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Honors and Awards

The Best Lawyers in America

Klein & Wilson | 2025 | Recognized By Best Lawyers

The Best Lawyers in America, an internationally recognized organization, honors Klein & Wilson by including them in the 2025 edition of the Best Lawyers publication. Klein & Wilson is ranked as a “Tier 1” law firm in commercial litigation, legal malpractice, intellectual property, and real estate litigation.

Best Lawyers is the oldest and most respected peer-review publication in the legal profession. A listing in Best Lawyers is widely regarded by both clients and legal professionals as a significant honor, conferred on a lawyer by their peers. For more than three decades, Best Lawyers lists have earned the respect of the profession, the media, and the public, as the most reliable, unbiased source of legal referrals anywhere.

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See Mr. LeBoff’s’s profile Here


Mark B. Wilson named Best Lawyers 2021 and 2023 “Lawyer of the Year” in trade secrets law.

Mark B. Wilson Best Lawyers | Lawyer Of the Year | 2023 | Trade Secrets Law | Orange County, California Mark B. Wilson Best Lawyers | Lawyer Of the Year | 2023 | Trade Secrets Law | Orange County, California


America’s Top 100 Attorneys

America's Top 100 Attorneys | Lifetime Achievement | Top 100

In 2016, both Mr. Klein and Mr. Wilson were selected to join America’s Top 100 Attorneys. Membership in America’s Top 100 Attorneys is meant to identify and highlight the accomplishments of the nation’s most esteemed and skilled attorneys in all areas of practice. Only 100 attorneys in each state received this honor.


AVVO continues to rate both Mark B. Wilson, and Michael S. LeBoff AVVO’s highest rating, a perfect 10.0 Superb

Avvo Rating | 10.0 | Superb | Top Attorney Litigation

To view Mr. Klein, Mr. Wilson, and Mr. LeBoff’s profiles, including practice areas, client reviews, and peer endorsements, visit the following links:

AVVO’s mission is to assist the public in making the best decisions for their important legal needs by providing an unmatched level of transparency and unbiased profiles for individual attorneys. AVVO profiles contain helpful information including the attorney’s trial history, experience, background, disciplinary history, and reviews from clients and peers.


Best Law Firms

Best Law Firms Ranked by Best Lawyers | United States | 2025

Klein & Wilson achieved a 2025 “Tier One” ranking in Orange County, California in the categories of Commercial Litigation, Legal Malpractice Law – Plaintiffs Intellectual Property Litigation and Real Estate Litigation.

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Clients’ Choice Award 2017

Avvo | Client's Choice Award 2017 | Mark Bradley Wilson

Year after year Klein & Wilson has been recognized for its excellent and professional work. It is our honor to have been selected by our clients for the 2017 AVVO Clients’ Choice Award 2017. Our clients have spoken and agreed – Klein & Wilson is the best choice.


Coast Magazine – “Top Lawyers”

Coast Magazine listed Mark B. Wilson in its 2016 edition of “Top Lawyers” in the area of litigation. The list was developed from peer endorsements as well as experience, education, training, speaking, publishing and awards. Read more.


Mark B. Wilson Awarded “AV” Rating, the Highest Rating for Skills and Ethics by Martindale-Hubbell

Distinguished AV | LexisNexis | Martindale-Hubbell | Peer Review Rated | For Ethical Standard And Legal Ability

Martindale-Hubbell awarded both Mr. Klein and Mr. Wilson, as well as the firm, its highest rating of “AV.” The “A” represents the highest rating a lawyer can receive for professional skills, as ranked by other lawyers and judges. The “V” is the highest rating an attorney can receive for ethical standards. (See, Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review Ratings). Accordingly, when clients hire Klein & Wilson, they can be assured they will be represented by attorneys judged by their peers to have the highest professional standards and ethics. To view Mr. Klein and Mr. Wilson’s profiles, visit the following links:

Martindale-Hubbell, the owner of Lawyers.com, was first published in 1868 and is the most prestigious attorney rating service in the world.


Klein & Wilson Designated As Among The Elite Law Firms In Orange County

OC | Register | Metro

The OC Register Metro Magazine, a publication of the Orange County Register’s magazine division, ranked the most viewed newspaper publication in the country, has honored Klein & Wilson in multiple prestigious and notable designations. To learn more, view the following links.


Legal Leaders(™) Presents Southern California’s Top Rated Lawyers of 2015

As Seen In Los Angeles Times | November 29, 2015 Edition

Orange County Bar Association

OCBA

Mr. Wilson was the 2016 Chair of the Orange County Bar Association’s Business Litigation Section.

