Fisher & Phillips earns Metropolitan First Tier Ranking from U.S. News – Best Law Firms
November 1, 2012
COLUMBIA, SC – November 2, 2012 – Fisher & Phillips LLP announced today that the law firm’s Columbia office has received a Metropolitan First-Tier Ranking from U.S. News Media Group and Best Lawyers® for the third year in a row. The ranking will be featured in U.S. News & World Report’s Money issue on newsstands November 20.
Fisher & Phillips also earned a national first-tier ranking again this year. The Columbia office was listed in the metropolitan first-tier rankings for Employment Law – Management; Labor Law – Management; and Litigation – Labor and Employment. In addition to Columbia, sixteen other offices of Fisher & Phillips received Metropolitan First-Tier Rankings for Employment Law, Labor Law and/or Litigation.
Fisher & Phillips is one of the largest law firms in the United States dedicated solely to representing employers in labor and employment matters. The firm has more than 275 attorneys in 27 offices. The third edition of the Best Law Firms rankings features firms that receive consistently impressive performance ratings by clients and peers. Achieving a high ranking signals a unique combination of knowledge, experience and expertise.
Both U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers have developed a reputation for thorough, insightful rankings, and we believe that our firm’s inclusion recognizes both our attorneys’ commitment to client service on a local and national level, as well as our dedication to a singular focus on labor and employment law, said Jonathan P. Pearson, managing partner of the Columbia office.
The 2013 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 in their field, and review of additional information provided by law firms as part of the formal submission process.
About Fisher & Phillips LLP www.laborlawyers.com
Fisher & Phillips LLP represents employers nationally in labor, employment, civil rights, employee benefits and immigration matters. The firm has more than 275 attorneys in 27 offices. Founded in 1943, it is one of the first U.S. law firms to concentrate its practice exclusively upon representation of employers in labor and employment matters. In addition to the Columbia office, the firm has offices in Atlanta, Boston, Charlotte, Chicago, Cleveland, Dallas, Denver, Fort Lauderdale, Houston, Irvine, Kansas City, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Louisville, Memphis, New England, New Jersey, New Orleans, Orlando, Philadelphia, Phoenix, Portland, San Diego, San Francisco, Tampa, and Washington D.C.
About the U.S. News Media Group
The U.S. News Media Group is a multi-platform digital publisher of news and analysis, which includes the monthly U.S. News & World Report magazine, the digital-only U.S. News Weekly magazine, www.usnews.com, and www.rankingsandreviews.com. Focusing on Health, Money & Business, Education, and Public Service/Opinion, the U.S. News Media Group has earned a reputation as the leading provider of service news and information that improves the quality of life of its readers. The U.S. News Media Group’s signature franchises include its News You Can Use® brand of journalism and its series of consumer guides that include rankings of colleges, graduate schools, hospitals, health plans, and more.
About Best Lawyers
Best Lawyers® is the oldest and one of the most respected peer-review publications in the legal profession. For more than 30 years, the company has helped lawyers and clients find legal counsel in distant jurisdictions or unfamiliar specialties. The 2013 edition of The Best Lawyers in America includes 41,284 lawyers covering all 50 states and the District of Columbia and is based on more than 4.3 million detailed evaluations of lawyers by other lawyers. Best Lawyers also publishes peer-reviewed listings of lawyers in nearly 70 other countries, covering many of the world’s major legal markets. Best Lawyers lists are excerpted in a wide range of general interest, business and legal publications worldwide, reaching an audience of more than 17 million readers.
