HCMP has been named a “Best Law Firm” by U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers in its 2015 “Best Law Firms” rankings. Firms included in the 2015 “Best Law Firms” list are recognized for professional excellence with persistently impressive ratings from clients and peers. Achieving a ranking signals a unique combination of quality law practice and breadth of legal expertise. HCMP’s Metropolitan Seattle and nationally ranked practice areas rankings are as follows:

Metropolitan Seattle-Ranked Practice Areas

Commercial Litigation
Energy Law
Environmental Law
Land Use & Zoning Law
Litigation - Intellectual Property
Litigation - Securities
Natural Resources Law
Real Estate Law

Nationally-Ranked Practice Areas

Energy Law
Environmental Law
Land Use & Zoning Law
Natural Resources Law

The 2015 Edition of "Best Law Firms” includes rankings in 74 national practice areas and 120 metropolitan-based practice areas. Rankings are based on a rigorous evaluation process that includes the collection of client and lawyer evaluations, peer review from leading attorneys in their field, and review of additional information provided by law firms as part of the formal submission process. Clients and peers were asked to evaluate firms based on the following criteria: responsiveness, understanding of a business and its needs, cost effectiveness, integrity and civility, as well as whether they would refer a matter to the firm and/or consider the firm a worthy competitor.