Adams and Reese has received national tier recognition in 15 practice areas and earned 154 metropolitan honors in the 2025 edition of “Best Law Firms,” published by Best Lawyers®.
Best Law Firms rankings celebrate firms that have consistently demonstrated client service excellence and industry knowledge in the legal field. Each firm included has been rigorously evaluated based on client feedback, peer recommendations, leadership interviews, and the depth of their practices. The result is a comprehensive guide for businesses and individuals seeking top-tier legal counsel in the United States.
The 2025 rankings are distributed to more than 30,000 C-Suite and in-house counsel through the Best Lawyers stand-alone publication. Based on client and peer review evaluations, “Best Law Firms” ranks more than 16,000 law firms.
Ranked firms, presented in tiers, are listed on a national and/or metropolitan scale.
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Best Law Firms - United States (2025 Edition)
National Tier 1
- Construction Law
- Litigation – Banking and Finance
- Litigation – Construction
- Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants
- Timber Law
National Tier 2
- Banking and Finance Law
- Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- Commercial Litigation
- Litigation – Real Estate
- Oil and Gas Law
National Tier 3
- Corporate Law
- Health Care Law
- Litigation – Intellectual Property
- Project Finance Law
- Real Estate Law
Metropolitan Rankings
Atlanta
- Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law (Tier 1)
- Banking and Finance Law (Tier 2)
- Commercial Litigation (Tier 3)
Baton Rouge
- Administrative / Regulatory Law (Tier 1)
- Government Relations Practice (Tier 1)
- Litigation – Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy) (Tier 1)
- Commercial Litigation (Tier 2)
- Communications Law (Tier 2)
- Insurance Law (Tier 2)
- Labor Law – Management (Tier 2)
- Health Care Law (Tier 3)
Birmingham
- Administrative / Regulatory Law (Tier 1)
- Commercial Litigation (Tier 1)
- Litigation – Bankruptcy (Tier 1)
- Antitrust Law (Tier 2)
- Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law (Tier 2)
- Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants (Tier 2)
- Government Relations Practice (Tier 3)
- Litigation – Antitrust (Tier 3)
- Litigation – Banking and Finance (Tier 3)
- Litigation – Securities (Tier 3)
Columbia, SC
- Banking and Finance Law (Tier 1)
- Commercial Litigation (Tier 1)
- Litigation – Banking and Finance (Tier 1)
- Real Estate Law (Tier 1)
- Tax Law (Tier 1)
- Administrative / Regulatory Law (Tier 2)
- Corporate Law (Tier 2)
- Litigation – Real Estate (Tier 2)
- Litigation and Controversy – Tax (Tier 2)
- Mergers and Acquisitions Law (Tier 2)
- Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs (Tier 2)
Houston
- Construction Law (Tier 1)
- Litigation – Construction (Tier 1)
- Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants (Tier 1)
- Product Liability Litigation – Defendants (Tier 1)
- Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants (Tier 2)
- Real Estate Law (Tier 2)
- Commercial Litigation (Tier 3)
Jackson
- Banking and Finance Law (Tier 1)
- Employment Law – Management (Tier 1)
- Energy Law (Tier 1)
- Financial Services Regulation Law (Tier 1)
- Litigation – Real Estate (Tier 1)
- Natural Resources Law (Tier 1)
- Oil and Gas Law (Tier 1)
- Real Estate Law (Tier 1)
- Timber Law (Tier 1)
- Corporate Law (Tier 2)
- Environmental Law (Tier 2)
- Litigation – Environmental (Tier 2)
- Litigation – Trusts and Estates (Tier 2)
- Trusts and Estates (Tier 2)
- Labor Law – Management (Tier 3)
Jacksonville
- Arbitration (Tier 1)
- Banking and Finance Law (Tier 1)
- Commercial Litigation (Tier 1)
