U.S. News – Best Lawyers® recently announced that Woolf McClane has received a 2016 “Best Law Firm” ranking for the Knoxville Metropolitan area.

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 profession, the media, and the public, as the most reliable, unbiased source of legal referrals anywhere.

Firms included in the 2016 “Best Law Firms” list are recognized for professional excellence with persistently impressive ratings from clients and peers. Achieving a tiered ranking signals a unique combination of quality law practice and breadth of legal expertise.

Woolf McClane’s tier designations reflect the high level of respect our firm has earned among other leading lawyers and clients in the Knoxville, Tennessee community. They also reflect the high regard lawyers in other firms in the same practice areas have for our firm’s abilities, professionalism, and integrity.

Woolf McClane Knoxville Metropolitan Rankings

We are honored to be recognized in sixteen Practice Areas. The firm has earned eight first-tier rankings, seven second-tier rankings and one third-tier ranking.

First Tier Rankings

  • Commercial Litigation
  • Construction Law
  • Corporate Law
  • Litigation – Labor & Employment
  • Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
  • Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
  • Tax Law
  • Trusts & Estates Law

Second Tier Rankings

  • Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
  • Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
  • Government Relations Practice
  • Litigation – Construction
  • Litigation – Environmental
  • Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants
  • Real Estate Law

Third Tier Ranking

  • Employment Law – Management