The National Academy of Family Law Attorneys named firm founder, Edward J. Thomas, one of the "Top 10 Family Law attorneys in California," and the National Association of Distinguished Counsel recognized him as "a Member of the Nation’s Top One Percent" of family law lawyers. Both the American College of Family Trial Lawyers and the National Advocates include Mr. Thomas on their respective lists of the top 100 family law trial lawyers in the United States. Based on a survey of judges and lawyers who do family law, the Bakersfield Californian named Mr. Thomas "Bakersfield’s Best Family Law Attorney." Mr. Thomas is generally acknowledged to be Bakersfield's best divorce lawyer.