List Includes Three “Tier 1” Rankings
Bell Nunnally & Martin LLP has been named to the 2018 “Best Law Firms” list, published by Best Lawyers and featured in U.S. News & World Report’s Legal Issue.
The firm received rankings in seven metropolitan categories – Appellate Practice, Commercial Finance Law, Commercial Litigation, Corporate Law, Litigation – Construction, Tax Law and Trusts and Estates Law. A “Tier 1” ranking – indicating that it is one of the highest rated in the Dallas/Fort Worth region – was given in Commercial Finance Law, Commercial Litigation and Corporate Law.
Selection for the “Best Law Firms” listing is based on an intensive peer-review survey and evaluation process that includes data collection and feedback from thousands of clients, lawyers and law firm representatives spanning a wide range of practice areas nationwide. The full list of results can be found at http://bestlawfirms.usnews.com/.
In addition to the overall firm rankings, a record 17 Bell Nunnally attorneys were recently selected for inclusion in Best Lawyers’ companion publication The Best Lawyers in America® 2018 (Copyright 2017 by Woodward/White, Inc., of Aiken, SC): Jeffrey J. Ansley (Criminal Defense: White-Collar); Mikel J. Bowers (Litigation – Construction); Jean Pierre Boyea (Real Estate Law); George W. Coleman (Corporate Law); W. Bennett Cullum (Trusts and Estates); Nikki Hurst Gibson (Commercial Finance Law); Karen L. Hart (Commercial Litigation); Walter N. Kuntz (Corporate Law); Jeffrey S. Lowenstein (Commercial Litigation); Kassandra G. McLaughlin (Real Estate Law); Danica L. Mathes (Entertainment Law – Motion Pictures & Television, Entertainment Law – Music); Larry L. Shosid (Commercial Finance Law, Mergers & Acquisitions Law, Real Estate Law); James A. Skochdopole (Corporate Law, Tax Law); John D. Smart (Employment Law – Management); Christopher B. Trowbridge (Commercial Litigation); Beverly A. Whitley (Appellate Practice); and Tammy S. Wood (Commercial Litigation).
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