ORLANDO, Fla.

(Nov. 2, 2017) — Statewide law firm Broad and Cassel LLP today announced it has been named among the 2018 “Best Law Firms” by U.S. News – Best Lawyers®. The annual rankings recognize the top law firms in the country for professional excellence.

Ranked firms are presented in tiers and listed on a national and/or metropolitan scale. Broad and Cassel saw seven national and numerous regional rankings throughout the state.

National Rankings

  • Commercial Litigation
  • Health Care Law
  • Land Use & Zoning Law
  • Litigation – Mergers & Acquisitions
  • Litigation – Securities
  • Public Finance Law
  • Real Estate Law

Metropolitan Rankings

  • Appellate Practice
  • Banking and Finance Law
  • Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Construction Law
  • Criminal Defense: White-Collar
  • Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law
  • Government Relations Practice
  • Health Care Law
  • Land Use & Zoning Law
  • Litigation – Banking & Finance
  • Litigation – Mergers & Acquisitions
  • Litigation – Securities
  • Litigation – Construction
  • Litigation – Environmental
  • Litigation – Real Estate
  • Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Plaintiffs
  • Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
  • Public Finance Law
  • Real Estate Law
  • Securities/Capital Markets Law
  • Securities Regulation
  • Tax Law
  • Trusts and Estates Law

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This ranking follows the release of The Best Lawyers in America® 2018 list in August. This year’s list ranked 45 of the firm’s attorneys. Most notably, four attorneys were named a “Lawyer of the Year” in their respective specialty areas, including Managing Partner Gabriel Imperato, Partner Mike Bittman, Partner Mike Segal and Partner Michael K. Wilson. Only one attorney in each practice area in each region is named a “Lawyer of the Year.”

The U.S.News – Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms” rankings are based on a rigorous evaluation process that includes the collection of client and lawyer evaluations, peer review from leading attorneys in their field, and review of additional information provided by law firms as part of the formal submission process.