- Insurance Law (Tier 1)
- Litigation – Insurance (Tier 1)
- Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law (Tier 3)
Memphis
- Appellate Practice (Tier 1)
- Commercial Litigation (Tier 1)
- Economic Development Law (Tier 1)
- Ethics and Professional Responsibility Law (Tier 1)
- First Amendment Law (Tier 1)
- Legal Malpractice Law – Defendants (Tier 1)
- Litigation – First Amendment (Tier 1)
- Public Finance Law (Tier 1)
- Banking and Finance Law (Tier 2)
- Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law (Tier 2)
- Corporate Law (Tier 2)
- Health Care Law (Tier 2)
- Litigation - Banking and Finance (Tier 2)
- Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants (Tier 2)
- Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants (Tier 2)
- Project Finance Law (Tier 2)
- Litigation – Bankruptcy (Tier 3)
Mobile
- Corporate Law (Tier 1)
- Government Relations Practice (Tier 1)
- Mergers and Acquisitions Law (Tier 1)
- Timber Law (Tier 1)
- Economic Development Law (Tier 2)
- Employment Law – Management (Tier 2)
- Labor Law – Management (Tier 2)
- Litigation – Labor and Employment (Tier 2)
- Banking and Finance Law (Tier 3)
Nashville
- Copyright Law (Tier 1)
- Entertainment Law – Motion Pictures and Television (Tier 1)
- Entertainment Law – Music (Tier 1)
- Government Relations Practice (Tier 1)
- Insurance Law (Tier 1)
- Litigation – Intellectual Property (Tier 1)
- Public Finance Law (Tier 1)
- Trademark Law (Tier 1)
- Commercial Litigation (Tier 2)
- Corporate Law (Tier 2)
- Education Law (Tier 2)
- Health Care Law (Tier 2)
- Litigation – Patent (Tier 2)
- Litigation – Securities (Tier 2)
- Real Estate Law (Tier 2)
- Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law (Tier 3)
- Litigation – Health Care (Tier 3)
- Mergers and Acquisitions Law (Tier 3)
- Nonprofit / Charities Law (Tier 3)
New Orleans
- Admiralty and Maritime Law (Tier 1)
- Appellate Practice (Tier 1)
- Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law (Tier 1)
- Commercial Litigation (Tier 1)
- Employment Law – Management (Tier 1)
- Environmental Law (Tier 1)
- Government Relations Practice (Tier 1)
- Health Care Law (Tier 1)
- Insurance Law (Tier 1)
- Labor Law – Management (Tier 1)
- Litigation – Bankruptcy (Tier 1)
- Litigation – Environmental (Tier 1)
- Litigation – Health Care (Tier 1)
- Litigation – Real Estate (Tier 1)
- Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants (Tier 1)
- Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants (Tier 1)
- Oil and Gas Law (Tier 1)
- Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants (Tier 1)
- Product Liability Litigation – Defendants (Tier 1)
- Public Finance Law (Tier 1)
- Arbitration (Tier 2)
- Construction Law (Tier 2)
- Corporate Law (Tier 2)
- Energy Law (Tier 2)
- Financial Services Regulation Law (Tier 2)
- Litigation – Construction (Tier 2)
- Litigation – Insurance (Tier 2)
- Litigation – Labor and Employment (Tier 2)
- Litigation – Mergers and Acquisitions (Tier 2)
- Real Estate Law (Tier 2)
- Workers’ Compensation Law – Employers (Tier 2)
- Banking and Finance Law (Tier 3)
- Litigation – Antitrust (Tier 3)
- Litigation - Banking and Finance (Tier 3)
- Litigation – Securities (Tier 3)
- Litigation - Trusts and Estates (Tier 3)
- Mortgage Banking Foreclosure Law (Tier 3)
Sarasota
- Litigation – Construction (Tier 1)
- Litigation – Real Estate (Tier 1)
- Commercial Litigation (Tier 2)
- Construction Law (Tier 2)
- Litigation – Trusts and Estates (Tier 3)
Tampa
- Commercial Litigation (Tier 1)
- Construction Law (Tier 1)
- Insurance Law (Tier 1)
- Litigation – Construction (Tier 1)
- Litigation – Banking and Finance (Tier 2)
- Litigation – Labor and Employment (Tier 3)
- Real Estate Law (Tier 3)