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Which Law Schools Produce the Most “Super Lawyers”?

Paul Caron
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Superlawyers Super Lawyers magazine has published rankings of the Top 10 law schools for producing Super Lawyers in thirty states.  Here are some examples:

     

California — Northern California:

  1. UC-Hastings – 462 Super Lawyers (17% of the total)
  2. UC-Berkeley – 406 (15%)
  3. University of San Francisco – 214 (8%)
  4. Santa Clara – 185 (7%)
  5. Stanford – 168 (6%)
  6. Harvard – 146 (5%)
  7. McGeorge – 125 (5%)
  8. UC-Davis – 116 (4%)
  9. Golden Gate – 105 (4%)
  10. UCLA – 76 (3%)

California — San Diego:

  1. University of San Diego – 144 (24%)
  2. California Western – 56 (9%)
  3. UCLA – 36 (6%)
  4. UC-Berkeley — 36 (6%)
  5. UC-Hastings – 27 (4%)
  6. Harvard – 22 (4%)
  7. Stanford – 22 (4%)
  8. USC — 15 (2%)
  9. Western State – 15 (2%)
  10. UC-Davis – 13 (2%)
  11. Michigan – 13 (2%)

California — Southern California:

  1. Loyola-L.A. – 179 (16%)
  2. UCLA – 143 (13%)
  3. USC – 103 (9%)
  4. Southwestern – 77 (7%)
  5. Pepperdine – 65 (6%)
  6. UC-Berkeley 52 (5%)
  7. Harvard – 38 (3%)
  8. University of San Diego – 32 (3%)
  9. UC-Hastings – 31 (3%)
  10. Georgetown – 30 (3%)

Florida:

  1. Florida – 762 (26%)
  2. Miami – 447 (15%)
  3. Stetson – 244 (8%)
  4. Florida State – 211 (7%)
  5. Nova – 71 (2%)
  6. Harvard – 53 (2%)
  7. Duke – 52 (2%)
  8. Cumberland – 48 (2%)
  9. Virginia – 43 (1%)
  10. Georgetown – 42 (1%)

Massachusetts:

  1. Boston College — 361 (19%)
  2. Harvard – 310 (16%)
  3. Suffolk –  277 (14%)
  4. Boston University – 253 (13%)
  5. Northeastern – 106 (5%)
  6. New England – 56 (3%)
  7. Columbia – 50 (3%)
  8. Georgetown – 49 (3%)
  9. Cornell – 44 (2%)
  10. Virginia – 41 (2%)

New York — New York City:

  1. NYU – 561 (14%)
  2. Columbia – 491 (12%)
  3. Harvard – 425 (11%)
  4. Fordham – 292 (7%)
  5. Brooklyn – 237 (6%)
  6. Yale – 169 (4%)
  7. St. John's – 166 (4%)
  8. Georgetown – 129 (3%)
  9. Pennsylvania – 103 (3%)
  10. Hofstra – 95 (2%)

Pennsylvania:

  1. Temple – 332 (15%)
  2. Villanova – 294 (13%)
  3. Pennsylvania – 250 (11%)
  4. Pittsburgh – 208 (9%)
  5. Duquesne – 159 (7%)
  6. Rutgers-Newark — 118 (5%)
  7. Widener – 96 (4%)
  8. Harvard – 84 (4%)
  9. Georgetown – 54 (2%)
  10. George Washington – 36 (2%)
  11. Virginia – 36 (2%)

Texas:

  1. Texas – 1080 (30%)
  2. SMU – 449 (12%)
  3. Houston – 371 (10%)
  4. Baylor – 304 (8%)
  5. South Texas – 219 (6%)
  6. Texas Tech – 205 (6%)
  7. St. Mary's – 205 (6%)
  8. Harvard – 86 (2%)
  9. Virginia – 60 (2%)
  10. Oklahoma – 36 (1%)

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Paul Caron
Paul Caron was named Duane and Kelly Roberts Dean of Pepperdine University School of Law on June 1, 2017. Dean Caron joined the Pepperdine faculty in 2013 after serving as the Dorothy and Leonard Straus Distinguished Visiting Professor of Law in the spring semesters of 2010 through 2013. He served as Associate Dean for Research and Faculty Development at Pepperdine in 2015-2017. Before coming to Pepperdine, he was Associate Dean of Faculty and Charles Hartsock Professor of Law at the University of Cincinnati College of Law.
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9 responses to “Which Law Schools Produce the Most “Super Lawyers”?”

