U.S. News & Best Lawyers has announced the release of the 2014 “Best Law Firms” rankings.  The rankings include HeplerBroom as a Tier 1 law firm in the St. Louis metropolitan area in the following practice areas: Commercial Litigation, Criminal Defense: White-Collar, Litigation:  Antitrust, Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants, and Professional Malpractice Law– Defendants.  The Tier 1 ranking also includes the Chicago Metropolitan for Professional Malpractice Law – Defendants.   The Firm also ranked highly as a Tier 2 Firm in the St. Louis Metropolitan area in Antitrust Law, Franchise Law, Litigation – Intellectual Property, and Litigation – Securities.  The Firm also received National Ranking in Tier 2 for its work in Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants.

The U.S.News – Best Lawyers “Best Law Firms” rankings are based on 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, according to the organizations. All data were combined into an overall score for each firm. This data was then compared to other firms within the same metropolitan area and at the national level. Because firms were often separated by small or insignificant differences in overall score, the organizations use a tiering system rather than ranking law firms sequentially.

HeplerBroom LLC’s Managing Partner, Larry Hepler commented: “We are very pleased to be recognized in top tier rankings for the Best Lawyers “Best Law Firm” four years in a row.  Since the inception of this award in 2010, we have been recognized for our ability to serve our clients with excellent legal services at great value.  We are excited to continue in to 2014 providing exemplary client service.”