Charleston, WV (Nov. 1, 2017) U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers, for the eighth consecutive year, recently announced the “Best Law Firms” rankings. Firms included in the 2018 “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.
Kay Casto & Chaney PLLC made an impressive showing, having been ranked as a Top Tier firm in many areas of practice:
Metropolitan Tier 1
Charleston-WV
Arbitration
Banking and Finance Law
Commercial Litigation
Corporate Law
Insurance Law
Litigation – Banking & Finance
Litigation – Tax
Mediation
Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
Tax Law
Utilities Law
Morgantown
Arbitration
Commercial Litigation
Family Law
Mediation
Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
Metropolitan Tier 2
Charleston-WV
Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Criminal Defense: White-Collar
Energy Law
Litigation – Bankruptcy
Litigation – Real Estate
Trusts & Estates Law
Morgantown
Insurance Law
Litigation – Construction
Workers’ Compensation Law – Employers
Metropolitan Tier 3
Charleston-WV
Litigation – Construction
Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs
Real Estate Law
Workers’ Compensation Law – Employers
The 2018 rankings are based on the highest number of participating firms and highest number of client ballots on record. To be eligible for a ranking, a firm must have a lawyer listed in The Best Lawyers in America, which recognizes the top 4 percent of practicing attorneys in the U.S. Over 13,000 attorneys provided more than 1,000,000 law firm assessments, and over 7,500 clientsprovided more than 65,000 evaluations.
“We have been ranking law firms for eight years,” says Steven Naifeh, CEO and co-founder of Best Lawyers, “having ranked individual lawyers for almost 35. This year we reviewed 13,745 law firms across the United States – across 75 practice areas – and a total of 1,911 firms received a national law firm ranking. We continue to expand our reach even as we also work to simplify the process for the law firms that provide us with the information that we use to create the rankings. We are proud that the legal profession views our law firm rankings with such serious and widespread respect.”
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, its professionalism, and its integrity.
The 2018 “Best Law Firms” rankings can be seen in their entirety by visiting bestlawfirms.usnews.com.
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ABOUT “BEST LAW FIRMS”
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. To be eligible for a ranking, a law firm must have at least one lawyer
listed in the 23rd Edition of The Best Lawyers in America list for that particular location and specialty.
For more information, visit www.kaycasto.com.
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