11/3/2022Press Releases

DMC Named ‘Law Firm of the Year’ in Railroad Law, Earns 7 National Rankings and 36 Metro Rankings

Dickie, McCamey & Chilcote, P.C. has been named “Law Firm of the Year” in Railroad Law in the 2023 U.S. News – Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms” list. In addition, DMC has been ranked nationally in 7 practice areas with 36 metropolitan rankings. U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers announced the U.S. News – Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms” rankings today.

Firms included in the 2023 U.S. News – Best Lawyers “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.

The 2023 edition of U.S. News – Best Lawyers “Best Law Firms” includes rankings in 75 national practice areas and 127 metropolitan-based practice areas. Additionally, one “Law Firm of the Year” was named in each nationally-ranked practice area.

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.

Dickie, McCamey & Chilcote, P.C. received the following rankings in the 2023 U.S. News – Best Lawyers “Best Law Firms”:

National Tier 1

  • Railroad Law

National Tier 2

  • Securities Regulation

National Tier 3

  • Construction Law
  • Insurance Law
  • Litigation – Construction
  • Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants
  • Transportation Law

Regional Rankings:

Cleveland, OH

  • Tier 1 in Railroad Law
  • Tier 2 in Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
  • Tier 2 in Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
  • Tier 2 in Securities Regulation

Columbus, OH

  • Tier 1 in Litigation – Insurance
  • Tier 1 in Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
  • Tier 2 in Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
  • Tier 2 in Transportation Law
  • Tier 3 in Insurance Law

Morgantown, WV

  • Tier 1 in Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
  • Tier 1 in Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
  • Tier 2 in Insurance Law

Pittsburgh, PA

  • Tier 1 in Commercial Litigation
  • Tier 1 in Construction Law
  • Tier 1 in Insurance Law
  • Tier 1 in Litigation – Construction
  • Tier 1 in Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants
  • Tier 1 in Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants
  • Tier 1 in Municipal Law
  • Tier 1 in Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
  • Tier 1 in Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
  • Tier 1 in Professional Malpractice Law – Defendants
  • Tier 1 in Workers’ Compensation Law – Employers
  • Tier 2 in Criminal Defense: White-Collar
  • Tier 2 in Employment Law – Management
  • Tier 2 in Labor Law – Management
  • Tier 2 in Litigation – Labor & Employment
  • Tier 2 in Railroad Law
  • Tier 3 in Criminal Defense: General Practice
  • Tier 3 in Legal Malpractice Law – Defendants
  • Tier 3 in Litigation – Environmental
  • Tier 3 in Litigation – Real Estate
  • Tier 3 in Real Estate Law

Charlotte, NC

  • Tier 2 in Workers’ Compensation Law – Employers

Harrisburg, PA

  • Tier 2 in Insurance Law

Raleigh, NC

  • Tier 2 in Workers’ Compensation Law – Employers

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About “Best Law Firms”
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