LexisNexis Martindale-Hubbell
| Parent company | LexisNexis |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1868 |
| Founder | James B. Martindale |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Headquarters location | New Providence, New Jersey |
| Nonfiction topics | law |
| Official website | www.martindale.com |
LexisNexis Martindale-Hubbell is an information services company to the legal profession[1] that was founded in 1868. The company publishes the Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory, which provides background information on United States lawyers and law firms. Martindale-Hubbell is owned by LexisNexis, a division of Reed Elsevier.[2]
[edit] History
The Martindale Directory was first published in 1868 by James B. Martindale, a lawyer and businessman.[3] Its purpose was "to furnish to lawyers, bankers, wholesale merchants, manufacturers, real estate agents, and all others…the address of one reliable law firm, one reliable bank, and one reliable real estate office in every city in the United States..."[3] By 1896, the directory included basic information that still appears in the modern "Practice Profile" listings, as well as ratings and a section on foreign lawyers and firms.[3]
In 1930, the Martindale Company purchased the publishing rights to Hubbell's Legal Directory which consisted of: a digest of the collected laws of each state; court calendars; and a selective list of lawyers and firms.[3]
Through the combination of the Martindale Directory and Hubbell's Legal Directory, the first edition of the Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory was produced in 1931 as a two-volume set. Volume I consisted of the lawyer listings and volume II contained the "Law Digest".[3]
In 1990, Martindale-Hubbell was purchased by Reed International P.L.C.[2][4]
[edit] Products and services
- Martindale-Hubbell Ratings provides reviews of lawyers and law firms for consumers and professionals.[5] Martindale.com contains the profiles of over one million lawyers and firms globally.[3]
- Lawyers.com began offering free, online legal assistance to the public in June 1998, and has more than one million attorneys and law firms nationwide in its database.[6][7][8]
- LawyerLocator.com is an online legal referral directory[9][10][11][12] for consumers to locate lawyers who specialize in several areas of law.[13] It provides legal reference information for several specialized areas of law,[14] such as Bankruptcy, Divorce, Estate Planning and Personal Injury.
- EZLaw is an online service that provides templates to create a last will and testament, living will and power of attorney form.
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.nytimes.com/2004/10/23/news/23iht-rweb_ed3__0.html?scp=19&sq=martindale-hubbell&st=cse
- ^ a b THE MEDIA BUSINESS; Martindale Sold to British Publisher - New York Times
- ^ a b c d e f http://www.martindale.com/About_Martindale-Hubbell/index.aspx
- ^ http://www.nytimes.com/1992/02/09/business/britain-s-low-profile-publishing-giant.html?scp=34&sq=martindale-hubbell&st=cse&pagewanted=all
- ^ Digest - Memphis Daily News
- ^ http://www.nytimes.com/2000/05/11/technology/untangling-the-legal-maze-by-surfing-the-web.html?scp=1&sq=martindale-hubbell&st=Search&pagewanted=all
- ^ http://www.nytimes.com/2001/02/22/technology/legal-aid-online-web-s-law-library-a-partial-catalog.html
- ^ http://www.forbes.com/sites/hanisarji/2011/10/17/declining-health-is-scary-estate-and-financial-planning-can-protect-you/
- ^ Mac Users Miss Out on Legal Tech Options - AmericanLawyer.com
- ^ How to Build Your Financial Dream Team - WSJ.com
- ^ Law Firms and Social Media: A Match Not Yet Made in Heaven - Law Blog - WSJ
- ^ Untangling the Legal Maze by Surfing the Web - New York Times
- ^ People-Finding Research Gude
- ^ Finding Estate Planning Attorney - T. Rowe Pricmay access e
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