Bowman and Brooke is honored to be named to the 2023 edition of "Best Law Firms" by U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers. Additionally, several attorneys have been named to specific categorical lists recognizing their performance.
Firms included in the 2023 Edition of “Best Law Firms” are recognized for professional excellence with consistently impressive ratings from clients and peers. Achieving a tiered ranking signals a unique combination of quality law practice and breadth of legal expertise. Rankings are based on a rigorous evaluation process that includes the collection of client and lawyer evaluations, peer review from leading attorneys in the field, and review of additional information provided by law firms as part of the formal submission process. The firm was ranked in the following metropolitan areas and categories:
- Metropolitan Tier 1
- Columbia, SC
- Bet-the-Company Litigation
- Commercial Litigation
- Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
- Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
- Phoenix, AZ
- Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
- Troy, MI
- Metropolitan Tier 2
- Minneapolis, MN
- Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
- Troy, MI
- Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
- New Jersey
- Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
Named recognition by Best Lawyers is based entirely on peer review. The process is designed to capture, as accurately as possible, the consensus opinion of leading lawyers about the professional abilities of their colleagues within the same geographical area and legal practice area.
Seven attorneys have been named in the Product Liability Litigation - Defendants category for exemplary performance. The attorneys named include Firm Chair Paul Cereghini, Executive Managing Partners Vince Galvin, Jr., Kim Schmid, Tom Branigan, Managing Partners Joel Smith, Chris Carton and Partner Kevin Malloy.
The three attorneys who have been named in the Commercial Litigation category include Tom Branigan, Joel Smith and Partner Pamela Roberts. Additionally, Pamela Roberts is honored in the Mediation category. Finally, Joel Smith is listed in two additional categories: Bet-the-Company Litigation and Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants.
We also proudly announce three senior counsel and three associate attorneys have been named to the the Best Lawyers in America: Ones to Watch list. This list recognizes attorneys who are earlier in their careers for outstanding professional excellence. "Ones to Watch" recipients typically have been in practice for five to nine years. Senior Counsel Jonathan Smith is named to the Commercial Litigation category. Senior Counsel Katherine Handy and Paula Meyer, along with Associates Suzanne Kersh, Brandon Pellegrino and Carolina Piñero, are named in the Product Liability Litigation - Defendants category.
The full 2023 Edition of “Best Law Firms” listing can be viewed here. Learn more about Best Lawyers in America 2023 honorees here and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America for 2023 here.