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The three ratings

What Each One Means

Each recognition comes from an organization with its own evaluation process. Here is what each one measures, in plain English.

Super Lawyers®

Peer-influenced selection

Super Lawyers uses peer nominations, independent research and evaluation to select attorneys. Its published selection process recognizes a limited percentage of attorneys in each state each year.

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Recognition Is One Part of the Picture.

Professional ratings can provide useful context about an attorney's background. When choosing legal representation, it is also important to consider relevant experience, communication, and the needs of your particular case.

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Why one rating isn't the finish line

Ratings narrow the field. Experience does the rest.

Connecticut has many rated attorneys. A rating tells you a lawyer is highly regarded. It doesn't tell you whether they focus on truck crashes or malpractice, or whether they have room for your case right now.

That's where Attorney Hastings comes in. He selects a highly qualified, rated lawyer who regularly handles cases like yours, using four decades of watching Connecticut injury lawyers work.

Every referral is checked for

  • A qualifying rating, verified directly with the rating organization before the referral
  • A focus on serious injury work, not a general practice that takes the occasional case
  • Experience with your case type, whether that's a truck crash, malpractice or wrongful death
  • Good standing with the Connecticut bar
Our commitment

Nobody pays to get on our list

No lawyer pays us to be recommended, and no lawyer can buy a rating from these organizations. Whether you found the firm on your own or Attorney Hastings recommended it, you pay that firm exactly the same fee. If you hire the firm, Attorney Hastings may share in its fee under Rule 1.5(e), only with your written consent and with both lawyers responsible for your case. His involvement never adds a dollar to what you pay.

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