Shumaker has been named a top law firm in the legal industry in the 2025 edition of Best Lawyers Best Law Firms®. Firms included in the list are recognized for legal skillset, achievements, client successes, and consistently positive feedback from clients and peers.
Shumaker received five national rankings and 93 metropolitan rankings.
National Tier 2
National Tier 3
- Corporate Law
- Health Care Law
- Securities Regulation
- Trademark Law
Metropolitan Tier 1
Akron, Ohio
- Commercial Litigation
- Insurance Law
- Litigation - Insurance
Charleston, South Carolina
- Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
- Tax Law
- Trust and Estates
Charlotte, North Carolina
- Construction Law
- Litigation - Construction
- Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants
- Tax Law
- Trusts and Estates
Columbus, Ohio
Sarasota, Florida
- Commercial Litigation
- Corporate Law
- Litigation - Construction
- Litigation - Intellectual Property
- Real Estate Law
Tampa, Florida
- Banking and Finance Law
- Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- Commercial Litigation
- Copyright Law
- Corporate Compliance Law
- Corporate Law
- Health Care Law
- Litigation - Intellectual Property
- Litigation - Patent
- Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
- Real Estate Law
- Securities / Capital Markets Law
- Securities Regulation
- Trademark Law
Toledo, Ohio
- Appellate Practice
- Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
- Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law
- Commercial Litigation
- Corporate Law
- Employment Law - Management
- Environmental Law
- Family Law
- Litigation - Banking and Finance
- Litigation - Bankruptcy
- Litigation - Intellectual Property
- Litigation - Labor and Employment
- Litigation - Patent
- Litigation - Trusts and Estates
- Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants
- Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
- Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
- Real Estate Law
- Tax Law
- Trusts and Estates
Metropolitan Tier 2
Charleston, South Carolina
Charlotte, North Carolina
- Commercial Litigation
- Employment Law - Individuals
- Employment Law - Management
- Franchise Law
- Insurance Law
- Litigation - Labor and Employment
- Litigation and Controversy - Tax
- Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
- Real Estate Law
Columbus, Ohio
Sarasota, Florida
- Tax Law
- Trusts and Estates
Tampa, Florida
- Appellate Practice
- Construction Law
- Corporate Governance Law
- Employment Law - Individuals
- Employment Law - Management
- Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law
- Litigation - First Amendment
- Litigation - Labor and Employment
- Litigation - Mergers and Acquisitions
- Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs
- Tax Law
- Trusts and Estates
Toledo, Ohio
- Arbitration
- Insurance Law
- Litigation - First Amendment
- Litigation - Mergers and Acquisitions
- Railroad Law
- Workers' Compensation Law - Employers
Metropolitan Tier 3
Charleston, South Carolina
Charlotte, North Carolina
- Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
- Litigation - Intellectual Property
- Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Patent Law
Columbus, Ohio
- Litigation - Environmental
Tampa, Florida
- Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law
The Best Law Firms® rankings are based on a rigorous evaluation process, including client and professional references, peer recommendations, leadership interviews, firmographic information provided by firms, industry leader interviews, and feedback collected on individual lawyers through the Best Lawyers research process. To be eligible for a ranking, a law firm must have at least one lawyer recognized in the current edition of The Best Lawyers in America list for that particular metropolitan location and practice area.