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Red Dad Redemption
Sep 29, 2007

Martindale Hubbell has ratings that are peer based and potentially at least quasi reliable (you would be looking for an "AV" rated lawyer); they can be gamed but it will be way better than something like avvo. It's the traditional lawyer directory and ratings service, and you should be able to find physical MH books in your local courthouse or law school library if you prefer that, or there is an online service.

I'd suggest a combination of that plus asking around (with people who would know like local clerks of court, judges and public defenders) and internet searches of news articles with terms like "prominent defense attorney ". Also, depending on the local hiring model, in some (many) cases, local public defenders can be very skilled, so it's worth becoming informed about the quality of the local office.

Best of luck to you.

Red Dad Redemption fucked around with this message at 19:10 on Jul 1, 2016

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