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An Overview of Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review Ratings

Cullen McKinney

· Martindale-Hubbell
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A founding partner at Tanoury, Nauts, McKinney & Garbarino PLLC, Michigan trial attorney Cullen McKinney has experience spanning more than a decade. During his career at TNMG, Cullen McKinney has successfully managed high-profile cases and has earned Martindale-Hubbell AV Preeminent status.

Martindale-Hubbell is a leading global network consisting of more than one million lawyers coupled with tools and websites aimed at connecting attorneys with clients. Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review Ratings are the gold standard when it comes to attorney ratings. Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review Ratings help clients seeking legal services identify the most suitable lawyers for their needs. These ratings also help clients check if a legal professional possesses the highest ethical standards coupled with professionalism, key attributes used when making hiring decisions.

The Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review Ratings system was originally based on the A-B-C system to show a lawyer’s legal ability and ethical standards. An “A” rating meant an attorney’s legal skills are rated as very high and has been in practice for at least a decade. “B” was a high rating with legal practice spanning at least five years, while “C” was a fair rating that isn’t based on how long an attorney has been practicing. Besides the “A-B-C” rating, the “V” rating meant an attorney’s peers have rated his/her ethical standards as “Very High.” More recently, ratings were classified as AV, BV and CV with an “AV” rating, meaning an attorney has attained the highest standards of both professional excellence as well as top-notch skills and integrity.

AV Preeminent, Distinguished, and Notable are certification marks used under license in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedures, standards and policies. For more information, visit https://www.martindale.com/ratings-and-reviews/.