WASHINGTON – U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers, for the fourth consecutive year, announce the 2014 “Best Law Firms” rankings.
Firms included in the 2014 “Best Law Firms” list are recognized for professional excellence with persistently impressive ratings from clients and peers. Achieving a tiered ranking signals a unique combination of quality law practice and breadth of legal expertise.
“U.S. News has more than two decades of experience in providing the public with the most accurate and in-depth rankings of a wide range of institutions, including our Best Law Schools rankings,” says Tim Smart, Executive Editor of U.S. News & World Report. “Law firms are an integral part of our rankings and a natural accompaniment to the law school rankings.”
The 2014 rankings are based on the highest number of participating firms and highest number of client ballots on record. To be eligible for a ranking, a firm must have a lawyer listed in The Best Lawyers in America©, which recognizes the top 4 percent of practicing attorneys in the U.S.
“Because we combine hard data with peer reviews and client assessments,” says Steven Naifeh, President and Co-Founder of Best Lawyers, “more and more clients inform us ours are the most thorough, accurate, and helpful rankings of law firms ever developed.”
Ranked firms are listed on a national and/or metropolitan scale. Awards were given in 74 national practice areas and 120 metropolitan practice areas. One “Law Firm of the Year” is named in 87 of the ranked practice areas.
The following firms were honored with a National Tier 1 ranking in Birmingham:
Firm Name Practice Area
Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC Construction Law
Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC Litigation – Construction
Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP Construction Law
Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP Litigation – Construction
Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions Defendants
Jackson Lewis LLP Employment Law – Management
Littler Mendelson P.C. Employment Law – Management
Littler Mendelson P.C. Labor Law – Management
Littler Mendelson P.C. Litigation – Labor & Employment
Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C. Employment Law – Management
Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C. Labor Law – Management
Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C. Litigation – Labor & Employment
The 2014 “Best Law Firms” rankings can be seen in their entirety by visiting bestlawfirms.usnews.com.
