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Martindale-Hubbell is an information services company to the legal profession that was founded in 1868. The company publishes the ''Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory'', which provides background information on United States lawyers and law firms. Martindale-Hubbell is currently owned by consumer website company Internet Brands. ==History== ''The Martindale Directory'' was first published in 1868 by James B. Martindale, a lawyer and businessman. Its purpose was "to furnish to lawyers, bankers, wholesale merchants, manufacturers, real estate agents, and all others…the address of one reliable law firm, one reliable bank, and one reliable real estate office in every city in the United States..."〔 By 1896, the directory included basic information that still appears in the modern "Practice Profile" listings, as well as ratings and a section on foreign lawyers and firms.〔 In 1930, the Martindale Company purchased the publishing rights to ''Hubbell's Legal Directory'' which consisted of: a digest of the collected laws of each state; court calendars; and a selective list of lawyers and firms.〔 Through the combination of the ''Martindale Directory'' and ''Hubbell's Legal Directory'', the first edition of the ''Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory'' was produced in 1931 as a two-volume set. Volume I consisted of the lawyer listings and volume II contained the "Law Digest".〔 In 1990, Martindale-Hubbell was purchased by Reed International P.L.C. In October 2013, Reed Elsevier entered into a joint venture with Internet Brands, LLC. In March 2014, the joint venture was completed resulting in the combination of Martindale-Hubbell, Lawyers.com and Internet Brand's Nolo legal division creating the largest online legal network. The joint venture operates under the name of Martindale-Hubbell.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Martindale-Hubbell」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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