Burnette Shutt & McDaniel listed in Best Law Firms
November 1, 2017
Burnette Shutt & McDaniel is being highlighted in the new edition of Best Law Firms in America” as a top-tier firm in two employment law practice areas.
The firm earned Tier 1 recognition for the Columbia metropolitan area for its work in Employment Law – Individuals and in Litigation – Labor & Employment Law.
The 2018 edition of the directory also ranks the firm highly for Civil Rights Law; Employee Benefits – ERISA Law; Employment Law – Management; Litigation – ERISA; and Mediation.
“We’re pleased to be included in Best Lawyers and now Best Law Firms,” co-founder M. Malissa Burnette said. “We’re especially grateful for our efforts to be recognized by our peers.”
To qualify for inclusion in Best Law Firms, at least one attorney from the firm must be included in the same year’s edition of Best Lawyers in America.
In Burnette Shutt & McDaniel’s case, Burnette, Nekki Shutt and Janet Rhodes earned a total of 11 honors across a range of mostly employment law-related practice areas. All three were selected in Litigation – Labor & Employment Law. Burnette and Shutt were designated as Lawyers of the Year for Columbia. Burnette was selected in Mediation and Shutt in Employment Law – Individuals.
Inclusion in Best Lawyers is based on extensive surveys of other attorneys in the same practice areas in the same metropolitan area. Those results are combined with client input to determine the final lists. Best Law Firm rankings are based on that same data.
About Burnette Shutt & McDaniel, PA
Located in Columbia’s historic business district, Burnette Shutt & McDaniel, PA’s attorneys are licensed to practice in all South Carolina courts and at all levels of federal courts, including the U.S. Supreme Court. The firm represents clients in a range of areas, including employment and environmental law. They also handle employee benefits and ERISA matters, civil rights cases, privacy and data protection issues and government matters such as eminent domain, land use and zoning. Learn more at burnetteshutt.law.
