U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers recently released their “Best Law Firm” selections for 2017 for the State of Rhode Island.
Higgins, Cavanagh & Cooney, LLP (HCC) achieved the highest rankings for both personal injury litigation defense and product liability litigation defense. This marks the fourth consecutive year that HCC has received “Tier 1” recognition for these two areas of practice from U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers.
“We are pleased and proud to have been recognized by our clients and colleagues in such a fashion. Achieving a top-tiered ranking by U.S. News & World Report signals a unique combination of quality law practice, breadth of legal expertise, and litigation talent across our entire law firm,” said Managing Partner Stephen B. Lang.
The rankings are based on a rigorous evaluation process that includes 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.
Clients were asked to provide feedback on firm practice groups, addressing expertise, responsiveness, understanding of a business and its needs, cost-effectiveness, civility, and whether they would refer another client to the firm.
Lawyers from other law firms voted on HCC’s expertise, responsiveness, integrity, and cost-effectiveness. Other considerations included whether they would refer a matter to the firm, and whether they consider the firm to be a worthy competitor.
“U.S. News is the global authority in rankings,” said Tim Smart, executive editor of U.S. News & World Report. “Evaluating law firms is a natural extension of what we do best.”
