Arlington, VA – November 2, 2016 – U.S. News & World Report released the 2017 Best Law Firms rankings today, recognizing The Land Lawyers for professional excellence and outstanding client and peer ratings. Eligibility requires that at least one attorney in the firm is listed in The Best Lawyers in America, which recognizes the top 4% of practicing attorneys in the United States. Art Walsh and John Foote have been consistently named to the Best Lawyers® list since 1995, joined by Michael Lubeley and Nan Walsh in 2007, and Garth Wainman in 2016.
Ranked firms, presented in tiers, are listed on a national and/or metropolitan scale. Receiving a tier designation reflects the high level of respect a firm has earned among other leading lawyers and clients in the same communities and the same practice areas for its abilities, professionalism, and integrity. Awards were presented in 74 national practice areas and 122 metropolitan practice areas. The Land Lawyers were recognized in the following tiers:
NATIONAL TIER 1
- Land Use & Zoning Law
NATIONAL TIER 2
- Litigation – Real Estate
- Real Estate Law
METROPOLITAN TIER 1
- Washington, D.C.
- Land Use & Zoning Law
- Litigation – Land Use & Zoning
- Litigation – Municipal
- Municipal Law
- Real Estate Law
METROPOLITAN TIER 2
- Washington, D.C.
- Commercial Litigation
- Litigation – Real Estate
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