Firms included in the 2017 "Best Law Firms" list are recognized for professional excellence with persistently impressive ratings from clients and peers. Achieving a tiered 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
Banking & Finance Law
Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
Commercial Litigation
Corporate Law
Energy Law
Environmental Law
Land Use & Zoning Law
Litigation - Intellectual Property
Litigation - Securities
Natural Resources Law
Public Finance Law
Real Estate Law

Nationally-Ranked Practice Areas
Energy Law
Environmental Law
Land Use & Zoning Law
Natural Resources Law

Ranked firms, presented in tiers, are listed on a national and/or metropolitan scale. Receiving a tier designation reflects the high level of respect a firm has earned among other leading lawyers and clients in the same communities and the same practice areas for their abilities, their professionalism and their integrity.