ST. LOUIS -- Law firm Greensfelder, Hemker & Gale was announced as one of the highest ranking law firms in the nation and the region, as of the U.S. News - Best Lawyers "Best Law Firms" ranking.
According to a press release, the firm has received high rankings "nationally and in St. Louis and Chicago for multiple legal practice areas." It was ranked in Tier 1 for Franchise Law.
The firm has also ranked in the same tier in the St. Louis area for the following practices: Advertising Law, Construction Law, Corporate Law, Employment Law - Management, Health Care Law, Labor Law - Management, Litigation - Construction, Litigation - ERISA, Real Estate Law, Tax Law, and Trusts & Estates Law.
"It is an honor for Greensfelder to be highly ranked in multiple, diverse practice areas in the 2019 edition of the prestigious ‘Best Law Firms’ guide,” stated. Greensfelder Chief Executive Officer Timothy R. Thornton.
He congratulated the "attorneys who received praise from their peers and our clients for their legal skills, knowledge and service to clients across the Midwest and the nation.”
Here are Greensfelder’s additional “Best Law Firms” practice area rankings:
National rankings (Tier 2 or 3)
– Advertising Law
– Construction Law
– Health Care Law
– Litigation – Construction
– Litigation – ERISA
St. Louis metropolitan rankings (Tier 2 or 3)
– Appellate Practice
– Commercial Litigation
– Copyright Law
– Criminal Defense: White-Collar
– Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
– Government Relations Practice
– Litigation - Labor & Employment
– Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants
– Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
– Securities / Capital Markets Law
Chicago metropolitan rankings (Tier 2 or 3)
– Criminal Defense: White-Collar
– Patent Law
The "Best Law Firms" evaluation annually ranks law firms across the U.S. in a national level and across 180 metropolitan areas.
Published by U.S. News and World Report, the rankings are based on peer reviews, client evaluations, and review of additional information provided by the firms through a submission process. In order to become elegible for a national or metropolitan ranking, the law firm must have at least one attorney in a certain practice ranked as a "Best Lawyer."