Hodgson Russ LLP Receives Multiple Top Tier National, Metropolitan Rankings in 2025 Best Law Firms Listings
Hodgson Russ LLP is pleased to announce 34 of its practices have been recognized in the U.S. News & World Report/Best Lawyers 2024 Best Law Firms list for professional excellence. In addition, four of the firm’s practices were recognized at the national level. The firm’s complete 2025 rankings are:
National Tier 1
Trusts and Estates
National Tier 2
Labor Law - Management
Litigation and Controversy – Tax
Tax Law
Metropolitan Tier 1: Albany
Appellate Practice
Commercial Litigation
Trusts and Estates
Metropolitan Tier 1: Buffalo
Bet-the-Company Litigation
Commercial Litigation
Corporate Law
Education Law
Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
Employment Law – Management
Environmental Law
Insurance Law
Labor Law – Management
Land Use and Zoning Law
Litigation – Construction
Litigation – Insurance
Litigation – Intellectual Property
Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
Real Estate Law
Tax Law
Trusts and Estates
Metropolitan Tier 1: New York City
Tax Law
Metropolitan Tier 1: Rochester
Commercial Litigation
Corporate Law
Education Law
Health Care Law
Insurance Law
Litigation – Health Care
Litigation – Labor and Employment
Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants
Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
Real Estate Law
Metropolitan Tier 1: Triad
Trusts and Estates
Metropolitan Tier 1: West Palm Beach
Employment Law – Management
Metropolitan Tier 2: Albany
Economic Development Law
Litigation and Controversy – Tax
Public Finance Law
Tax Law
Metropolitan Tier 2: Buffalo
Banking and Finance Law
Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Litigation – Labor and Employment
Litigation – Municipal
Litigation – Trusts and Estates
Mass Tort Litigation/Class Action – Defendants
Metropolitan Tier 2: New York City
Labor Law – Management
Litigation and Controversy – Tax
Trusts and Estates
Metropolitan Tier 2: Rochester
Immigration Law
Litigation – Construction
Litigation – Intellectual Property
Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants
Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
Professional Malpractice Law – Defendants
Metropolitan Tier 2: West Palm Beach
Litigation – Labor and Employment
Metropolitan Tier 3: Albany
Bet-the-Company Litigation
Employment Law – Management
Health Care Law
Litigation – Labor and Employment
Metropolitan Tier 3: Buffalo
Criminal Defense: White-Collar
Municipal Law
Metropolitan Tier 3: Rochester
Banking and Finance Law
Metropolitan Tier 3: Triad
Litigation – Trusts and Estates
Best Lawyers’ Best Law Firms rankings are based on an evaluation process that includes client and lawyer evaluations as well as information provided by law firms. The rankings, presented in tiers, showcase more than 14,000 law firms and their practices ranked nationally and/or by metropolitan area. Firms included in the 2025 Edition of Best Law Firms are recognized for professional excellence with consistently impressive ratings from clients and peers. Achieving a tiered ranking signals a unique combination of quality law practice and breadth of legal expertise. To be eligible for a ranking, a firm must have a lawyer listed in The Best Lawyers of America, which recognizes the top five percent of practicing attorneys in the United States.
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About Hodgson Russ LLP:
Hodgson Russ LLP is a full-service law firm with more than 200 attorneys serving individuals, public companies, privately held businesses, governmental entities, and nonprofit institutions from its offices in Buffalo, Rochester, Albany, New York City, Toronto, Palm Beach, and Greensboro. To learn more, visit www.hodgsonruss.com.