Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review Ratings are driven by the confidential opinions of lawyers and judges who provide reviews of lawyers about whom they have professional knowledge. The prestigious “Top Ranked Law Firm” rating is reserved for firms of 10-or-more attorneys, from which at least three of the lawyers have achieved the AV Preeminent® Peer Review Rating. This rating indicates that peers have deemed that lawyer to have demonstrated the highest level of ethical standards and legal ability.*