Lanier Ford named one of best law firms in Huntsville metropolitan area

U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers have announced that Lanier Ford is among the best law firms in the Huntsville metropolitan area.

Lanier Ford has been named a “tier 1” law firm for the following practice areas:

• Commercial litigation
• Corporate law
• Education law
• Labor and employment litigation
• Medical malpractice law (representing defendants)
• Personal injury litigation (representing defendants)
• Real estate law
• Tax law
• Workers’ compensation law (representing employers)

The firm has been named a “tier 2” law firm in the following practice areas:

• Appellate practice
• Employment law (advising management)
• First Amendment litigation
• Mediation

To be eligible for a ranking, a firm must first have a lawyer recognized in The Best Lawyers in America, a book that recognizes only 5% of the lawyers practicing in the United States. For 2021, Lanier Ford has 16 lawyers who received Best Lawyer recognition. According to Best Lawyers, a law firm achieving a tiered ranking signals a unique combination of quality law practice and breadth of legal expertise.

Best Lawyers is the oldest and most respected lawyer-ranking service in the world. For almost 40 years, Best Lawyers has assisted those in need of legal services to identify the lawyers best qualified to represent them in distant jurisdictions or unfamiliar specialties. Their rankings are published in leading local, regional, and national publications around the globe.