TOLEDO, OH – Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP is pleased to announce that 27 of the firm's practice areas received Metropolitan First-Tier rankings in the 2015 Edition of U.S. News – Best Lawyers^® “Best Law Firms.”   This is the fifth consecutive year that Shumaker has been recognized in the publication.

Metropolitan Tier 1 Rankings:

Charlotte, North Carolina
Land Use & Zoning Law
Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants

Columbus, Ohio
Environmental Law
Health Care Law

Tampa, Florida
Banking and Finance Law
Commercial Litigation
Construction Law
Corporate Law
Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law
Litigation - Intellectual Property
Litigation - Patent
Mergers & Acquisitions Law
Real Estate Law
Securities / Capital Markets Law
Tax Law
Trusts & Estates Law

Toledo, Ohio
Banking and Finance Law
Civil Rights Law
Commercial Litigation
Corporate Law
Employment Law - Individuals
Employment Law - Management
Environmental Law
Family Law
Health Care Law
Immigration Law
Labor Law - Management
Land Use & Zoning Law
Litigation - Antitrust
Litigation - First Amendment
Litigation - Intellectual Property
Litigation - Labor & Employment
Litigation - Trusts & Estates
Real Estate Law
Tax Law
Trusts & Estates Law
Workers' Compensation Law - Employers

The U.S. News – Best Lawyers^® “Best Law Firms” 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.  

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Founded in 1925, Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP is a full service law firm with more than 240 lawyers practicing in Toledo and Columbus, Ohio; Tampa and Sarasota, Florida; and Charlotte, North Carolina.

Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP Receives Metropolitan First-Tier Rankings in U.S. News – Best Lawyers^® “Best Law Firms” for 2015