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Wilson Elser Recognized in 2027 Best Law Firms® Rankings

November 6, 2026

The Best Law Firms® has ranked 12 Wilson Elser practices across National Tiers and 21 local offices – totaling 33 rankings by practice – in Regional Tier 1.

Wilson Elser Best Law Firms in America 2027:

National Practice Areas 

Tier 1:

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

Tier 2:

  • Admiralty and Maritime Law
  • Litigation – Labor and Employment

Tier 3:

  • Appellate Practice
  • Corporate Law
  • Mergers and Acquisitions Law 
  • Railroad Law

Regional Practice Areas Tier 1

  • Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants: Birmingham, AL
  • Insurance Law: Boston, MA
  • Appellate Practice: Chicago, IL
  • Insurance Law: Denver, CO
  • Litigation – Construction: Denver, CO
  • Litigation – Insurance: Denver, CO
  • Insurance Law: Dallas/Fort Worth, TX
  • Litigation – Insurance: Dallas/Fort Worth, TX
  • Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants: Dallas/Fort Worth
  • Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants: Houston, TX
  • Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants: Houston, TX
  • Product Liability Litigation – Defendants: Houston, TX
  • Transportation Law: Houston, TX
  • Litigation ‒ Insurance: Jackson, MS
  • Personal Injury Litigation: Jackson, MS
  • Legal Malpractice Law ‒ Defendants: Las Vegas, NV
  • Insurance Law: Los Angeles, CA 
  • Professional Malpractice Law – Defendants: Los Angeles, CA
  • 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
  • Admiralty and Maritime Law: New Orleans, LA
  • Commercial Litigation: New Orleans, LA
  • Construction Law: New York, NY
  • Litigation ‒ Construction: New York, NY
  • Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants: New York, NY
  • Professional Malpractice Law ‒ Defendants: New York, NY
  • Commercial Litigation: Orlando, FL
  • Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants: Orlando, FL
  • Product Liability Litigation – Defendants: Orlando, FL
  • Commercial Litigation: Portland, OR
  • Insurance Law: Portland, OR
  • Litigation ‒ Insurance: Portland, OR
  • Personal Injury Litigation ‒ Defendants: Portland, OR
  • 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
  • Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions ‒ Defendants: Washington, DC
  • Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants: Washington, DC
  • Personal Injury Litigation ‒ Defendants: Washington, DC
  • Product Liability Litigation ‒ Defendants: Washington, DC
  • Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants: White Plains, NY
  • Railroad Law: White Plains, NY

Regional Practice Areas Tier 2

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

Regional Practice Areas Tier 3

  • Product Liability Litigation – Defendants: Albany, NY
  • Professional Malpractice Law ‒ Defendants: Albany, NY
  • Litigation – Construction: Atlanta, GA
  • Product Liability Litigation – Defendants: Atlanta, GA
  • Professional Malpractice Law – Defendants: Baltimore, MD
  • Product Liability Litigation ‒ Defendants: Boston, MA
  • Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants: Charlotte, NC
  • Insurance Law: Chicago, IL
  • Appellate Practice: Dallas/Fort Worth, TX
  • Aviation Law: Dallas/Fort Worth, TX
  • Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions ‒ Defendants: Dallas/Fort Worth, TX
  • Personal Injury Litigation ‒ Defendants: Denver, CO
  • Professional Malpractice Law – Defendants: Denver, CO
  • Professional Malpractice Law ‒ Defendants: Detroit, MI
  • Employment Law ‒ Management: Indianapolis, IN
  • Health Care Law: Indianapolis, IN
  • Litigation ‒ Health Care: Indianapolis, IN
  • Professional Malpractice Law ‒ Defendants: Jackson, MS
  • Commercial Litigation: Los Angeles, CA
  • Corporate Governance Law: Los Angeles, CA
  • Litigation ‒ Labor and Employment: Los Angeles, CA
  • Mergers and Acquisitions Law: Los Angeles, CA
  • 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
  • Litigation – Environmental: New Orleans, LA
  • Litigation ‒ Insurance: New Orleans, LA
  • Litigation – Labor and Employment: New York, NY
  • Insurance Law: Philadelphia, PA
  • Product Liability Litigation ‒ Defendants: Philadelphia, PA
  • Litigation ‒ Labor and Employment: Portland, OR
  • Legal Malpractice Law – Defendants: San Diego, CA
  • Litigation – Labor and Employment: San Diego, CA
  • Medical Malpractice Law ‒ Defendants: San Diego, CA
  • Insurance Law: San Francisco, CA
  • Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants: San Francisco, CA
  • Commercial Litigation: Seattle, WA
  • Commercial Litigation: Tampa, FL

Best Lawyers in America is universally regarded as the definitive guide to legal excellence. Best Lawyers awards are compiled based on an exhaustive peer-review evaluation. More than 97,000 industry-leading lawyers worldwide are eligible to vote, evaluating the legal abilities of other lawyers based on their specific practice areas.