Our firm is ranked among U.S. News – Best Lawyers “Best Law Firms” again in 2015. The firm received a total of thirteen Metro Awards which include Tier One rankings for Knoxville in seven practice areas and Tier 2 rankings in six practice areas. Rankings were determined through the firm’s overall evaluation derived from a combination of client and lawyer evaluations, peer review from leading attorneys in other firms in the same practice areas and review of information provided to U.S. News & World Reports by our firm as part of the submission process . With respect to rankings in particular practice areas, it is necessary for a law firm to have at least one attorney included in Best Lawyers in each particular practice area and metro for which it is ranked. Hodges, Doughty & Carson’s Knoxville Metropolitan 2015 Tier One and Tier Two Rankings are:
Tier 1
- Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- Commercial Litigation
- Litigation – Environmental
- Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants
- Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
- Trusts & Estates Law
- Workers’ Compensation Law – Employers
Tier 2
- Administrative/Regulatory Law
- Construction Law
- Litigation – Construction
- Litigation – Trusts & Estates
- Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
- Tax Law
