Adams & Reese Ranks No. 15 Among the 2025 “Top 50 Construction Law Firms™”

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For the fourth consecutive year, Adams & Reese ranks among Construction Executive’s “Top 50 Construction Law Firms™”, placing No. 15 in the 2025 national rankings published by the trade construction business magazine. This is also the fourth straight year that Adams & Reese has ranked in the Top 20.

Construction Executive weighs several factors in its annual rankings, such as construction practice percentage of total revenue, number of construction attorneys, year of established practice, number of licensed states, and number of AEC clients. The industry-leading publication has a readership of more than 150,000 business owners and C-suite executives, including leaders from all 22,000-plus-member companies of the Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC). 

“We thank Construction Executive for the consistent recognition of Adams & Reese among the nation’s elite construction law firms. The prestigious ranking is a testament to the exceptional talent and the dedication of our attorneys to provide the full breadth of resources needed to help construction companies navigate through the complex legal landscape of today’s construction environment,” said Chris Derden, Adams & Reese Construction Practice Group Leader and Partner in the firm’s Houston office.

Derden leads Adams & Reese’s construction practice group, along with Construction Team Leaders David Toney (Partner, Houston) and Trent Cotney (Partner, Tampa). Adams & Reese has more than 90 attorneys who practice construction law and they are licensed in more than 35 states. Adams & Reese’s roster includes board-certified construction lawyers, certified arbitrators and mediators, general counsel of roofing industry and construction associations, and former certified general contractors and industry laborers who understand the construction business.

“The behind-the-scenes knowledge and on-site job experience enables Adams & Reese to deliver comprehensive counsel to all members of the construction supply chain – from contractors, architects, and engineers down to subcontracting companies and everything in between,” said Cotney. “The industry experience also helps us stay top of mind on global issues impacting our clients, such as tariffs, immigration concerns, workforce shortages, and ever-changing state laws and federal regulations.”

In addition to Construction Executive, Adams & Reese’s construction practice and its attorneys have achieved recognition and national rankings by U.S. News & World Report, Forbes, Finance Monthly, Chambers USA, Best Lawyers, Super Lawyers, Construction Tech Review, Construction Dive, RoofersCoffeeShop, among others. 

Adams & Reese Construction Practice attorneys represent the full range of actors in the industry: contractors, subcontractors, product manufacturers, materials suppliers, private landowners, municipalities and other political subdivisions, public utilities, developers, buyers and sellers, lenders, architects, engineers, and trade associations.

“From groundbreaking to project completion, our deep bench of attorneys makes it a priority to partner with clients to understand their vision, goals, and business needs,” said Toney. “Our longstanding success in construction law has been defined by our experience, relationships, responsiveness, and high-quality legal work across a multitude of industry disciplines. We construct the full blueprint of legal strategies that back up what our clients build.”

About Adams & Reese: Founded in 1951, Adams & Reese is one of the largest law firms in the nation and is included among the AmLaw 200, NLJ 500, and Law360 Top 400 firms. Adams & Reese has more than 320 attorneys and advisors across Alabama, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and Washington, DC.