BANA LAW's Ryan Banafshe earns eighth straight AV Preeminent rating

Los Angeles personal injury attorney P. Ryan Banafshe received Martindale-Hubbell’s AV Preeminent® Peer Review Rating for 2026, extending a streak that began in 2019. The recognition underscores the firm’s peer-reviewed standing in California’s injury law market as BANA LAW continues to tout major verdict and settlement results.

Why it matters: - Martindale-Hubbell’s AV Preeminent rating is its highest peer-review designation. - The rating can signal strong ethical standards and legal ability to potential clients, peers and courts. - Banafshe says the peer-reviewed nature of the honor gives it added weight because it cannot be purchased.

What happened: - P. Ryan Banafshe, founder and managing attorney of BANA LAW, PC, received the 2026 AV Preeminent® Peer Review Rating from Martindale-Hubbell. - The 2026 recognition is Banafshe’s eighth consecutive AV Preeminent rating. - Banafshe has held the designation every year since 2019. - The announcement was made June 15, 2026, from California.

The details: - Martindale-Hubbell’s peer-review process asks attorneys and judges to evaluate a lawyer’s ethical standards and legal ability. - The legal-ability review covers legal knowledge, analytical capability, judgment, communication and experience. - A lawyer must clear the ethics threshold before the legal-ability review can proceed. - The rating is based entirely on peer evaluations. - Banafshe said the recognition matters because it comes from other lawyers and from a process a lawyer cannot buy into. - Banafshe has practiced law in California since 2003. - Banafshe represents injured people and their families in motorcycle, truck, auto, rideshare, pedestrian, premises, wrongful death, traumatic brain injury, spinal cord injury and other catastrophic injury matters. - Under Banafshe’s leadership, BANA LAW, PC has recovered hundreds of millions of dollars for thousands of clients across California. - BANA LAW, PC is headquartered in Los Angeles and has offices in San Bernardino and Fresno available by appointment. - The firm serves clients in English and Spanish. - The firm was founded in 2003. - The firm’s contact details include 1875 Century Park East, Suite 1500, Los Angeles, CA 90067, 800-789-8840 and bana@banalaw.com. - More information is available on the firm's website. - The firm also lists social profiles on LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube and Google.

Between the lines: - The award adds to Banafshe’s broader set of peer- and editorially reviewed honors. - Those recognitions include Best Lawyers in America® for 2024, 2025 and 2026, Super Lawyers® for 2025 and 2026, and BANA LAW’s inclusion in Best Law Firms® for 2025 and 2026. - The repeat recognition suggests the firm is trying to reinforce credibility in a crowded personal injury market.

What's next: - Banafshe’s current recognition streak will continue to matter as BANA LAW markets its experience, results and peer-reviewed standing. - Future awards or rankings will likely shape how the firm presents its track record to prospective clients. - The firm’s California footprint and bilingual services position it to keep competing for injury cases across the state.