HCMP has been named a “Best Law Firm” by U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers in their 2014 “Best Law Firms” rankings. Firms included in the 2014 “Best Law Firms” list are recognized for professional excellence with persistently impressive ratings from clients and peers. Achieving a ranking signals a unique combination of quality law practice and breadth of legal expertise. HCMP’s Metropolitan Seattle and nationally ranked practice areas rankings are as follows:
Metropolitan Seattle-Ranked Practice Areas
Commercial Litigation
Energy Law
Environmental Law
Land Use & Zoning Law
Litigation - Intellectual Property, Securities, and Land Use & Zoning
Natural Resources Law
Real Estate Law
Nationally-Ranked Practice Areas
Energy Law
Environmental Law
Land Use & Zoning Law
Natural Resources Law
To be eligible, a firm must have a lawyer listed in The Best Lawyers in America©, which recognizes the top 4 percent of practicing attorneys in the US. Over 12,000 attorneys provided over 330,000 law firm assessments, and almost 7,000 clients provided close to 20,000 evaluations. In addition, to provide personal insight, a new Law Firm Leaders Survey was implemented in the decision-making process.
Ranked firms are listed on a national and/or metropolitan scale. Rankings reflect the high level of respect a firm has earned among other leading lawyers and clients in the same communities and the same practice areas for their abilities, their professionalism and their integrity.