Best Law Firms Recognizes Over 45 Whiteford Practices, Including 23 Nationally
Date: November 6, 2025
The “Best Law Firms” evaluation process includes collection of in-depth client and lawyer evaluations and peer review from leading attorneys. The specific areas of law, and the cities and states in which Whiteford was ranked, are summarized below (*new recognition in 2026).
National
Tier 1
- Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law*
- Litigation - Construction
- Litigation - Real Estate*
Tier 2
- Commercial Litigation
- Construction Law*
- Corporate Law
- Land Use and Zoning Law
- Litigation - Banking and Finance
- Litigation - Bankruptcy
- Litigation - Environmental
- Litigation - Labor and Employment
- Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Real Estate Law
- Technology Law
- Trusts and Estates
Tier 3
- Admiralty and Maritime Law
- Employment Law - Management*
- Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law
- Litigation - Intellectual Property
- Litigation - Patent
- Tax Law
- Trademark Law
- Venture Capital Law
Baltimore
Tier 1
- Admiralty and Maritime Law
- Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- Commercial Litigation
- Construction Law
- Copyright Law
- Corporate Law
- Elder Law*
- Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
- Environmental Law
- Health Care Law
- Insurance Law
- Land Use and Zoning Law
- Litigation - Bankruptcy
- Litigation - Construction
- Litigation - Environmental
- Litigation - Intellectual Property
- Litigation - Patent
- Litigation - Real Estate*
- Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
- Mergers and Acquisitions Law*
- Patent Law
- Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs*
- Privacy and Data Security Law
- Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
- Real Estate Law
- Tax Law
- Technology Law
- Trademark Law
- Trusts and Estates
- Venture Capital Law
Tier 2
- Employment Law - Management
- Labor Law - Management*
- Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law
- Litigation - Labor and Employment
- Litigation - Land Use and Zoning
- Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
Tier 3
- Education Law
- Public Finance Law*
Delaware
Tier 1
- Litigation - Bankruptcy
Tier 2
- Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- Insurance Law
- Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
Tier 3
- Litigation - Insurance
Lexington
Tier 2
- Litigation - Insurance*
- Litigation - Trusts and Estates*
Tier 3
- Insurance Law*
- Litigation - Banking and Finance*
- Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants*
New York City
Tier 2
- Employment Law - Management
Norfolk
Tier 2
- Commercial Litigation
Richmond
Tier 1
- Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law*
- Commercial Litigation
- Corporate Law
- Litigation - Banking and Finance
- Litigation - Construction
- Real Estate Law
Tier 2
- Appellate Practice*
- Construction Law
- Environmental Law*
- Litigation - Bankruptcy
- Litigation - Environmental
- Litigation - Labor and Employment
- Litigation - Municipal
- Litigation - Real Estate*
- Litigation - Trusts and Estates
- Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Tax Law
- Trusts and Estates
Tier 3
- Employment Law - Management
- Labor Law - Management
Roanoke
Tier 1
- Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- Litigation - Bankruptcy
Tier 2
- Corporate Law*
Washington
Tier 1
- Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- Commercial Litigation*
- Corporate Law
- Litigation - Bankruptcy
Tier 2
- Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law
- Education Law
- Litigation - Construction
- Litigation - Labor and Employment*
- Litigation - Patent
- Litigation - Real Estate
- Litigation - Trusts and Estates
- Nonprofit / Charities Law
- Patent Law
- Real Estate Law*
West Palm Beach
Tier 1
- Banking and Finance Law*
- Litigation - Real Estate*
About Whiteford: Whiteford provides a comprehensive range of business law and litigation services to clients ranging from innovative start-ups to middle market companies to Fortune 100 enterprises. With a growing East Coast footprint that includes offices in Delaware, D.C., Florida, Kentucky, Maryland, New York, North Carolina and Virginia, we serve clients regionally, nationally and internationally.