Columbia Fisher & Phillips office receives top Labor & Employment Law rankings from U.S. News – Best Lawyers
November 4, 2015
COLUMBIA, SC – The Columbia office of Fisher & Phillips announced today that it has received “Metropolitan Tier 1 Rankings” for its Employment Law Management, Labor Law Management, ERISA Litigation, and Labor and Employment Litigation Practices by U.S. News – Best Lawyers®.
Additionally, the law firm has been named 2016 “Law Firm of the Year” for Labor Law – Management by U.S. News – Best Lawyers®. The firm also received “Tier 1 Rankings” for its Employment and Labor Law Practices as well as its Labor and Employment Litigation Practice.
In addition to the Columbia office, 18 of the firm’s offices received “Metropolitan Tier 1 Rankings” for Employment Law, Labor Law, Employee Benefits and/or Labor and Employment Litigation. They are Atlanta, Boston, Charlotte, Cleveland, Dallas, Denver, Fort Lauderdale, Irvine, Kansas City, Las Vegas, Louisville, Memphis, New Jersey, New Orleans, Orlando, Portland, San Diego, and Tampa.
The firm has been included in every edition of the prestigious rankings since its inception in 2010 and also was named the 2015 “Law Firm of the Year” for Labor & Employment Litigation. Fisher & Phillips is dedicated to representing employers in labor and employment matters with 330 attorneys in 31 offices.
“The Columbia office is honored to stand with the rest of Fisher & Phillips in receiving this high recognition for our management-side labor law practice and emphasis on client service,” said Stephen Mitchell, managing partner of the Columbia office. “As we uphold our longstanding traditions, we are excited to also continue our tremendous growth in areas such as our employment, employee benefits and global immigration practices.”
Firms included in the 2016 “Best Law Firms” list are recognized for professional excellence with persistently impressive ratings from clients and peers. Achieving a “First-Tier” ranking signifies a quality law practice and breadth of legal experience and knowledge.
For the 2016 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America©, 6.7 million votes were analyzed, which
resulted in more than 55,000 leading lawyers being included in the new edition. Lawyers are not
required or allowed to pay a fee to be listed; therefore inclusion in Best Lawyers is considered a singular honor. Corporate Counsel magazine has called Best Lawyers “the most respected referral list of attorneys in practice.” Fisher & Phillips has 84 attorneys included in Best Lawyers.
About Fisher & Phillips LLP (www.laborlawyers.com)
Fisher & Phillips LLP is a national law firm committed to providing practical business solutions for employers’ workplace legal problems. Labor and employment law is all the firm does, offering deep and broad knowledge and experience in the area of the law the attorneys know best. Fisher & Phillips attorneys help clients avoid legal problems, are dedicated to providing exceptional client service, and are there when you need them. The firm has 330 attorneys in 31 offices. In addition to Columbia, the offices are in Atlanta, Baltimore, Boston, Charlotte, Chicago, Cleveland, Columbus, Dallas, Denver, Fort Lauderdale, Gulfport, Houston, Irvine, Kansas City, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Louisville, Memphis, New Jersey, New Orleans, Orlando, Philadelphia, Phoenix, Portland, San Antonio, San Diego, San Francisco, Seattle, Tampa, and Washington, D.C.
About “Best Law Firms”
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