Roetzel & Andress LPA has been ranked in the 2017 "Best Law Firms" list by U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers® nationally in six practice areas and regionally in 35 practice areas. National rankings were awarded in Commercial Litigation, Financial Services Regulation Law, Litigation – Construction, Real Estate Law, Transportation Law, and Land Use & Zoning Law.
“Roetzel is honored to be considered one of the nation’s top law firms,” said Robert E. Blackham, President. “The recognition we receive across the broad range of practice areas each year speaks volumes. We continue to provide exceptional service to our clients and are extremely proud to be held in such high esteem by our clients and peers.”
Firms included in the 2017 "Best Law Firms” list are recognized for professional excellence with persistently impressive ratings from clients and peers. Achieving a tiered ranking signals a unique combination of quality law practice and breadth of legal expertise.
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. Clients and peers were asked to evaluate firms based on the following criteria: responsiveness, understanding of a business and its needs, cost-effectiveness, integrity and civility, as well as whether they would refer a matter to the firm and/or consider the firm a worthy competitor.
Roetzel also achieved metropolitan rankings in many areas of practice, including:
- Banking and Finance Law
- Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- Commercial Litigation
- Construction Law
- Corporate Law
- Education Law
- Employment Law – Management
- Environmental Law
- Financial Services Regulation Law
- Insurance Law
- Labor Law – Management
- Labor Law – Union
- Land Use & Zoning Law
- Litigation – Antitrust
- Litigation – Bankruptcy
- Litigation – Construction
- Litigation – Environmental
- Litigation – Intellectual Property
- Litigation – Labor & Employment
- Litigation – Land Use & Zoning
- Litigation – Real Estate
- Litigation - Securities
- Litigation – Trusts & Estates
- Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants
- Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants
- Municipal Law
- Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
- Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
- Real Estate Law
- Tax Law
- Transportation Law
- Trusts & Estates Law
- Workers’ Compensation Law – Employers