Adams Jones is a charter member of MERITAS, known for its first eleven years as Commercial Law Affiliates, or CLA. Meritas is a closely integrated international affiliation of independent law firms. The goal of Meritas is simple: to offer clients with national and international needs access to a network of high-quality law firms throughout the world; firms which are peer reviewed and have a common mission.

To accomplish this goal Meritas has adopted a new legal services model to provide coordinated service at a national or international level through common technology platforms, an online database of Meritas attorneys searchable by legal skill and industry expertise, and customized institutional provider agreements. Member firms come from throughout the U.S. and over fifty foreign countries. Meritas has more than 4,800 attorneys available to deal with the spectrum of legal issues modern businesses face. Meritas is the next evolution in providing clients the very highest quality of legal services, with the addition of new features that are not available from other sources. Our clients know that through this network we are “local everywhere.”

We have seen the benefits of this international relationship firsthand, for example:

Through this organization, we were able to obtain overnight from our Tokyo affiliate a decade old Japanese patent application for a client embroiled in patent litigation.

For another client, we were able to find attorneys in five states to modify the client’s real estate lending system to conform with state law.

We used our affiliation to obtain affidavits from Australia, complying with Australian law.

Our affiliation with Meritas enables our clients to find, through a local Wichita firm, highly specialized legal services usually available only in larger markets. It also provides our clients with quick access to medium-sized, peer-reviewed law firms the world over when the need arises.

Meritas takes seriously the need for dependable quality in all markets where member firms are located. It is not a club which allows anyone interested to join by paying dues. Instead, Meritas is an organization which selects a limited number of law firms in order to provide top-notch legal services. Through the new business strategy, many well-known international companies have partnered with Meritas to have instant access to efficient legal services worldwide.

Whether you need a lawyer in Maine or California, Germany or China, Meritas can help. If you would like to know more about Meritas, please contact us. At Adams Jones we are proud to prominently feature the Meritas name.