Goodell DeVries has earned 12 Best Law Firms practice rankings by U.S. News - Best Lawyers for 2013. The peer-based survey results recognize Goodell DeVries' trial talent at the national level as well as in the Baltimore and Philadelphia regions, as listed below:
National Rankings - Tier 1:
Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions - Defendants
Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants
Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
Metropolitan Rankings:
Baltimore - Tier 1:
Commercial Litigation
Legal Malpractice Law - Defendants
Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants
Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants
Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
Litigation - Construction (Tier 3)
Philadelphia - Tier 2:
Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions - Defendants
Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
Methodology
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. For the 2013 edition, the rankings incorporated the 4.3 million evaluations of 68,761 individual leading lawyers collected byBest Lawyers in its most recent annual survey.
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About Best Lawyers
Best Lawyers is the oldest and most respected peer-review publication in the legal profession. For over thirty years, the company has helped lawyers and clients find legal counsel in distant jurisdictions or unfamiliar specialties. The 2013 edition of The Best Lawyers in America includes 41,284 lawyers covering all 50 states and the District of Columbia and is based on more than 4.3 million detailed evaluations of lawyers by other lawyers. Best Lawyers also publishes peer-reviewed listings of lawyers in nearly 70 other countries, covering many of the world’s major legal markets. Best Lawyers lists are excerpted in a wide range of general interest, business and legal publications worldwide, reaching an audience of more than 17 million readers.
