Launch of Attorney Match

LexisNexis® Martindale-Hubbell® Launches Attorney Match(SM), New Online Client Development Service for Attorneys

New Providence, NJ - Press Release - February 23, 2005 - LexisNexis Martindale-Hubbell, the leading client development company for the legal profession, today announced the introduction of Attorney Match, a new online resource that connects lawyers and law firms with potential clients through its acclaimed lawyers.com Web site.

Lawyers.com, which is powered by a Martindale-Hubbell database of 440,000 lawyers and law firms, is the leading destination on the Internet for individuals and small business professionals seeking an attorney.

Attorney Match is an automated client development service that uses the efficiency of email to connect attorneys with potential clients in need of legal assistance. Attorneys who subscribe to the service receive email messages when specific matters arise that match their own legal expertise and the geographic area in which they practice.

The new service works in a simple four-step process:

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• Potential client enters the zip code in which he/she would like to find an attorney and the area of practice to which their legal need is related;
• Individual fills out a brief form that contains information about their legal situation and submits it on lawyers.com;
• The system then returns the 10 closest participating attorneys who match the potential client's request and the individual selects which attorneys he/she would like to send their inquiry; and
• The participating attorneys receive an email with the individual's inquiry details; they can elect whether or not they wish to respond and, if they choose to do so, can contact the prospective client by email or telephone.

"Attorney Match offers a helpful environment in which consumers and small business professionals can pinpoint lawyers who can address their specific legal needs," said Paul Gazzolo, chief operating officer of New Providence, N.J.-based LexisNexis Martindale-Hubbell. "This new service provides subscribing attorneys with greater access to potential clients in an extremely cost-effective way by delivering well-qualified leads directly to the attorney's email in-box. Moreover, it is an efficient platform for everyone involved because potential clients can provide their preferred method of contact, enabling faster and more productive communication."

According to Gazzolo, attorneys can subscribe to Attorney Match for $450 per year. This pricing includes three areas of practice in which attorneys wish to generate leads from prospective clients. For more information, please go to www.lawyers.com/pdc.

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About LexisNexis Martindale-Hubbell
LexisNexis Martindale-Hubbell is the leading client development company for the legal profession and is the number-one resource for information about lawyers and law firms worldwide, consulted daily by lawyers, business executives and consumers. With 4 million searches per month, this unrivaled network connects lawyers and law firms with their clients and potential clients, facilitates communication between members of the legal profession, and makes available a wide range of biographical information and professional credentials regarding attorneys in private, corporate and government practice. It is powered by a database of more than 1 million lawyers and law firms around the world.

Martindale-Hubbell is also the leading provider of Web sites for lawyers and has recently announced a number of new products and services to facilitate client development initiatives for lawyers and law firms. These client development vehicles include opportunities to publish articles on the Web and in respected industry newsletters, invitations to speak at highly regarded professional conferences, and new products designed to market law firm practice area and industry groups. LexisNexis Martindale-Hubbell is part of the LexisNexis Group, a member of the Reed Elsevier Group plc. For more information, visit www.martindale.com.

About LexisNexis
LexisNexis (www.lexisnexis.com) is a leader in comprehensive and authoritative legal, news and business information and tailored applications. A member of Reed Elsevier Group plc [NYSE: ENL; NYSE: RUK] (www.reedelsevier.com), the company does business in 100 countries with 13,000 employees worldwide. In addition to its flagship Web-based research service, LexisNexis, the company includes some of the world's most respected legal publishers such as Martindale-Hubbell, Matthew Bender, Butterworths, Les Editions du Juris-Classeur, Abeledo-Perrot and Orac.