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The NLJ Plaintiffs' Hot List is based on the NLJ’s survey of the litigation scene over the 12 months leading up to the announcement of the list. The NLJ asks its readers (primarily attorneys) to nominate plaintiffs’ firms with at least one significant win within the period, plus an impressive record of victories over the preceding five years, which means "prevailing in a bench or jury trial worth lots of money or testing a legal theory with the potential to shape future litigation." Based on this criteria, the NLJ has named BL to its annual Hot List for the past six years—a recognition that only one other law firm has achieved. To read more about the NLJ’s recognition of BL, click here.
In 2008, Bernstein Liebhard LLP was named for the second consecutive year to The Legal 500, a guide to the best commercial law firms in the United States. According to its editor, The Legal 500 is an independent "guide to ‘the best of the best’—the pre-eminent firms in the world’s strongest and most competitive legal market." Quoting firm clients, The Legal 500 states that "[c]lients are ‘impressed by the responsiveness of the firm’, as well as by its ‘willingness to answer all our questions, and accommodate all our needs.’" One client noted that the firm always provided drafts of documents with sufficient time for pre-filing review, "‘even when pleadings were required on short notice.’"
The respected legal guide, Martindale-Hubbell, has given Bernstein Liebhard it's highest ratings for legal ability (A) and ethical standards (V).
In 2006 and 2007, Stanley Bernstein was named by Lawdragon as among the top lawyers in the country for his extraordinary professional achievements. Lawdragon uses a proprietary rating system that weighs an objective assessment of attorneys' achievements and bar participation with journalistic reporting and online surveying of clients and peers. The Lawdragon 3000 honors fewer than 1 percent of all the lawyers in America.