Christian & Small is pleased to announce that it has once again earned a National Tier 3 Ranking for Mass Tort Litigation/ Class Actions – Defendants for the third consecutive year and a Metropolitan Tier 1 Ranking in 13 practice areas for the eighth consecutive year in the 2020 edition of U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers‘ “Best Law Firms” rankings. One new practice area was added to the firm’s Metropolitan Tier 1 ranking for 2020: Litigation – Insurance.
Christian & Small received the National Tier 3 ranking in the following practice area for 2020:
- Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants
Christian & Small received the Metropolitan Tier 1 ranking in the following practice areas for 2020:
Metropolitan Tier 1
- Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- Commercial Litigation
- Family Law Mediation
- Insurance Law
- Litigation – Banking & Finance
- Litigation – Bankruptcy
- Litigation – Construction
- Litigation – Insurance
- Litigation – Labor & Employment
- Litigation – Real Estate
- Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants
- Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
- Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
Christian & Small also was recognized in the following practice areas for Metropolitan Tier 2 and Tier 3 rankings:
Metropolitan Tier 2
- Appellate Practice
- Transportation Law
Metropolitan Tier 3
- Construction Law
- Employment Law – Management
- Litigation – Land Use & Zoning
- Litigation – Securities
The 2020 edition of “Best Law Firms” includes rankings in 75 national practice areas and 127 metropolitan-based practice areas. Ranked firms presented in tiers are listed on a national and/or metropolitan scale. Receiving tier designation reflects the highest level of respect a law firm has earned among other leading lawyers and clients in the same communities and same practice areas for their abilities, their professionalism and their integrity.
According to its website, The Best Lawyers in America® “recognizes the top 5 percent of private practicing lawyers in the United States. Achieving a tiered ranking signals a unique combination of quality law practice and breadth of legal expertise. “