Brouse McDowell Receives 29 Practice Area Rankings in US News - Best Lawyers "Best Law Firms" 2021

Brouse McDowell has received 29 Metropolitan Rankings in the 2021 Edition of U.S. News - Best Lawyers^® "Best Law Firms." The firm earned 16 Tier 1 rankings, 10 Tier 2 rankings, and 3 Tier 3 rankings. Practice groups newly ranked include Land Use & Zoning Law and Insurance Law in Metropolitan Tier 1; and Commercial Transactions/UCC Law, Construction Law, and Health Care Law in Metropolitan Tier 2.

Inclusion in the 11th annual rankings recognizes professional excellence with consistently impressive ratings from clients and peers. To be eligible for a ranking, a firm must first have a lawyer recognized in The Best Lawyers in America^©, which recognizes the top five percent of private practicing lawyers in the United States. Achieving a tiered ranking signals a unique combination of quality law practice and breadth of legal experience. Firms that received a tier designation reflect the highest level of respect a firm can earn among other leading lawyers and clients from the same communities and practice areas.

Our rankings include:

Metropolitan Tier 1
Akron

• Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
• Commercial Litigation
• Corporate Law
• Health Care Law
• Land Use & Zoning Law - NEW
• Litigation - Bankruptcy
• Litigation - Insurance
• Municipal Law
• Trusts & Estates Law

Cleveland

• Commercial Transactions / UCC Law
• Insurance Law

Fort Myers

• Insurance Law - NEW

Toledo

• Bet-the-Company Litigation
• Commercial Litigation
• Litigation - Mergers & Acquisitions

Metropolitan Tier 2
Akron

• Banking and Finance Law
• Commercial Transactions / UCC Law - NEW
• Insurance Law
• Real Estate Law

Cleveland

• Commercial Litigation
• Construction Law - NEW
• Corporate Law
• Health Care Law - NEW
• Real Estate Law

Fort Myers

• Bet-the-Company Litigation 

Metropolitan Tier 3
Akron

• Mergers & Acquisitions Law

Cleveland

• Environmental Law

Fort Myers

• Commercial Litigation