HCMP has been named a “Best Law Firm” by U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers in its 2016 “Best Law Firms” rankings. Firms included in the 2016 “Best Law Firms” list are recognized for professional excellence with consistently 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
Banking & Finance Law
Commercial Litigation
Corporate Law
Energy Law
Environmental Law
Land Use & Zoning Law
Litigation - Intellectual Property
Litigation - Land Use & Zoning
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

Since it was first published in 1983, Best Lawyers® has become universally regarded as the definitive guide to legal excellence. Best Lawyers lists are compiled based on an exhaustive peer-review evaluation. Over 79,000 leading attorneys globally are eligible to vote, and we have received more than 12 million votes to date on the legal abilities of other lawyers based on their specific practice areas around the world. For the 2016 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America©, 6.7 million votes were analyzed, which resulted in more than 55,000 leading lawyers being included in the new edition. Lawyers are not required or allowed to pay a fee to be listed; therefore inclusion in Best Lawyers is considered a singular honor. Corporate Counsel magazine has called Best Lawyers "the most respected referral list of attorneys in practice."