  1. B Avatar
    B

    And that’s why Hastings is the most expensive law school in the country.

  2. Anon Avatar
    Anon

    Am I the only person to notice that the number of SuperLawyers named within a firm has a direct relationship to the size of the ad purchased by that firm. Put another way, are SuperLawyers identified in any objective fashion? I have never received an evaluation form from SuperLawyers, maybe they are only sent to firms placing ads in the publication.

  3. Joe C. Avatar
    Joe C.

    Wait, why is Hastings the most expensive law school in the country? Because they have 600+ less Super Lawyers than Harvard in those states alone? I’m confused.

  4. Ben Y. Avatar
    Ben Y.

    Forget Super Lawyers. I want to know about Ultra Lawyers.

  5. Dave Avatar
    Dave

    Super Lawyers is a ridiculous, self-congratulatory quasi-scam. It’s not much different than the AV rating. If you can’t get yourself nominated, you probably don’t have a lot of friends.

  6. anon Avatar
    anon

    1. Shouldn’t you AT LEAST adjust this for class size and age of the legal program?
    2. You know what would be good? A national total.

  7. Bill White, Publisher, Super Lawyers and Law & Politics magazines Avatar
    Bill White, Publisher, Super Lawyers and Law & Politics magazines

    Thanks for the mention of the Super Lawyers law school rankings by state. To clarify, these rank schools according to the number of graduates on our state or regional lists. For example, looking at Texas Super Lawyers, which schools had the most graduates on the list?
    On November 17, Super Lawyers will release a national ranking of law schools. Schools will be ranked by the total number of graduates nationwide who were selected to any 2009 Super Lawyers list. This approach is unique. While other rankings look at LSAT scores and the number of books in the library, we focus on one thing — the end product — lawyers who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. For information on the Super Lawyers selection methodology, please visit superlawyers.com and hit the “Selection Process” tab.

  8. Bill White, Publisher, Super Lawyers and Law & Politics magazines Avatar
    Bill White, Publisher, Super Lawyers and Law & Politics magazines

    Thanks for the mention of the Super Lawyers law school rankings by state. To clarify, these rank schools according to the number of graduates on our state or regional lists. For example, looking at Texas Super Lawyers, which schools had the most graduates on the list?
    On November 17, Super Lawyers will release a national ranking of law schools. Schools will be ranked by the total number of graduates nationwide who were selected to any 2009 Super Lawyers list. This approach is unique. While other rankings look at LSAT scores and the number of books in the library, we focus on one thing — the end product — lawyers who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. For information on the Super Lawyers selection methodology, please visit superlawyers.com and hit the “Selection Process” tab.

  9. Bill White, Publisher, Super Lawyers and Law & Politics magazines Avatar
    Bill White, Publisher, Super Lawyers and Law & Politics magazines

    Thanks for the mention of the Super Lawyers law school rankings by state. To clarify, these rank schools according to the number of graduates on our state or regional lists. For example, looking at Texas Super Lawyers, which schools had the most graduates on the list?
    On November 17, Super Lawyers will release a national ranking of law schools. Schools will be ranked by the total number of graduates nationwide who were selected to any 2009 Super Lawyers list. This approach is unique. While other rankings look at LSAT scores and the number of books in the library, we focus on one thing — the end product — lawyers who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. For information on the Super Lawyers selection methodology, please visit superlawyers.com and hit the “Selection Process” tab.

  10. Bill White, Publisher, Super Lawyers and Law & Politics magazines Avatar
    Bill White, Publisher, Super Lawyers and Law & Politics magazines

    Thanks for the mention of the Super Lawyers law school rankings by state. To clarify, these rank schools according to the number of graduates on our state or regional lists. For example, looking at Texas Super Lawyers, which schools had the most graduates on the list?
    On November 17, Super Lawyers will release a national ranking of law schools. Schools will be ranked by the total number of graduates nationwide who were selected to any 2009 Super Lawyers list. This approach is unique. While other rankings look at LSAT scores and the number of books in the library, we focus on one thing — the end product — lawyers who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. For information on the Super Lawyers selection methodology, please visit superlawyers.com and hit the “Selection Process” tab.

