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Choose your filters
Board certification is always on. Add ABOTA to require a documented jury trial record.
Board-certified specialist · PI & Wrongful Death
State Bar of Arizona. Fewer than 2% of Arizona attorneys qualify. Requires documented trial experience, peer review, and written exam.
Always on
ABOTA member · Phoenix chapter
American Board of Trial Advocates. Invitation only. Requires a minimum number of jury trials as lead counsel. Not available by application or payment.
Optional
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Verify every name
Whatever the AI returns, check it here. These are the primary sources. The certification is either active or it isn't.
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Copy the prompt
Paste into Claude, ChatGPT, or Perplexity. Enable web search if the option exists.
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Keep it in perspective
This framework was built for one specific situation: catastrophic personal injury and wrongful death cases in Phoenix, where the stakes are high and the credential bar is meaningful. It is not a general guide to finding a lawyer.
Many good lawyers don't yet have or need the credentials listed here
Board certification and ABOTA membership are not prerequisites for effective representation. Talented attorneys practice without them every day. This framework surfaces one slice of a large and capable bar.
Build your own criteria
This is a framework, not a verdict. The filters here are verifiable and institutional. Your situation may call for different ones. Use this as a starting point, rewrite the prompt for your needs, and do your own research.
AI is a starting point, not a conclusion
The same prompt run twice can return different results. AI reads what is published, not what is current. Whatever any model returns, verify it against the primary sources in Step 3 before acting on it.