Burns & Levinson LLP is proud to announce that the Firm has achieved 31 national and metropolitan rankings in the 2014 “Best Law Firms” survey, conducted by U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers. Firms included in the 2014 “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. Following are the metropolitan and national tiers and practice areas in which Burns & Levinson has been ranked: Metropolitan Tier 1 (Boston)

• Commercial Litigation
• Family Law
• Environmental Litigation
• Intellectual Property Litigation
• Trusts & Estates Litigation
• Patent Law
• Real Estate Law

Metropolitan Tier 2 (Boston)

• Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• White Collar Criminal Defense
• Individual Employment Law
• Management Employment Law
• Music Entertainment Law
• Environmental Law
• Bankruptcy Litigation
• Labor & Employment Litigation
• Trusts & Estates Law

Metropolitan Tier 2 (Rhode Island)

• Commercial Litigation
• Environmental Law
• Environmental Litigation
• Trusts & Estates Litigation
• Securities/Capital Markets Law

Metropolitan Tier 3 (Boston)

• Biotechnology Law
• Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
• Patent Litigation
• Trademark Law

National Tier 2

• Environmental Litigation
• Intellectual Property Litigation
• Patent Law

National Tier 3

• Commercial Litigation
• Bankruptcy Litigation

Burns & Levinson’s 2014 “Best Law Firms” rankings can be seen in their entirety here.