The Best Law Firms® has ranked 11 Wilson Elser practices across National Tiers and 17 local offices – totaling 33 rankings by practice – in Metropolitan Tier 1.

Wilson Elser Best Law Firms in America 2026:

National Practice Areas 

Tier 1:

• Commercial Litigation
• Insurance Law
• Mass Tort Litigation/ Class Actions – Defendants 

Tier 2:

• Admiralty and Maritime Law
• Construction Law
• Litigation – Construction
• Litigation – Labor and Employment
• Transportation Law

Tier 3:

• Corporate Law
• Mergers and Acquisitions Law 
• Railroad Law

Metropolitan Practice Areas Tier 1

• Commercial Litigation: Atlanta, GA
• Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants: Birmingham, AL
• Insurance Law: Boston, MA
• Insurance Law: Denver, CO
• Litigation – Construction: Denver, CO 
• Litigation – Insurance: Denver, CO
• Insurance Law: Dallas/Fort Worth, TX
• Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants: Dallas/Fort Worth, TX
• Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants: Houston, TX
• Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants: Houston, TX
• Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants: Houston, TX
• Product Liability Litigation – Defendants: Houston, TX
• Professional Malpractice Law – Defendants: Los Angeles, CA
• Commercial Litigation: Louisville, KY
• Litigation – Health Care: Louisville, KY
• Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants: Louisville, KY
• Banking and Finance Law: Madison, NJ
• Commercial Litigation: Madison, NJ
• Insurance Law: Madison, NJ
• Legal Malpractice Law – Defendants: Madison, NJ
• Litigation – Insurance: Madison, NJ
• Product Liability Litigation – Defendants: Madison, NJ
• Professional Malpractice Law – Defendants: Madison, NJ
• Trusts and Estates: Madison, NJ
• Insurance Law: Milwaukee, WI
• Product Liability Litigation – Defendants: Milwaukee, WI
• Commercial Litigation: New Orleans, LA
• Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants: New York, NY
• Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants: Orlando, FL
• Product Liability Litigation – Defendants: Orlando, FL
• Product Liability Litigation – Defendants: Portland, OR
• Professional Malpractice Law – Defendants: Portland, OR
• Commercial Litigation: San Diego, CA
• Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants: Seattle, WA
• Product Liability Litigation – Defendants: Seattle, WA
• Medical Malpractice Law  – Defendants: Stamford, CT
• Medical Malpractice Law  – Defendants: Washington, DC
• Medical Malpractice Law  – Defendants: White Plains, NY
• Railroad Law: White Plains, NY

Metropolitan Practice Areas Tier 2

• Commercial Litigation: Albany, NY
• Professional Malpractice Law – Defendants: Albany, NY
• Product Liability Litigation – Defendants: Baltimore, MD
• Litigation – Environmental: Birmingham, AL
• Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants: Birmingham, AL
• Litigation – Insurance: Boston, MA
• Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants: Boston, MA
• Product Liability Litigation – Defendants: Boston, MA
• Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants: Chicago, IL
• Commercial Litigation: Dallas/Fort Worth, TX
• Product Liability Litigation – Defendants: Dallas/Fort Worth, TX
• Professional Malpractice Law – Defendants: Dallas/Fort Worth, TX
• Construction Law: Denver, CO
• Litigation – Insurance: Detroit, MI
• Admiralty and Maritime Law: Houston, TX
• Commercial Litigation: Houston, TX
• Transportation Law: Houston, TX
• Commercial Litigation: Las Vegas, NV
• Product Liability Litigation – Defendants: Las Vegas, NV
• Insurance Law: Los Angeles, CA
• Litigation – Labor and Employment: Los Angeles, CA
• Litigation – Insurance: Louisville, KY
• Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants: Louisville, KY
• Corporate Law: Madison, NJ
• Health Care Law: Madison, NJ
• Admiralty and Maritime Law: New Orleans, LA
• Construction Law: New York, NY
• Litigation – Labor and Employment: Philadelphia, PA
• Product Liability Litigation – Defendants: Philadelphia, PA
• Commercial Litigation: Portland, OR
• Health Care Law: Portland, OR
• Ethics and Professional Responsibility Law: San Diego, CA
• Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants: San Diego, CA
• Commercial Litigation: San Francisco, CA
• Insurance Law: Stamford, CT
• Insurance Law: Washington, DC
• Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants: Washington, DC  
• Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants: Washington, DC

Metropolitan Practice Areas Tier 3

• Product Liability Litigation – Defendants: Albany, NY
• Litigation – Construction: Atlanta, GA
• Product Liability Litigation – Defendants: Atlanta, GA
• Professional Malpractice Law – Defendants: Baltimore, MD
• Product Liability Litigation – Defendants: Birmingham, AL
• Transportation Law: Birmingham, AL
• Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants: Charlotte, NC
• Insurance Law: Chicago, IL
• Professional Malpractice Law – Defendants: Denver, CO
• Corporate Governance Law: Los Angeles, CA
• Mergers and Acquisitions Law: Los Angeles, CA
• Insurance Law: Louisville, KY
• Product Liability Litigation – Defendants: Louisville, KY
• Environmental Law: Madison, NJ
• Family Law Mediation: Madison, NJ
• Real Estate Law: Madison, NJ
• Insurance Law: Miami, FL
• Litigation – Insurance: Miami, FL
• Appellate Practice: Milwaukee, WI
• Litigation – Insurance: Milwaukee, WI
• Insurance Law: New Orleans, LA
• Litigation – Environmental: New Orleans, LA
• Litigation – Labor and Employment: New York, NY
• Commercial Litigation: Orlando, FL
• Insurance Law: Philadelphia, PA
• Litigation – Labor and Employment: Raleigh, NC
• Legal Malpractice Law – Defendants: San Diego, CA
• Litigation – Labor and Employment: San Diego, CA
• Insurance Law: San Francisco, CA
• Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants: San Francisco, CA
• Product Liability Litigation – Defendants: San Francisco, CA
• Family Law: St. Louis, MO
• Product Liability Litigation – Defendants: Washington, DC

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