerical rating. Lawyers are rated on a scale of 1 (lowest) - 5 (highest) based on five performance areas: legal knowledge, analytical capabilities, judgment, communication ability, and legal experience. (see photo below of an example survey found on the Martindale website.
With the two ratings combined, the Martindale-Hubbell Peer review rating is calculated and given a rating number and term. The guidelines for what each rating means are explained on the Martindale website as:
AV® Preeminent™ (4.5-5.0) - An AV® certification mark is a significant rating accomplishment - a testament to the fact that a lawyer's peers rank him or her at the highest level of professional excellence.
BV® Distinguished™ (3.0-4.4) - The BV® certification mark is an excellent rating for a lawyer with some experience. A widely respected mark of achievement, it differentiates a lawyer from his or her competition.
Rated (1.0-2.9) - The Peer Review Rated designation demonstrates that the lawyer has met the very high criteria of General Ethical Standing.
Palmieri Law is a Tampa Bay area criminal defense law firm with over 20 years of practice, including 12 years as a prosecutor. Ms. Palmieri has handled thousands of cases and conducted more than 80 jury trials, and specializes in defending all Florida State and US Federal criminal matters.
