FIRM AWARDS & RANKINGS
2011 BTI Consulting Group "Client Service A-Team"*
Recognized as one of only 333 firms across the US to have earned high marks from clients in the following client service areas:
- Articulating and delivering outstanding value for the dollar;
- One of the firms best at meeting scope and budget;
- Demonstrating "local knowledge" to earn best regional reputation; and
- Taking communication to the next level: delivering outstanding unprompted communication.
*This is the second time in four years that Ulmer & Berne has been recognized by BTI as delivering the "best value for the dollar".
Fortune 500 Go-To Law Firm®
In a survey of Fortune 500 companies by Corporate Counsel magazine, Ulmer & Berne has been chosen as a Go-To Law Firm®. Less than one-half of one percent of all the law firms in the US and abroad received this distinction. Named five years in a row (2007-2011).
The Best Lawyers in America® 2011
Ulmer & Berne is ranked among the top law firms in the fields of:
- Information Technology
- Legal Malpractice
- Alternatice Dispute Resolution
- Corporate Governance
- Compliance Law
Chambers USA
Practice areas highlighted as "excellent in their field" (2003-2011):
- Construction
- Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation
- Litigation
- Real Estate
2008 Go-To Law Firm® for Leading Financial Services Companies
In a survey of general counsel conducted by Corporate Counsel magazine, Ulmer & Berne has been chosen as a 2008 Go-To Law Firm® for Leading Financial Services Companies.
Cincinnati Business Courier
Ranked 9th Largest Law Firm in Cincinnati in 2010.
Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association
Recognized as "Green Certified" (2009-2010)
Crain's Cleveland Business
Ranked 6th Largest Law Firm in Cleveland in 2010
Midwest Real Estate News
Ranked 1st in Ohio (seven years in a row); 8th in the Midwest in the 2011 Top 25 Real Estate Law Firms.
The National Law Journal
Ranked among the Top 250 Law Firms six years in a row (2005-2010).
Law360
Ranked as 67th Largest Product Liability Practice in the United States in 2010.
2010 U.S. News & World Report - Best Lawyers "Best Law Firms"
National Rankings
Tier 2
General Commercial Litigation
Tax Law
Tier 3
Insurance Law
Securities/Capital Markets Law
Metropolitan Rankings
Tier 1
Cincinnati
Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
Cleveland
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Banking and Finance Law
Bankruptcy and Creditors’ Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Corporate Law
Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
General Commercial Litigation
Health Care Law
Information Technology Law
Insurance Law
Labor Law – Management
Real Estate Law
Securities/Capital Markets Law
Tax Law
Tier 2
Chicago
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Cincinnati
Real Estate Law
Trusts & Estates Law
Cleveland
Employment Law – Management
Legal Malpractice Law – Defendants
Professional Malpractice Law – Defendants
Trusts & Estates Law
Columbus
Environmental Law
Tier 3
Cincinnati
General Commercial Litigation
Labor Law – Management
ATTORNEY AWARDS & RANKINGS
2011 The Best Lawyers in America
The Best Lawyers in America® - 45 Attorneys
BTI Consulting Group - Client Service All-Stars
BTI Client Service All-Star MVP — Joe Castrodale (2011)
2010 Chambers USA – America’s Leading Lawyers for Business
8 Attorneys ranked as Leading Lawyers
2010 Inside Business Leading Lawyers
16 Attorneys ranked in annual listing
2010 Leading Lawyers Network
2 Chicago attorneys named as Leading Lawyers by the Leading Lawyers Network
2011 Law & Politics Ohio Super Lawyers and Rising Stars
51 attorneys named to Law & Politics Ohio Super Lawyers and Rising Stars
2011 Law & Politics Illinois Super Lawyers and Rising Stars
3 attorneys named to Law & Politics Illinois Super Lawyers and Rising Stars
Martindale-Hubbell
62 AV-Rated Attorneys*
*Peer Review Ratings attest to a lawyer's legal ability and professional ethics, and reflect the confidential opinions of members of the Bar and Judiciary: AV Peer Review Rating — Very High to Preeminent.