November 6, 2017

Paley Rothman Earns National and Local Honors in U.S. News “Best Law Firms” 2018 Rankings

• November 6, 2017
• Related Practice Areas: Employment Law, Appellate Practice, Family Law, Litigation: Individual, Litigation: Business, Estate & Trust Administration, Real Estate: Business, Real Estate: Individual, Estate Planning

For the sixth year in a row, Paley Rothman earned national and local honors in US News-Best Lawyers 2018 “Best Law Firms” rankings.

National Rankings:

Tier 2
Appellate Practice
Litigation - Labor & Employment
Real Estate Law
Trusts & Estates Law

Tier 3
Employment Law - Management

Washington D.C. Metropolitan Rankings:

Tier 1
Commercial Litigation
Family Law
Litigation - Labor & Employment
Real Estate Law
Trusts & Estates Law

Tier 2
Appellate Practice
Employment Law - Management

Click here to view our profile on Best Law Firms.

The U.S. News – Best Lawyers "Best Law Firms" rankings are based on a rigorous evaluation process that includes the collection of client and lawyer evaluations, peer review from leading attorneys in their field, and review of additional information provided by law firms as part of the formal submission process. To be eligible for a ranking in a particular practice area and metro region, a law firm must have at least one lawyer who is currently recognized in Best Lawyers in that particular practice area and metro.  Clients were asked to provide feedback on firm practice groups, addressing expertise, responsiveness, understanding of a business and its needs, cost-effectiveness, civility, and whether they would refer another client to the firm. Clients also had the option to write in the names of law firms they’ve worked with on other matters and within practice areas beyond those they were asked to comment on by the submitting firm. Some clients chose to write a comment about their experience with the law firm. These comments are for reference only and were not used as data points in the formal evaluation process.  Lawyers also voted on expertise, responsiveness, integrity, cost-effectiveness, whether they would refer a matter to a firm, and whether they consider a firm a worthy competitor. We asked this group to vote on law firms that have a preeminent national presence within specified legal practice area(s) they know well. For the fourth year, a Law Firm Leaders Survey was implemented to provide personal insight on the legal landscape surrounding the nationally ranked practice areas. In addition to information from these surveys, the rankings incorporate the 7.3 million evaluations of 54,463 individual leading lawyers collected by Best Lawyers in its most recent annual survey.