Knights of the
Bar
Our Mission
Knights of the Bar has two key missions for the legal community
and for legal consumers:
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To identify and
recognize attorneys who, through a lifetime of leadership,
excellence and achievement, have distinguished themselves as
pre-eminent lawyers in the profession.
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To provide legal
consumers with a vehicle for easily locating and retaining
the very best attorneys in the profession, affording them
access to outstanding legal representation to
optimize their chances of favorable results in their legal
matters.
Our Philosophy
Knights of the Bar was organized as
an alternative to attorney peer review honors long used by the
profession to differentiate top attorneys. Many lawyers
have felt that such honors, while valuable, neglect certain
important factors that separate the truly superb attorneys from
their peers. There has always been a certain cynicism
about peer review honors because lawyers frequently have felt
that attorneys in large firms, those with a recent big verdict,
or lawyers who are simply popular with their peers may be
recognized ahead of those who have consistently led the
profession in substantive areas.
Many lawyers also feel that
leadership in the profession (bar leadership, lecturing,
publication, etc.) is neglected when assessing honors for the
best attorneys. Leadership taken together with
consistent outstanding performance in legal matters seem to most
attorneys to be more credible barometers of excellence than
simply being acknowledged by one's friends.
It is with these principles in mind
that Knights of the Bar was founded. Knights of the Bar
emphasizes leadership, excellence and achievement over an entire
career rather than the favor of the legal community in an annual
survey. Knights of the Bar has established clear and
objective selection criteria that
emphasize professional leadership and outstanding performance in
the practice of law.
When attorneys are invited to become
members of Knights of the Bar, they are being honored for
superlative careers in law. All Knights are Life
Members. Their memberships commemorate lifetime
personal achievement and outstanding leadership rather than
momentary popularity, notoriety or association with a prominent
firm. Knights
of the Bar believes that consistent performance and leadership
over many years are what differentiate the most exceptional
members of the legal profession. It is based upon these
ideals that Knights of the Bar is proud to proclaim that its
members are truly the profession's best attorneys.
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