Austin, Hinderaker, Hopper, Strait & Benson LLP is honored as a preeminent "AV" firm, the highest distinction granted by Martindale Hubbell. Martindale Hubbell has been conducting peer reviews and rating firms in the United States and elsewhere for more than a century.

U.S. News & World Report ("U.S. News") and Woodward/White (dba as "Best Lawyers") has ranked Austin, Hinderaker, Hopper, Strait & Benson LLP as one of the "2013 Best Law Firms" in the Tier 1 Specialty of Trusts & Estates Law. In addition, A. M. Best has awarded our firm its BestMark, and recognized us in its Directory of Recommended Insurance Attorneys.