Lightfoot, Franklin & White Recognized in U.S. News – Best Lawyers® 2019 ‘Best Law Firms’ Rankings
October 31, 2018
U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers® have named Lightfoot, Franklin & White LLC to their 2019 "Best Law Firms" rankings in 15 practice areas. This is an increase from the 14 total practice areas in Lightfoot’s 2018 rankings.
“We’re delighted to receive this recognition once again,” said managing partner Melody Eagan. “The addition of another of our practice areas to this list speaks to the continued growth of the firm year over year.”
Lightfoot received a Metropolitan Tier 1 ranking for Birmingham in these practice areas:
- Appellate Practice
- Commercial Litigation
- Construction Law
- Corporate Compliance Law
- Criminal Defense: White Collar
- Litigation - Antitrust
- Litigation - Banking & Finance
- Litigation - Construction
- Litigation - Environmental
- Litigation - Mergers & Acquisitions
- Litigation - Real Estate
- Litigation - Securities
- Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
- Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
- Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
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.