Martindale-Hubbell’s highest peer review rating, decided by fellow attorneys and judges, follows a 10.0 Avvo rating and 33 five-star client reviews

LAS VEGAS, Nov. 3, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Christopher P. Ford, founding partner of Ford Law, has received the AV Preeminent peer review rating from Martindale-Hubbell for 2026, the highest rating the service awards. The rating moves Ford up from the Distinguished tier he held previously. For a full list of Christopher Ford and his law firm’s accomplishments and background, visit https://fordlawlv.com/about/.

“Experienced, competitive, and compassionate,” said Christopher Ford about what makes him a great attorney. “I have over 17 years of experience with divorce and family law matters. My firm provides a boutique experience for clients that is designed to help them through the hardest moments of their life. I am focused on securing clients the outcome they desire.”

Highly Rated Las Vegas Legal Firm by Two Different Audiences

Martindale-Hubbell builds its AV Preeminent ratings from anonymous evaluations by practicing attorneys and judges, not paid placement. Reviewers score legal ability, analytical capability, judgment, communication, and ethics, and the top tier requires a 4.5 or higher. Those reviewers are opposing counsel, colleagues, and judges who watch a lawyer work and have no stake in sending him business. Ford holds the AV Preeminent rating, with peer scores averaging 4.8 out of 5.0 across 21 reviews and communication rated highest at 4.9.

Avvo approaches the question from the other side. Its rating combines profile information with state bar and licensing records, weighing experience, peer recognition, thought leadership and disciplinary history, and scores from 9.0 to 10.0 are labeled “Superb.” (Avvo notes that claimed, fuller profiles tend to score higher and advises confirming disciplinary status with the state bar.) Ford holds a 10.0 “Superb” Avvo rating, has been rated there since 2012, and averages 5.0 stars across 33 client reviews that most often cite case results, advocacy and practice area knowledge. Family law is adversarial by design, and peers and clients rarely see the same lawyer the same way. Earning the top mark from both is uncommon.

A Nevada Practice Devoted Entirely to Litigation

Ford Law is a boutique Las Vegas family law firm whose practice is 100% litigation, representing clients throughout Clark County in divorce, child custody, spousal support, protective orders and post-decree enforcement and modification. Because Nevada is a community property state, which shapes how marital assets are characterized and divided, the firm handles property division in contested and negotiated cases alike. Retirement assets are often the largest and most technical item on the table, and the division of retirement and pension accounts typically requires a qualified domestic relations order, where drafting errors can surface years later when a party tries to collect. Ford also helps clients weigh mediation and other dispute-resolution options when a negotiated outcome serves them better than a trial.

• AV Preeminent, Martindale-Hubbell, 2026 — the service’s highest peer review rating, with peer scores averaging 4.8 of 5.0 across 21 reviews.
• Avvo 10.0 “Superb” — maintained since 2012, with a 5.0-star average across 33 client reviews.
• Southern Nevada Legal Elite — named in 2011 and from 2013 through 2018, placing him among the top 100 attorneys in Southern Nevada.
• Top 10 Family Law Attorney Under 40, National Academy of Family Law Attorneys, 2014 through 2018.
• National Trial Lawyers — Top 40 Trial Lawyer Under 40 in Nevada and Top 100 Plaintiff’s Trial Lawyer in the state.
• Best Up & Coming Attorneys, Nevada Business Magazine, 2013 and 2014.
• Admitted before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, and a member of the Family Law Section of the State Bar of Nevada and the Clark County Bar Association.

About Ford Law

Ford Law is a Las Vegas family law firm founded and led by Christopher P. Ford, Esq., a Nevada-licensed litigator admitted to the state bar in 2009. Raised in the Las Vegas Valley, Ford earned his Bachelor of Arts in political science and his Juris Doctor from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, and he is admitted to practice before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.

The firm serves individuals and families throughout Clark County in divorce, child custody, spousal support, property division, retirement and pension account division, protective orders, and post-decree enforcement and modification matters. Its practice is devoted entirely to litigation, with additional capability in alternative dispute resolution. Ford describes the firm as offering a boutique experience built around clients going through the hardest moments of their lives.

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