MIAMI, FL– November 1, 2019- Bast is pleased to announce the Firm has been nationally and regionally recognized in the 2020 Edition of U.S. News- Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms”.
The publication gave the firm a Tier 1 ranking in the Miami Metropolitan region in two different categories including Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law, and Litigation-Bankruptcy; and a Tier 3 ranking nationally in Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency Reorganization Law.
Firms included in the 2020 Edition of the U.S. News –Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms” are recognized for their professional excellence with consistent notable ratings from clients and peers. To be eligible, a firm must first have a lawyer recognized in The Best Lawyers of America, which recognizes the top 5% of private practicing lawyers in the United States.
Four of the firm members were ranked individually in The 2020 Edition of The Best Lawyers of America. Brett Amron, Jeffrey Bast, and Scott Brown for their work in Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law and Litigation Bankruptcy; and Brian Tannebaum for his work in Criminal Defense: White Collar. Achieving a tiered ranking signals a combination of quality law practice and legal expertise.
The 2020 rankings are based on the highest number of participating firms and client votes received on record. Almost 16,000 lawyers provided more than 1,229,000 law firm assessments, and more than 12,000 clients participated providing 107,000 evaluations.
“For the 2020 ‘Best Law Firms’ publication, the evaluation process has remained just as rigorous and discerning as it did when we first started ten years ago.” says Phil Greer, CEO of Best Lawyers. “This year we reviewed 14,931 law firms throughout the United States – across 75 national practice areas – and a total of 2,106 firms received a national law firm ranking. We are proud that the ‘Best Law Firms’ rankings continue to act as an indicator of excellence throughout the legal industry.”