Methodology · v1.0

How the Referlex score
is calculated.

Every number on this site should be reproducible by a stranger with the same inputs. This page shows the inputs, the weights, and the corrections we apply.

The inputs

40%

Verified reviews

Scored 1–5 across 3 dimensions. Unverified reviews never enter the score.

25%

Case record

Public court filings across Texas — counts, courts, and years since license.

20%

Profile signal

Claim status, response to reviews, completeness of public info.

15%

Credentials

Board certifications, court admissions, law-school match, grievance history.

The corrections

What we adjust for.

№ 01

Practice-area base rates

A family-law divorce average differs from an M&A close rate. We compare attorneys to peers in their specific practice area, not the general population.

№ 02

Sample-size shrinkage

An attorney with 4 reviews gets pulled toward the peer average more than one with 400. Prevents small samples from dominating the top of the page.

№ 03

Time decay

Reviews older than 36 months are weighted at 50%. Active practice should matter more than history.

№ 04

Response adjustment

An attorney who publicly responds to a review recovers ~25% of the point spread on that review. Accountability counts.

Sources

·State Bar of Texas membership roster
·Texas Office of Court Administration (OCA) filings
·Texas Board of Legal Specialization certifications
·254 county district clerk records
·Referlex verified-matter review submissions

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