Best Law Firms 2019

U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers

November 1, 2018

Nexsen Pruet has earned multiple national top-tier rankings in the annual U.S. News – Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms” rankings for 2019.

The firm has been ranked National Tier 1 in the area of Litigation-Construction.

Nexsen Pruet was also ranked in National Tier 2 for Land Use & Zoning Law, Public Finance Law, and Real Estate Law. The firm ranked in National Tier 3 for Construction Law and Corporate Law.

In total, the firm earned sixty first tier metropolitan rankings in six North and South Carolina cities: Charleston, Charlotte, Columbia, Greensboro, Greenville, and Raleigh. Nexsen Pruet earned an additional thirty-four Tier 2 and Tier 3 metropolitan rankings in these cities.

Metropolitan Tier 1

Charleston

Admiralty & Maritime Law 
Appellate Practice 
Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law 
Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships) 
Commercial Litigation 
Copyright Law 
Employment Law - Management 
Environmental Law 
Insurance Law 
Labor Law - Management 
Litigation - Environmental 
Litigation - Intellectual Property 
Litigation - Labor & Employment 
Real Estate Law

Charlotte

Land Use & Zoning
Litigation - Construction
Real Estate Law

Columbia

Administrative / Regulatory Law
Banking and Finance Law
Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Commercial Litigation
Construction Law
Corporate Law
Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
Employment Law - Management
Environmental Law
Family Law
Financial Services Regulation Law
Health Care Law
Labor Law - Management
Litigation - Construction
Litigation - ERISA
Litigation - Labor & Employment
Litigation - Patent
Mergers & Acquisitions Law
Mortgage Banking Foreclosure Law
Public Finance Law
Real Estate Law
Securities / Capital Markets Law
Securities Regulation
Tax Law
Trusts & Estates Law

Greensboro

Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Construction Law
Corporate Law
Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law
Litigation - Construction
Litigation - Real Estate
Real Estate Law
Tax Law

Greenville

Appellate Practice
Banking and Finance Law
Commercial Litigation
Copyright Law
Criminal Defense: White-Collar
Litigation - Intellectual Property
Mediation
Patent Law
Real Estate Law
Trademark Law

Raleigh

Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Copyright Law

See Metropolitan Tier 2 and 3 rankings. 

Click here to learn about the methodology used for the 2019 U.S. News - Best Lawyers® "Best Law Firms" rankings.

Nexsen Pruet is one of the largest law firms in the Carolinas, with more than 190 attorneys and offices in Columbia, Charleston, Greenville, Hilton Head and Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, as well as Charlotte, Greensboro and Raleigh, North Carolina. Founded in 1945, Nexsen Pruet provides a broad range of legal services to the business community and represents companies and other entities in local, state, national and international venues.