2017 Rankings Published by U.S. News – Best Lawyers®

Cranfill Sumner & Hartzog LLP (Cranfill Sumner) today announced that the 2017 Edition of U.S. News – Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms” ranked the firm as a Metropolitan Tier 1, Tier 2 and Tier 3 law firm in multiple practice areas. Additionally, this is the fourth consecutive year that all three Cranfill Sumner offices received a Tier 1 ranking in the list.

“Best Law Firms” rankings are determined through client and peer feedback and results of a Law Firm Leaders Survey. U.S. News and Best Lawyers partner to rank 10,000 firms in 118 practice areas in 170 metropolitan areas and 8 states.

The list recognized Cranfill Sumner’s three offices for the following practice areas:

METROPOLITAN TIER 1

  • Charlotte
    • Employment Law – Management
  • Raleigh
    • Commercial Litigation
    • Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law
    • Insurance Law
    • Litigation – Municipal
    • Mediation
    • Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants
    • Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
    • Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
    • Workers’ Compensation Law – Employers
  • Wilmington-NC
    • Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants

METROPOLITAN TIER 2

  • Charlotte
    • Civil Rights Law
    • Litigation – Labor & Employment
    • Workers’ Compensation Law – Employers
  • Raleigh
    • Appellate Practice
    • Litigation – Labor & Employment
    • Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs
  • Wilmington-NC
    • Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants

METROPOLITAN TIER 3

  • Charlotte
    • Commercial Litigation