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Chambliss, Bahner & Stophel, P.C. Earns Recertification in Meritas, a Global Alliance of Business Law Firms
Oct. 12, 2010
Chambliss, Bahner & Stophel is pleased to announce its recent recertification by Meritas, a global alliance of mid-sized business law firms whose affiliation offers clients convenient access to legal expertise around the world. The firm joined Meritas in 1993 and, as a condition of its membership, must successfully complete a rigorous recertification process every three years.
Different from other firm alliances, Meritas has comprehensive means of monitoring the quality of its member firms—a process saving clients time in validating law firm credentials and experience. Meritas selects its members after assessing and certifying the breadth of their practice expertise and client satisfaction. Meritas’ extensive due diligence process ensures that its members meet the requirements of its Quality Assurance Program. Meritas monitors firm performance and rates firms on a Satisfaction Index score available online.
“We are proud of our firm’s long-term affiliation with Meritas and our recertification,” said Dana Perry, managing partner and president of Chambliss, Bahner & Stophel. “Meritas enables us to collaborate with local legal counsel around the world in firms that have been carefully vetted for high quality.”
Chambliss, Bahner & Stophel, P.C., based in Chattanooga, Tennessee, serves as counsel for local, regional, and national businesses, financial institutions, local governments and nonprofit organizations. The firm’s major areas of practice include labor and employment, intellectual property, health care, business, real estate, taxation, estate preservation and all aspects of litigation.
Meritas has 170 member firms in more than 60 countries that employ more than 6,600 lawyers worldwide. Meritas connects business owners and in-house counsel with expert worldwide legal counsel that offer local insight, local rates and world-class client service.