Ellis & Winters named as one of best law firms in nation for 2012 by U.S. News, Best Lawyers

Ellis & Winters

Ellis & Winters has been named one of the best law firms in the United States by U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers magazines.

Both the Greensboro and Raleigh offices received metropolitan first-tier rankings in several practice areas by the prestigious directory.

The rankings for Ellis & Winters are posted online at The U.S.News & World Report site; the first-tier rankings will be featured in the October print issue of U.S.News & World Report.

“U.S. News is the world’s leading publisher of institutional rankings based on both objective data and peer evaluations,” said Steven Naifeh, President of Best Lawyers. “We are combining this expertise with Best Lawyers’ experience of providing rankings of individual lawyers based on peer reviews for almost three decades.”

“Achieving a high ranking is a special distinction that signals a unique combination of excellence and breadth of expertise,” said a U.S. News release.

Rankings for Ellis & Winters are:

Metropolitan First-tier Rankings

• Tier 1
  • Greensboro
    • Antitrust Law
    • General Commercial Litigation
    • Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
    • Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
  • Raleigh
    • Antitrust Law
    • General Commercial Litigation
    • Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants
    • Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
    • Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
• Tier 2
  • Raleigh
    • Real Estate Law