2006-2007 IMAs Are Released! Holland & Hart, Reed Smith Lead the Way

Moorestown, NJ, April 20, 2006: Holland & Hart and Reed Smith took top honors in the 2006-2007 web site ratings and review of the 250 largest law firms in the United States. The independent survey was conducted by marketing attorney Micah Buchdahl of InternetMarketingAttorney.Com and based on five criteria: design, content, usability, interactivity and intangibles.

Sites were awarded up to 10 points for each measure, for a maximum total score of 50. The high score was 45. Thirty firms rated a 38 or better to receive platinum, gold or silver honors in the U.S. large firm category. For the third time, reviews and awards were expanded to include a small/mid-size law firm category. The international category reviews (for non-U.S. firms) will be released in June.

“This is the fourth time I’ve gone through the IMA process and law firm web sites continue to improve by leaps and bounds,” said Buchdahl. “It was my intention to discontinue the reviews and Nifty 50 revue after the 2004-2005 edition, but many colleagues asked that I continue. And there were many new sites to see.”

A complete scoring list as well as details on the review process is posted at InternetMarketingAttorney.com.

Mr. Buchdahl, a Pennsylvania-licensed attorney, has been involved in law firm Internet business development for the last ten years. The IMA site prohibits vendor sponsorship, advertising or affiliations of any kind. While offering marketing expertise through HTMLawyers, Inc. Mr. Buchdahl does not sell web sites or related products to any firm. There are no fees of any kind associated with the IMA reviews.

2006-2007 IMA WINNERS

U.S. 250 Largest Law Firms Category (Listed Alphabetically; See Scoring Online for Order)

PLATINUM
Bullivant Houser Bailey
Holland & Hart
Kilpatrick Stockton
Littler Mendelson
Morrison & Foerster
Nelson Mullins
Nexsen Pruet
Reed Smith
Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi
Sonnenschein Nath

GOLD
Foley & Lardner
Hunton Williams
Jackson Lewis
Lane Powell Spears Lubersky
Leonard Street
Phillips Lytle
Powell, Goldstein, Frazer & Murphy
Saul Ewing
Smith Gambrell
Stoel Rives

SILVER
Arent Fox
Calfee Halter
Faegre & Benson
Fenwick & West
Hogan Hartson
Jones Day
Knobbe Martens
Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw
McGuireWoods
Patterson Belknap

U.S. Small/Mid-Size Law Firm Category (Listed Alphabetically; See Scoring Online for Order)

PLATINUM
Beveridge & Diamond
Parker & Waichman
Pierce Atwood
Siskind Susser
Stark & Stark

GOLD
Ford & Harrison
Kluger Peretz
Milberg Weiss
Miller Nash
Morris Nichols

SILVER
David Swanner
Durrani Law Firm
Kimmel & Silverman
Rothman Gordon
The Erb Law Firm