Congratulations, Bruce Plaxen, on Your Super Lawyers Award!

bruce-plaxen-authorPlaxen Adler Muncy, P.A. is proud to announce that Bruce Plaxen has been selected to Super Lawyers for 2016 in the area of Personal Injury – Plaintiff. This is Bruce Plaxen’s 10th consecutive year being named to the list.

The Super Lawyers list of top attorneys is one of the most respected outlets consumer can use when they are in need of legal counsel. The mission of Super Lawyers is “to create a credible, comprehensive and diverse listing of outstanding attorneys that can be used as a resource for attorneys and consumers searching for legal counsel. Since Super Lawyers is intended to be used as an aid in selecting a lawyer, we limit the lawyer ratings to those who can be hired and retained by the public, i.e., lawyers in private practice and Legal Aid attorneys.”

How are attorneys selected?

Super Lawyers takes a two-fold approach to the selection process. It invites attorneys to nominate their peers for selection, but it also conducts its own independent research for potential candidates. There are 12 criteria used in the selection process. They are, in no particular order:

  1. Attorney’s position in the firm
  2. Experience of the attorney
  3. Verdicts and settlements
  4. Transactions completed
  5. Professional activities, including service to various Bars
  6. Representative clients
  7. Community service and pro bono work
  8. Special honors and awards
  9. Lectures and scholarly publications
  10. Background (both educational and employment)
  11. Certifications and licenses
  12. Outstanding achievements

Each of these criteria allow an independent panel of attorneys to award points to the nominee, which are weighted differently, though this formula is unique to Super Lawyers and therefore not revealed to outside sources. Attorneys can be selected in more than 70 categories of practice. Super Lawyers attorneys are always within the Top 5% of their field within the state.

It is an honor to be selected for Super Lawyers; it is a testament to Bruce Plaxen’s dedication to excellence in the field that he has been selected every year for the last decade and every year since its inception in Maryland.