Legal services in Newark, DE: 2026 report
1,700 ranked entriesUpdated 16 trade lists
The 16 practice area lists for Newark, DE hold 1,700 ranked entries. Personal injury lawyers have the most, with 602. Among lists with 10 or more ranked, intellectual property lawyers have the highest median Google rating: 5.0. 24.9% of ranked entries post 24/7 hours.
Key numbers for Newark
Shares use ranked businesses as their base. A law firm in two practice area lists counts in both.
1,700
ranked entries by LFR Score, in 16 practice area lists
2,717
practice area listings serving the city; a law firm counts once per practice area
4.7
median of the practice areas’ median Google ratings
24.9%
of ranked entries post 24/7 hours (424)
Legal practice areas in Newark, by ranked law firms
| Practice area | Ranked | Serving the city | Median rating | Median reviews | 24/7 share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Personal injury lawyers | 602 | 776 | 4.8 | 25 | 39% | |
| General practice lawyers | 201 | 438 | 4.6 | 9 | 4.5% | |
| Employment lawyers | 135 | 206 | 4.6 | 26 | 30.4% | |
| Bankruptcy lawyers | 107 | 179 | 4.7 | 25 | 13.1% | |
| Insurance lawyers | 102 | 150 | 4.8 | 24 | 40.2% | |
| Immigration lawyers | 89 | 123 | 4.8 | 40 | 11.2% | |
| Criminal defense lawyers | 82 | 112 | 4.7 | 30 | 22% | |
| Divorce and family lawyers | 79 | 126 | 4.5 | 14 | 5.1% | |
| Estate planning and probate lawyers | 69 | 113 | 4.7 | 24 | 11.6% | |
| Social Security disability lawyers | 56 | 82 | 4.7 | 30 | 28.6% | |
| Real estate lawyers | 50 | 84 | 4.7 | 18 | 4% | |
| Tax lawyers | 42 | 84 | 4.7 | 10 | 19% | |
| Mediators | 32 | 55 | 4.5 | 14 | 12.5% | |
| Intellectual property lawyers | 30 | 109 | 5.0 | 11 | 16.7% | |
| Business lawyers | 16 | 54 | 4.7 | 12 | 12.5% | |
| Medical malpractice lawyers | 8 | 26 | 4.9 | 64 | 87.5% |
Method and basis
- Serving counts are active, de-duplicated law firms within each practice area’s service radius of Newark, as of November 9, 2026.
- Ranked law firms have a confident practice area match and 3 or more Google reviews, or a claimed profile.
- Median rating, median reviews and the shares are measured over ranked businesses.
- 24/7 share counts those whose posted hours say they are open around the clock.
- Figures are recalculated with each weekly data update. This page shows the latest figures for the year in its title.
Cite this report: LawFirmsRanked, “Legal Services in Newark, DE: 2026 Report”, https://www.lawfirmsranked.com/reports/newark-de-law-firms-2026, data as of November 9, 2026.
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