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U.S. News/Best Lawyers® Ranks WTO a National First-Tier Firm for Mass Tort Litigation/ Class Action Defense
DENVER: In its 2012 "Best Law Firms" rankings list, U.S. News/Best Lawyers® ranked Wheeler Trigg O'Donnell in the national first-tier for mass tort litigation/class action defense, placing WTO among the top 24 firms in the nation in this practice area. WTO was also ranked nationally in the third-tier in commercial litigation and insurance law. In Colorado, WTO ranked in the first-tier in 11 practice areas and the second-tier in three practice areas.
The "Best Law Firms" list selects the top firms in the country as well as a list of the top firms in 177 different metro areas and states from a compilation of lawyer and client evaluations and data submitted by nominated firms.
Clients interviewed by U.S. News/Best Lawyers described WTO as, "an outstanding trial firm as good as any in the country with a deep talent base" and "one of the best values in the country with top-flight national expertise and experience at Denver prices."
In 2012, U.S. News/Best Lawyers ranks WTO in the following tiers and practice areas.
National - Tier 1
- Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants (among 24 firms)
National – Tier 3
- Commercial Litigation
- Insurance Law
Colorado - Tier 1
- Appellate Practice
- Commercial Litigation
- Insurance Law
- Legal Malpractice Law – Defendants
- Litigation - Eminent Domain & Condemnation
- Litigation – Environmental
- Litigation - Labor & Employment
- Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants
- Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants
- Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
- Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
Colorado - Tier 2
- Franchise Law
- Litigation - Intellectual Property
- Professional Malpractice Law – Defendants