  11. Bill White, Publisher, Super Lawyers and Law & Politics magazines Avatar
    Bill White, Publisher, Super Lawyers and Law & Politics magazines

    Thanks for the mention of the Super Lawyers law school rankings by state. To clarify, these rank schools according to the number of graduates on our state or regional lists. For example, looking at Texas Super Lawyers, which schools had the most graduates on the list?
    On November 17, Super Lawyers will release a national ranking of law schools. Schools will be ranked by the total number of graduates nationwide who were selected to any 2009 Super Lawyers list. This approach is unique. While other rankings look at LSAT scores and the number of books in the library, we focus on one thing — the end product — lawyers who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. For information on the Super Lawyers selection methodology, please visit superlawyers.com and hit the “Selection Process” tab.

  12. Bill White, Publisher, Super Lawyers and Law & Politics magazines Avatar
    Bill White, Publisher, Super Lawyers and Law & Politics magazines

    Thanks for the mention of the Super Lawyers law school rankings by state. To clarify, these rank schools according to the number of graduates on our state or regional lists. For example, looking at Texas Super Lawyers, which schools had the most graduates on the list?
    On November 17, Super Lawyers will release a national ranking of law schools. Schools will be ranked by the total number of graduates nationwide who were selected to any 2009 Super Lawyers list. This approach is unique. While other rankings look at LSAT scores and the number of books in the library, we focus on one thing — the end product — lawyers who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. For information on the Super Lawyers selection methodology, please visit superlawyers.com and hit the “Selection Process” tab.

  13. Bill White, Publisher, Super Lawyers and Law & Politics magazines Avatar
    Bill White, Publisher, Super Lawyers and Law & Politics magazines

    Thanks for the mention of the Super Lawyers law school rankings by state. To clarify, these rank schools according to the number of graduates on our state or regional lists. For example, looking at Texas Super Lawyers, which schools had the most graduates on the list?
    On November 17, Super Lawyers will release a national ranking of law schools. Schools will be ranked by the total number of graduates nationwide who were selected to any 2009 Super Lawyers list. This approach is unique. While other rankings look at LSAT scores and the number of books in the library, we focus on one thing — the end product — lawyers who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. For information on the Super Lawyers selection methodology, please visit superlawyers.com and hit the “Selection Process” tab.

  14. Bill White, Publisher, Super Lawyers and Law & Politics magazines Avatar
    Bill White, Publisher, Super Lawyers and Law & Politics magazines

    Thanks for the mention of the Super Lawyers law school rankings by state. To clarify, these rank schools according to the number of graduates on our state or regional lists. For example, looking at Texas Super Lawyers, which schools had the most graduates on the list?
    On November 17, Super Lawyers will release a national ranking of law schools. Schools will be ranked by the total number of graduates nationwide who were selected to any 2009 Super Lawyers list. This approach is unique. While other rankings look at LSAT scores and the number of books in the library, we focus on one thing — the end product — lawyers who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. For information on the Super Lawyers selection methodology, please visit superlawyers.com and hit the “Selection Process” tab.

  15. Bill White, Publisher, Super Lawyers and Law & Politics magazines Avatar
    Bill White, Publisher, Super Lawyers and Law & Politics magazines

    Thanks for the mention of the Super Lawyers law school rankings by state. To clarify, these rank schools according to the number of graduates on our state or regional lists. For example, looking at Texas Super Lawyers, which schools had the most graduates on the list?
    On November 17, Super Lawyers will release a national ranking of law schools. Schools will be ranked by the total number of graduates nationwide who were selected to any 2009 Super Lawyers list. This approach is unique. While other rankings look at LSAT scores and the number of books in the library, we focus on one thing — the end product — lawyers who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. For information on the Super Lawyers selection methodology, please visit superlawyers.com and hit the “Selection Process” tab.

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