the Avvo Rating in choosing a lawyer?
No. While the Avvo Rating is informed by our research and legal expertise, it is only one of several tools you can use to help choose the right lawyer for your case. You should look at the other information on Avvo about the lawyer, including areas of practice, fees and payment, and locations. Plus, Avvo offers client ratings, so you can get (or give) the scoop about what it was really like to work with a particular lawyer. Also keep in mind that the Avvo Rating is based only on information we have been able to obtain about the lawyer, not personal experience; so it can’t measure subjective factors like personality and communication style. Nor can the Avvo Rating directly evaluate a lawyer’s actual skills, such as knowledge of the law, judgment, or advocacy ability, but we think the information that we do evaluate provides an indication of a lawyer’s qualifications in the same way a resume does. The fact is, there’s no substitute for talking and meeting with an attorney in person.
