Beier Howlett Named To Inaugural Best Law Firms List, Municipal Practice Takes Top Honors

Sept. 20, 2010 - PRLog -- The law firm of Beier Howlett in Bloomfield Hills, Mich., has been named to the inaugural edition of the 2010 Best Law Firms by U.S. News Media Group and Best Lawyers.  The firm received a Tier 1 ranking in Detroit for its Municipal Law practice, where its attorneys have represented local governmental units for several generations and served as city and school district attorneys throughout metro Detroit.  The firm also received a Tier 2 ranking for both its Environmental Law practice and Trust & Estates Law practice.  

“We are proud to be recognized as a leading municipal law firm in metro Detroit,” said Tim Currier, firm CEO and member of the Municipal Law practice group.  “Our expertise in these practice areas comes from experience, while our commitment to clients speaks for itself.”

These inaugural rankings, which are presented in tiers both nationally and by metropolitan area or by state, showcase 8,782 different law firms ranked in one or more of  81 major practice areas. Full data is available online at http://www.usnews.com for the law firms that received rankings, from the largest firms in the country to hundreds of one-person and two-person law firms, providing a comprehensive view of the U.S. legal profession that is unprecedented both in the range of firms represented and in the range of qualitative and quantitative data used to develop the rankings.  

“U.S. News is the world’s leading publisher of institutional rankings based on both objective data and peer evaluations,” says Steven Naifeh, president of Best Lawyers. “We are combining this expertise with Best Lawyers’ experience of providing rankings of individual lawyers based on peer reviews for almost three decades. By combining hard data with peer reviews, and client assessments, we believe that we are providing users with the most thorough, accurate, and helpful rankings of law firms ever developed.”

In addition to extensive surveys and evaluations, hard numbers were also used to develop the practice area rankings — data about numbers of lawyers and their previous experience, numbers of clients within different billing ranges, numbers of transactions and litigation matters at different dollar levels; pro-bono commitment, diversity, and other objective data.

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About Beier Howlett
Beier Howlett, founded in 1903, serves a spectrum of clients including individuals, municipalities, school districts and businesses of all sizes. Beier Howlett provides its clients with a commitment to prompt, efficient and professional service. Beier Howlett, 200 East Long Lake Road, Suite 110
Bloomfield Hills, Mich. 248.645.9400 http://www.beierhowlett.com

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, http://www.usnews.com, and http://www.rankingsandreviews.com.

About Best Lawyers
Best Lawyers is the oldest and most respected peer-review publication in the legal profession. For over a quarter century, the company has helped lawyers and clients find legal counsel in distant jurisdictions or unfamiliar specialties. http://www.BestLawyers.com