Fisher Phillips Named to 2017 Best Law Firms by U.S. – News Best Lawyers

Dallas, TX, November 02, 2016 --(PR.com)-- Fisher Phillips announced today that the firm was named to the 2017 Best Law Firms by U.S. News - Best Lawyers®, as well as received “Tier 1 Rankings” for its Employment and Labor Law Practices and Labor and Employment Litigation Practice. The firm’s offices in Dallas and 17 other cities received “Metropolitan Tier 1 Rankings” for Employment Law, Labor Law, Employee Benefits, Labor and Employment Litigation, and/or ERISA Litigation. This is the fourth consecutive year the Dallas office has received this honor. Fisher Phillips also has offices in Houston and San Antonio.

Achieving a “First-Tier” ranking signifies a quality law practice and breadth of legal experience and knowledge. Rankings are determined through a combination of feedback from clients and peers, as well as the information provided by the firm in response to the Law Firm Survey.

The 2017 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America© was based on 7.3 million evaluations of lawyers by other lawyers, which resulted in about 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.”

The national Tier 1 rankings will be published in November by U.S. News & World Report. Both the national and metropolitan Tier 1 rankings will be featured in the 2017 “Best Law Firms” stand-alone publication scheduled for release next year. All of the rankings, in all tiers, will be published online at http://bestlawfirms.usnews.com.

About Fisher Phillips (www.fisherphillips.com)
Fisher Phillips attorneys are ready to help you take a stand: in court, with employees and unions, or with competitors. Fisher Phillips has the experience and resolve to back you up. That’s why some of the savviest employers come to the firm to handle their toughest labor and employment cases.

The firm has more than 350 attorneys in 33 offices. In addition to Dallas, the firm maintains offices in Atlanta, Baltimore, Boston, Charlotte, Chicago, Cleveland, Columbia, Columbus, Denver, Fort Lauderdale, Gulfport, Houston, Irvine, Kansas City, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Louisville, Memphis, New Jersey, New Orleans, New York, Orlando, Philadelphia, Phoenix, Portland, Sacramento, San Antonio, San Diego, San Francisco, Seattle, Tampa, and Washington, D.C.

About “Best Law Firms”
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 in their field, and review of additional information provided by law firms as part of the formal submission process. To be eligible for a ranking, a law firm must have at least one lawyer listed in 23rd Edition of The Best Lawyers in America© list for that particular location and specialty.

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About Best Lawyers
Best Lawyers is the oldest and most respected peer-review publication in the legal profession. A listing in Best Lawyers is widely regarded by both clients and legal professionals as a significant honor, conferred on a lawyer by his or her peers. For more than three decades, Best Lawyers lists have earned the respect of the