Spencer Fane is proud to announce that the firm earned a total of 164 rankings in the 2024 “Best Law Firm” rankings from Best Lawyers, including four Tier 1 national rankings and 58 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. Earlier this year, Best Lawyers honored 272 attorneys.
National Rankings
- Tier 1:
- Commercial Litigation
- Employment Law – Management
- Litigation – Labor & Employment
- Real Estate Law
- Tier 2:
- Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- Corporate Law
- Tax Law
- Trusts & Estates Law
- Tier 3:
- Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
- Environmental
- Financial Services Regulation Law
- Litigation – Construction
- Litigation – Environmental
- Mergers & Acquisitions Law
- Securities / Capital Markets Law
- Trademark Law
Regional Rankings
Austin, Texas
- Tier 2:
- Energy Law
- Tier 3:
- Health Care Law
Colorado
- Tier 1:
- Commercial Litigation
- Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
- Insurance Law
- Litigation – Insurance
- Real Estate Law
- Trusts & Estates Law
- Tier 2:
- Appellate Practice
- Employment Law – Management
- Legal Malpractice Law – Defendants
- Litigation – Labor and Employment
- Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants
- Municipal Law
- Product Liability Litigation – Plaintiffs
- Professional Malpractice Law – Defendants
- Tax Law
- Tier 3:
- Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- Health Care Law
- Labor Law – Management
- Labor Law – Union
- Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – 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
- Litigation – Health Care
- Tier 2:
- Corporate Law
- Tier 3:
- Criminal Defense: White-Collar
- Health Care Law
- Litigation – Banking and Finance
Greenville, South Carolina
- Tier 1:
- Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
- Tier 2:
- Commercial Litigation
- Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
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:
- Commercial Litigation
- Construction Law
- Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
- Health Care Law
- Land Use & Zoning Law
- Litigation – ERISA
- Municipal Law
- Real Estate Law
- Trusts & Estates Law
- Tier 2:
- Litigation – Land Use & Zoning
- Litigation – Real Estate
Kansas City, Missouri
- Tier 1:
- Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- Commercial Litigation
- Corporate Law
- Employment Law – Management
- Environmental Law
- Litigation – Construction
- Litigation – Environmental
- Patent Law
- Tier 2:
- Administrative / Regulatory Law
- Banking and Finance Law
- Criminal Defense: General Practice
- Criminal Defense: White-Collar
- Litigation – Bankruptcy
- Litigation – Tax
- Litigation – Trusts & Estates
- Trusts & Estates Law
- Water Law
- Tier 3:
- Construction Law
- Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
- Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants
- Tax Law
Las Vegas, Nevada
- Tier 1:
- Commercial Litigation
- Tier 2:
- Litigation – Construction
- Tier 3:
- Construction Law
Minneapolis, Minnesota
- Tier 1:
- Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- Tier 2:
- Litigation – Bankruptcy
- Tier 3:
- Commercial Litigation
- Corporate Law
Nashville, Tennessee
- Tier 1:
- Administrative / Regulatory Law
- Banking and Finance Law
- Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
- Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law
- Commercial Litigation
- Copyright Law
- Corporate Law
- Criminal Defense: General Practice
- DUI/DWI Defense
- Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs
- Real Estate Law
- Tier 2:
- Criminal Defense: White-Collar
- Entertainment Law – Motion Pictures & Television
- Health Care Law
- Litigation – Construction
- Mergers & Acquisitions Law
- Nonprofit / Charities Law
- Securitization and Structured Finance Law
- Trademark Law
- Tier 3:
- Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- Employment Law – Management
- Environmental Law
- Litigation – Intellectual Property
- Litigation – Labor & Employment
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 – Labor & Employment
- Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
- Tax Law
- Tier 2:
- Employment Law – Management
- Environmental Law
- Litigation – Intellectual Property
- Litigation – Land Use & Zoning
- Mergers & Acquisitions Law
- Tier 3:
- Commercial Finance Law
- Family 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
- Environmental Law
- Nonprofit / Charities Law
- Real Estate Law
- Securities / Capital Markets Law
- Tier 2:
- Banking and Finance Law
- Copyright Law
- Financial Services Regulation Law
- Franchise Law
- Health Care Law
- Litigation – Labor & Employment
- Patent Law
- Trademark Law
- Tier 3:
- Appellate Practice
- Corporate Compliance Law
- Litigation – Patent
- Tax Law
- Trusts & Estates Law
Tampa, Florida
- Tier 2:
- Real Estate Law
- Tier 3:
- Commercial Litigation
View the full list of the Spencer Fane Best Law Firms rankings.