Mr. LeBoff served as co-chair of the Commercial and Business Litigation Committee, the largest committee in the American Bar Association’s Section of Litigation, until August 2019. Mr. LeBoff currently serves as Co-Chair for the Orange County Bar Association’s (“OCBA”) Business Litigation Section and as Co-Chair of the Professional Liability Litigation Committee. Mr. LeBoff is also the former chair of the OCBA’s Banking and Lending Section.


Orange County Trial Lawyers Association (“OCTLA”) Awards Mark B. Wilson with Its Prestigious Trial Lawyer of the Year Award

OCTLA | Orange County Trial Lawyers Association | Trial Lawyer of the Year

OCTLA, the leader trial lawyers organization in Orange County, has honored Mark B. Wilson with its prestigious Trial Lawyer of the Year award in legal malpractice. To learn more, view the following link.

OCTLA was formed in 1963 to: (1) protect the rights of people who have been harmed by the wrongful acts of others; (2) to provide superior education and training for attorneys; and (3) promote and support laws which correct injustice and protect access to the civil justice system


Rue Ratings’ Best Attorneys of America®

Rue Ratings Lifetime Member | Best Attorneys Of America

The attorney directory of Rue Ratings’ Best Attorneys of America® is one of the most celebrated and respected groups of attorneys in the country. Membership is extremely selective, carefully screened and limited to the most qualified and accomplished attorneys in the United States.

With these high standards, less than one percent (1%) of the attorneys of America have been invited to be a member of Rue Ratings’ Best Attorneys of America. Lawyers may join in all areas of law practice from the United States. Rue Ratings’ Best Attorneys of America celebrates attorney accomplishments.


Super Lawyers®

Super Lawyers

Mark B. Wilson, and Michael S. LeBoff Identified As Super Lawyers® by Los Angeles Magazine as Top 5% of Attorneys in Los Angeles and Orange Counties

The attorneys named in Super Lawyers® Magazine are the top attorneys in their respective practice areas, selected by their peers. The Super Lawyers® Magazine selection process begins with a survey conducted by Los Angeles Magazine, sent to more than 65,000 attorneys in Los Angeles and Orange Counties. Attorneys were asked to vote for the best lawyers they had personally observed in action. Each lawyer was given a score based on the number of votes received and the source of those votes, votes of lawyers from other firms carry more weight than those from lawyers in the same firm. Only the top five percent of attorneys in Los Angeles and Orange Counties make it to the list. To view their Super Lawyers® profiles, visit Mr. Klein’s Here, Mr. Wilson’s Here, and Mr. LeBoff’s Here.

Mark B. Wilson have also been listed in both the 2019 Super Lawyers ® Top 50 Orange County List and the 2019 Super Lawyers® Top 100 Southern California List.

Super Lawyers® has selected Mark B. Wilson for inclusion in Super Lawyers® Magazine every year from 2005 to present. To learn more, view the following links.

 

Mark B. Wilson
Identified As In Top 5%
of Attorneys in Los Angeles and
Orange Counties

 



Super Lawyers® Top 50 Orange County List

Super Lawyers | Best of the Best | Top 50 Lawyers Orange County

Each year, Super Lawyers® recognizes the top lawyers in Southern California via a patented multiphase selection process involving peer nomination, independent research, and peer evaluation. The Southern California lawyers who receive the highest point totals during this selection process are further recognized in Southern California Super Lawyers Top Lists. Both Mark B. Wilson have been listed in Super Lawyers® Top 50 Orange County List.

 


The American Lawyer

The American Lawyers | Law 200 Go-To Top 500 Firm

The award-winning national publication, The American Lawyer recognized Klein & Wilson as among the top lawyers in California.

The American Lawyer is the leading source of daily news, analysis, and information about the business of law as practiced by the most accomplished lawyers across the U.S. and around the world. The American Lawyer provides up-to-the-minute news and analysis and is the daily destination for people looking to stay on top of the legal industry.


The Orange County Attorney Journal

Attorney | 5 stars | Cover Feature | Law Firm Of The Month | 2015

The Orange County Attorney Journal is a trade publication that specializes in featuring niche law firms. Klein & Wilson was named The Firm of the Month in the October 2015 edition of this magazine because of the firm’s decision to grow and its excellent results for clients. The partners of Klein & Wilson candidly talk about the reasons behind its decision to grow and training a new generation of excellent trial lawyers. Read the article Here