RumbergerKirk earned outstanding ratings in the 2018 “Best Law Firms” rankings by U.S. News Media Group and Best Lawyers. The 2018 “Best Law Firms” rankings provides a comprehensive view of the U.S. legal profession that is unprecedented both in the range of firms represented and in the range of qualitative and quantitative data used to develop the rankings.

The latest edition of these rankings features law firms given consistently impressive performance ratings by clients and peers. Achieving a high ranking is a special distinction that signals a unique combination of excellence and breadth of expertise.

The rankings, presented in tiers, showcase more than 10,000 law firms ranked nationally or by metropolitan region. Firms were ranked nationally in one or more of 74 legal practice areas and by metro or state in 122 practice areas. One “Law Firm of the Year” is named in 74 of the nationally ranked practice areas.

The following are Rumberger’s scores by region and practice area:

Metropolitan Tier 1

Birmingham

• Commercial Litigation
• Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law
• Insurance Law
• Land Use & Zoning Law
• Litigation – Banking & Finance
• Litigation – Land Use & Zoning
• Litigation – Real Estate
• Litigation – Securities

Miami

• Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
• Product Liability Litigation – Defendants

Orlando

• Commercial Litigation
• Insurance Law
• Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
• Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
• Professional Malpractice Law – Defendants

Tallahassee

• Criminal Defense: General Practice

The mission of “Best Law Firms” is to help guide referring lawyers and clients — from the country’s largest companies requiring corporate legal advice to individuals seeking counsel regarding personal legal issues.

On November 1, 2017, all of the rankings, in all tiers, will be published online at http://bestlawfirms.usnews.com.  The National and Metro Tier 1 rankings will also be published in print in the Eighth Edition of “Best Law Firms” and in the Fourth Annual “Legal Issue” highlighting the National Tier 1 firms with legal content provided by firms in collaboration with Best Lawyers and U.S. News Media Group.

About the U.S. News Media Group

The U.S. News Media Group is a multi-platform digital publisher of news and analysis, which includes the monthly U.S. News & World Report magazine, the digital-only U.S. News Weekly magazine, www.usnews.com, and www.rankingsandreviews.com. Focusing on Health, Money & Business, Education, and Public Service/Opinion, the U.S. News Media Group has earned a reputation as the leading provider of service news and information that improves the quality of life of its readers. The U.S. News Media Group’s signature franchises include its News You Can Use® brand of journalism and its series of consumer guides that include rankings of colleges, graduate schools, hospitals, health plans and more.

About Best Lawyers

Best Lawyers is the oldest and most respected peer-review publication in the legal profession. For over thirty years, the company has helped lawyers and clients find legal counsel in distant jurisdictions or unfamiliar specialties. The 2013 edition of The Best Lawyers in America includes 41,284 lawyers covering all 50 states and the District of Columbia and is based on more than 4.3 million detailed evaluations of lawyers by other lawyers. Best Lawyers also publishes peer-reviewed listings of lawyers in nearly 70 other countries, covering many of the world’s major legal markets. Best Lawyers lists are excerpted in a wide range of general interest, business and legal publications worldwide, reaching an audience of more than 17 million readers.