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2007 Fee Arbitration Report Card
2006 Lawyer Discipline Report Card
2002 Lawyer Discipline Report Card
Small Claims
Best and Worst States
The Top Ten:
  1. District of Columbia
  2. Maine
  3. New Jersey
  4. New York
  5. California
  6. Washington
  7. Alaska
  8. Montana
  9. South Carolina
  10. Georgia
The Worst Eight:
  1. Arkansas
  2. Illinois
  3. Indiana
  4. Iowa
  5. Ohio
  6. Oklahoma
  7. South Dakota
  8. Tennessee

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MEDIA COVERAGE
Individual State Press Releases
Brattleboro Reformer
The New Jersey Star-Ledger
Chicago Tribune, Baltimore Sun, Orlando Sentinel
The National Law Journal
New Jersey Law Journal
Nashville Post
New Jersey Lawyer Letter to the Editor
North Bay Business Journal
North Country Gazette
The Birmingham News
Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly

ABOUT THE REPORT CARD
What is Fee Arbitration?
Summary of Findings
Grading Scale
National Comparison Ordered By State
National Comparison Ordered By Rank
Best & Worst States

CONSUMER RESOURCES
Fee Arbitration Best Practices
HALT's Everyday Law Series guide "Lawyer-Client Fee Arbitration"
Five Ways to Avoid Fee Disputes
HALT's Book "Using a Lawyer"