The Best Law Firms® has ranked 11 Wilson Elser practices across National Tiers and 17 local offices – totaling 33 rankings by practice – in Metropolitan Tier 1.
Wilson Elser Best Law Firms in America 2026:
National Practice Areas
Tier 1:
- Commercial Litigation
- Insurance Law
- Mass Tort Litigation/ Class Actions – Defendants
Tier 2:
- Admiralty and Maritime Law
- Construction Law
- Litigation – Construction
- Litigation – Labor and Employment
- Transportation Law
Tier 3:
- Corporate Law
- Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Railroad Law
Metropolitan Practice Areas Tier 1
- Commercial Litigation: Atlanta, GA
- Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants: Birmingham, AL
- Insurance Law: Boston, MA
- Insurance Law: Denver, CO
- Litigation – Construction: Denver, CO
- Litigation – Insurance: Denver, CO
- Insurance Law: Dallas/Fort Worth, TX
- Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants: Dallas/Fort Worth, TX
- Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants: Houston, TX
- Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants: Houston, TX
- Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants: Houston, TX
- Product Liability Litigation – Defendants: Houston, TX
- Professional Malpractice Law – Defendants: Los Angeles, CA
- Commercial Litigation: Louisville, KY
- 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
- Commercial Litigation: New Orleans, LA
- Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants: New York, NY
- Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants: Orlando, FL
- Product Liability Litigation – Defendants: Orlando, FL
- 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
- Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants: Washington, DC
- Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants: White Plains, NY
- Railroad Law: White Plains, NY
Metropolitan Practice Areas Tier 2
- Commercial Litigation: Albany, NY
- Professional Malpractice Law – Defendants: Albany, NY
- Product Liability Litigation – Defendants: Baltimore, MD
- Litigation – Environmental: Birmingham, AL
- Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants: Birmingham, AL
- Litigation – Insurance: Boston, MA
- Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants: Boston, MA
- Product Liability Litigation – Defendants: Boston, MA
- Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants: Chicago, IL
- Commercial Litigation: Dallas/Fort Worth, TX
- Product Liability Litigation – Defendants: Dallas/Fort Worth, TX
- Professional Malpractice Law – Defendants: Dallas/Fort Worth, TX
- Construction Law: Denver, CO
- Litigation – Insurance: Detroit, MI
- Admiralty and Maritime Law: Houston, TX
- Commercial Litigation: Houston, TX
- Transportation Law: Houston, TX
- Commercial Litigation: Las Vegas, NV
- Product Liability Litigation – Defendants: Las Vegas, NV
- Insurance Law: Los Angeles, CA
- Litigation – Labor and Employment: Los Angeles, CA
- Litigation – Insurance: Louisville, KY
- Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants: Louisville, KY
- Corporate Law: Madison, NJ
- Health Care Law: Madison, NJ
- Admiralty and Maritime Law: New Orleans, LA
- Construction Law: New York, NY
- Litigation – Labor and Employment: Philadelphia, PA
- Product Liability Litigation – Defendants: Philadelphia, PA
- Commercial Litigation: Portland, OR
- Health Care Law: Portland, OR
- Ethics and Professional Responsibility Law: San Diego, CA
- Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants: San Diego, CA
- Commercial Litigation: San Francisco, CA
- Insurance Law: Stamford, CT
- Insurance Law: Washington, DC
- Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants: Washington, DC
- Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants: Washington, DC
Metropolitan Practice Areas Tier 3
- Product Liability Litigation – Defendants: Albany, NY
- Litigation – Construction: Atlanta, GA
- Product Liability Litigation – Defendants: Atlanta, GA
- Professional Malpractice Law – Defendants: Baltimore, MD
- Product Liability Litigation – Defendants: Birmingham, AL
- Transportation Law: Birmingham, AL
- Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants: Charlotte, NC
- Insurance Law: Chicago, IL
- Professional Malpractice Law – Defendants: Denver, CO
- Corporate Governance Law: Los Angeles, CA
- Mergers and Acquisitions Law: Los Angeles, CA
- Insurance Law: Louisville, KY
- 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
- Insurance Law: New Orleans, LA
- Litigation – Environmental: New Orleans, LA
- Litigation – Labor and Employment: New York, NY
- Commercial Litigation: Orlando, FL
- Insurance Law: Philadelphia, PA
- Litigation – Labor and Employment: Raleigh, NC
- Legal Malpractice Law – Defendants: San Diego, CA
- Litigation – Labor and Employment: San Diego, CA
- Insurance Law: San Francisco, CA
- Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants: San Francisco, CA
- Product Liability Litigation – Defendants: San Francisco, CA
- Family Law: St. Louis, MO
- Product Liability Litigation – Defendants: Washington, DC
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