Attorney Carolyn P. Kelly Named as The National Trial Lawyers Top 100

Suisman Shapiro Attorney Carolyn P. Kelly has been named as a recipient of The National Trial Lawyers Top 100 Trial Lawyers for 2012. The National Trial Lawyers is a national organization composed of America’s premier trial lawyers from each state. Membership is obtained through special invitation and is extended only to those attorneys who exemplify superior qualifications of leadership, reputation, influence, stature and profile as civil plaintiff or criminal defense trial lawyers.

Trial lawyers are evaluated to determine if they are among The Top 100 Trial Attorneys in their respective states during the pending year of evaluation. The criteria used in the vetting and evaluation process includes the following:

• Reputation among peers, the judiciary, and the public
• The previous year’s achievements and verdicts as a trial lawyer (civil or criminal defense)
• Jury Verdict and Settlement research
• Board Certification as a Trial Specialist
• Nominations from leading trial lawyers and/or The Association’s Executive Committee
• Nominations from State and Federal Judges
• Leadership and Membership in National and State trial lawyer organizations
• Rankings and ratings of the attorney by established organizations