Spencer Fane is proud to announce that the firm earned a total of 149 rankings in the 2023 “Best Law Firm” rankings from U.S. News & World Report Best Lawyers, including three Tier 1 national rankings and 51 Tier 1 regional rankings.
Best Law Firms rankings are based on a rigorous evaluation process that includes the collection of client and lawyer evaluations, peer reviews from leading attorneys in their field, and review of additional information provided by law firms as part of the formal submission process. U.S. News publishes the rankings with Best Lawyers, which also separately recognizes individual lawyers in the industry.
National Rankings
- Tier 1:
- Employment Law – Management
- Real Estate Law
- Tax Law
- Tier 2:
- Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- Commercial Litigation
- Corporate Law
- Litigation – Labor & Employment
- Trusts & Estates Law
- Tier 3:
- Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
- Financial Services Regulation Law
- Litigation – Environmental
- Mergers & Acquisitions Law
- Securities / Capital Markets Law
- Trademark Law
Regional Rankings
Austin, Texas
- Tier 3:
- Health Care Law
Colorado
- Tier 1:
- Commercial Litigation
- Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
- Insurance Law
- Litigation – Insurance
- Product Liability Litigation – Plaintiffs
- Real Estate Law
- Trusts & Estates Law
- Tier 2:
- Legal Malpractice Law – Defendants
- Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants
- Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
- Tax Law
- Tier 3:
- Appellate Practice
- Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- Health Care Law
- Labor Law – Union
- Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants
- Municipal Law
- Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
- Professional Malpractice Law – Defendants
Columbia, Missouri
- Tier 1:
- Criminal Defense: White-Collar
- Tier 2:
- Criminal Defense: General Practice
Dallas, Texas
- Tier 1:
- Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- Commercial Litigation
- Tier 2:
- Corporate Law
- Litigation – Health Care
- Tax Law
- Tier 3:
- Health Care Law
Houston, Texas
- Tier 1:
- Employment Law – Management
- Family Law
- Tier 2:
- Real Estate Law
- Tier 3:
- Litigation – Labor & Employment
- Tax Law
Kansas City, Kansas
- Tier 1:
- Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
- Health Care Law
- Land Use & Zoning Law
- Litigation – ERISA
- Real Estate Law
- Trusts & Estates Law
- Tier 2:
- Commercial Litigation
- Litigation – Land Use & Zoning
- Tier 3:
- Litigation – Real Estate
Kansas City, Missouri
- Tier 1:
- Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- Commercial Litigation
- Criminal Defense: White-Collar
- Environmental Law
- Litigation – Bankruptcy
- Litigation – Environmental
- Tier 2:
- Corporate Law
- Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
- Employment Law – Management
- Labor Law – Management
- Litigation – Construction
- Litigation – Tax
- Litigation – Trusts & Estates
- Patent Law
- Tax Law
- Trusts & Estates Law
- Water Law
- Tier 3:
- Criminal Defense: General Practice
- Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants
Las Vegas, Nevada
- Tier 1:
- Commercial Litigation
- Tier 3:
- Construction Law
- Litigation – Construction
Minneapolis, Minnesota
- Tier 1:
- Litigation – Bankruptcy
- Tier 2:
- Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- Tier 3:
- Commercial Litigation
- Corporate Law
Nashville, Tennessee
- Tier 1:
- Administrative / Regulatory Law
- Banking and Finance Law
- Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
- Copyright Law
- Corporate Law
- Criminal Defense: General Practice
- DUI/DWI Defense
- Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs
- Real Estate Law
- Trademark Law
- Tier 2:
- Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law
- Commercial Litigation
- Criminal Defense: White-Collar
- Entertainment Law – Motion Pictures & Television
- Government Relations Practice
- Health Care Law
- Litigation – Construction
- Litigation – Intellectual Property
- Litigation – Labor & Employment
- Mergers & Acquisitions Law
- Securitization and Structured Finance Law
- Tier 3:
- Employment Law – Management
- Environmental Law
- Nonprofit / Charities Law
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
- Tier 2:
- Commercial Litigation
- Employment Law – Management
- Tier 3:
- Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
Phoenix, Arizona
- Tier 1:
- Commercial Litigation
- Corporate Law
- Litigation – Intellectual Property
- Litigation – Labor & Employment
- Mergers & Acquisitions Law
- Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
- Tax Law
- Tier 2:
- Employment Law – Management
- Litigation – Land Use & Zoning
- Tier 3:
- Commercial Finance Law
- Litigation – Municipal
- Litigation – Trusts & Estates
- Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants
- Medical Malpractice Law – Plaintiffs
- Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
- Real Estate Law
Springfield, Missouri
- Tier 1:
- Commercial Litigation
- Real Estate Law
- Trusts & Estates Law
St. Louis, Missouri
- Tier 1:
- Commercial Litigation
- Corporate Governance Law
- Corporate Law
- Real Estate Law
- Securities / Capital Markets Law
- Tier 2:
- Copyright Law
- Environmental Law
- Financial Services Regulation Law
- Franchise Law
- Health Care Law
- Litigation – Labor & Employment
- Nonprofit / Charities Law
- Patent Law
- Trademark Law
- Tier 3:
- Appellate Practice
- Banking and Finance Law
- Corporate Compliance Law
- Litigation – Patent
- Tax Law
- Trusts & Estates Law
To view the full list of the Spencer Fane Best Law Firms rankings, visit the website here.
