U.S. News – Best Lawyers "Best Law Firms"
Cummings & Lockwood was regionally ranked in 8 practice areas and in 4 geographic regions as part of the U.S. News - Best Lawyers® "Best Law Firms" rankings in 2022.
Stamford, Connecticut Region
- Tier 1 in Commercial Litigation
- Tier 1 in Litigation - Trusts & Estates
- Tier 1 in Nonprofit / Charities Law
- Tier 1 in Real Estate Law
- Tier 1 in Trusts & Estates Law
- Tier 2 in Litigation - Bankruptcy
- Tier 2 in Tax Law
- Tier 3 in Litigation - Labor & Employment
Hartford, Connecticut Region
- Tier 1 in Litigation - Trusts & Estates
- Tier 1 in Trusts & Estates Law
Fort Myers, Florida Region
- Tier 1 in Trusts & Estates Law
West Palm Beach, Florida Region
- Tier 1 in Trusts & Estates Law
- Tier 2 in Tax Law
About U.S. News - Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms”
U.S. News and Best Lawyers, the leading survey of lawyers worldwide, have joined to rank law firms in the U.S. They currently rank firms in 75 national practice areas.
Firms who have at least one lawyer who has been recognized in the previous edition of Best Lawyers in a practice area and metro area currently ranked by U.S. News – Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms” are eligible to receive a ranking.
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 and review of additional information provided by law firms as part of the formal submission process.
Clients and/or Professional References are emailed a survey addressing a firm's expertise, responsiveness, understanding of a business and its needs, cost-effectiveness, civility, and whether they would refer another client to the firm.
All of the quantitative and qualitative data is then combined into an overall "Best Law Firms" score for each firm. Because firms are often separated by small or insignificant differences in overall score, they use a tiering system rather than ranking law firms sequentially.