Methodology

Connecticut

Connecticut Selection Statistics

For the 2025 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®, 1,495 lawyers in the Connecticut region listed by Best Lawyers were contacted by telephone or email. Each one received a ballot tailored to their legal specialty and location. Of that group, 417 ballots were returned (27.89%). The total pool of candidates included 1,036 previously recognized Connecticut lawyers and 322 new nominees. Overall, 27,257 votes were cast. Solely based on a tabulation of these votes, 1,110 lawyers from Connecticut were selected for inclusion in the 2025 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®.

For the 2025 edition of The Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America, 353 lawyers in the Connecticut region nominated in The Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America were contacted by telephone or email. Each one received a ballot tailored to their legal specialty and location. Of that group, 127 ballots were returned (35.98%). The total pool of candidates included 222 previously recognized Connecticut lawyers and 81 new nominees. Overall, 6,188 votes were cast. Solely based on a tabulation of these votes, 260 lawyers from Connecticut were selected for inclusion in the 2025 edition of The Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America.

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