cff-version: 1.2.0
message: "If you use this dataset, please cite it as below. Source: Probative, Board-certified lawyers by practice area and state: specialist counts from official state lists (Tennessee and Minnesota), version 1.0.0, https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23850651, licensed CC BY 4.0."
type: dataset
title: "Board-certified lawyers by practice area and state: specialist counts from official state lists (Tennessee and Minnesota)"
authors:
  - name: "Probative Growth"
    website: "https://probativegrowth.com"
version: "1.0.0"
date-released: 2026-11-01
doi: 10.5281/zenodo.23850651
url: "https://probativegrowth.com/data/certified-specialists/"
license: CC-BY-4.0
abstract: "How many lawyers hold a board certification in each practice area, state by state, counted from the official lists of certified specialists that Tennessee's Commission on Continuing Legal Education and Minnesota's Board of Legal Certification publish. Each row is a state, a practice area and a certifying body, with the number of certified specialists. Minnesota's rows run by year; Tennessee's are the roll as read on the date shown. Counts only: no names or personal details."
keywords:
  - "board certified lawyers by state"
  - "board certified attorneys by practice area"
  - "how many board certified lawyers"
  - "legal specialization by state"
  - "certified legal specialists count"
  - "board certified civil trial lawyers"