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2018

  • Best of The National Law Journal® Survey
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2017

  • Best of The National Law Journal® Survey
  • The Recorder® Best of The Recorder Survey
  • New York Law Journal® Reader Rankings
  • Best of Corporate Counsel
  • The National Law Journal Best of the Midwest
  • Texas Lawyer's Texas' Best Survey
  • Best of The Daily Report
  • The National Law Journal Best of LegalTimes Survey – D.C. area
  • Best of The Daily Business Review Survey
  • Best of The Connecticut Law Tribune Survey

2016

  • Best of The National Law Journal® Survey
  • The Recorder® Best of The Recorder Survey
  • New York Law Journal® Reader Rankings
  • Best of Corporate Counsel
  • The National Law Journal Best of the Midwest
  • Texas Lawyer's Texas' Best Survey
  • The National Law Journal Best of LegalTimes Survey - D.C. area

2015

  • Best of The National Law Journal Survey
  • The Recorder Best of The Recorder Survey
  • New York Law Journal® Reader Rankings
  • The National Law Journal Best of LegalTimes Survey - D.C. area
  • The National Law Journal Best of the Midwest
  • Best of Connecticut Law Tribune Survey
  • The Legal Intelligencer "Best of" Survey - Philadelphia area
  • Best of New Jersey Law Journal
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Carol Bannen
Director of Information Resources,
Reinhart, Boerner Van Deuren

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2018

  • Best of The National Law Journal® Survey
  • Best of Corporate Counsel

2017

  • The Recorder® Best of The Recorder Survey
  • New York Law Journal® Reader Rankings
  • Best of Corporate Counsel
  • The National Law Journal Best of the Midwest
  • Best of The Daily Report
  • The National Law Journal Best of LegalTimes Survey – D.C. area
  • The Legal Intelligencer "Best of" Survey - Philadelphia area
  • Best of The Daily Business Review  Survey
  • Best of The Connecticut Law Tribune Survey

2016

  • Best of The National Law Journal Survey
  • The Recorder Best of The Recorder Survey
  • New York Law Journal® Reader Rankings
  • Best of Corporate Counsel
  • The National Law Journal Best of LegalTimes Survey - D.C. area

2015

  • Best of The National Law Journal Survey
  • The Recorder Best of The Recorder Survey
  • New York Law Journal Reader Rankings
  • The National Law Journal Best of LegalTimes Survey – D.C. area
  • The National Law Journal Best of the Midwest
  • Best of Connecticut Law Tribune Survey

Best online legal research app

2018

  • Best of The National Law Journal® Survey
  • Best of Corporate Counsel

2017

  • The Recorder® Best of The Recorder Survey
  • New York Law Journal® Reader Rankings
  • The National Law Journal Best of the Midwest
  • Texas Lawyer's Texas' Best Survey
  • Best of The Connecticut Law Tribune Survey
  • Best of The Daily Business Review  Survey
  • Best of New Jersey Law Journal
  • The Legal Intelligencer "Best of" Survey - Philadelphia area

2016

  • Best of The National Law Journal Survey
  • The Recorder Best of The Recorder Survey
  • The National Law Journal Best of the Midwest

2015

  • Best of The National Law Journal Survey
  • The Recorder Best of The Recorder Survey
  • New York Law Journal Reader Rankings
  • The National Law Journal Best of LegalTimes Survey – D.C. area
  • Best of Connecticut Law Tribune Survey
Tim Johnson

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Tim Johnson
Attorney

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2014

Best online legal research provider

  • Best of The National Law Journal Survey
  • The Recorder Best of The Recorder Survey
  • New York Law Journal Reader Rankings
  • The National Law Journal Best of LegalTimes Survey - D.C. area
  • The National Law Journal Best of the Midwest

Best online legal research provider (including offline)

  • Best of The National Law Journal Survey
  • The Recorder Best of The Recorder Survey
  • The National Law Journal Best of LegalTimes Survey - D.C. area
  • The National Law Journal Best of the Midwest

Best online legal research app

  • Best of The National Law Journal Survey
  • The Recorder Best of The Recorder Survey
  • New York Law Journal Reader Rankings

2013

Best online legal research provider

  • The Recorder Best of The Recorder Survey
  • New York Law Journal Reader Rankings
  • Texas Lawyer, Texas Best
  • Best of The Daily Report – Atlanta

Best online legal research provider (including offline)

  • Best of The National Law Journal Survey
  • New York Law Journal Reader Rankings
  • The National Law Journal Best of LegalTimes Survey – D.C. area

Best online legal research app

  • Best of The National Law Journal Survey
  • The Recorder Best of The Recorder Survey
  • New York Law Journal Reader Rankings

2012

Best online legal research provider

  • Best of The National Law Journal Survey
  • The Recorder Best of The Recorder Survey
  • The National Law Journal Best of LegalTimes Survey – D.C. area
  • The National Law Journal Best of Chicago Survey
  • Texas Lawyer, Texas Best

Best online legal research provider (including offline)

  • The Recorder Best of The Recorder Survey

Best online legal research app

  • Best of The National Law Journal Survey
  • New York Law Journal Reader Rankings
  • The National Law Journal Best of LegalTimes Survey – D.C. area

2011

Best online legal research provider

  • New York Law Journal Reader Rankings

Best online legal research app

  • The National Law Journal Best of LegalTimes Survey - D.C. area

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