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Eaton Peabody scores top tier rankings in Bangor and Portland, Maine

November 4, 2014

U.S. News Media Group and Best Lawyers have released the 2015 “Best Law Firms” rankings, providing a comprehensive view of the U.S. legal profession that is unprecedented both in the range of firms represented and in the range of qualitative and quantitative data used to develop the rankings.

The Maine law firm of Eaton Peabody achieved top tier rankings in both metropolitan Bangor and Portland, Maine: Tier 1 Rankings in Bangor for Trusts and Estates Law; Land Use and Zoning Law, and Tier 1 Rankings in Portland for Real Estate Law and Construction Law. Eaton Peabody also received recognition in the following practice areas:

Banking and Finance Law
Commercial Litigation
Copyright Law
Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
Employment Law - Management
Financial Services Regulation Law
Insurance Law
Labor Law – Management
Litigation - Construction
Litigation - Intellectual Property
Litigation - Land Use & Zoning
Litigation – Patent
Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
Trademark Law

2015 "Best Law Firms"

These rankings feature law firms that are given consistently impressive performance ratings by clients and peers. Achieving a high ranking is a special distinction that signals a unique combination of excellence and breadth of expertise.

The 2015 rankings are based on the highest number of participating firms and highest number of client ballots on record. To be eligible for a ranking, a firm must have a lawyer listed in The Best Lawyers in America, which recognizes the top 4 percent of practicing attorneys in the US. Over 17,000 attorneys provided almost 600,000 law firm assessments, and almost 7,500 clients provided more than 40,000 evaluations.

“For five years, we have combined massive amounts of hard data with peer reviews and client assessments to develop our law firm rankings,” says Steven Naifeh, CEO and Co-Founder of Best Lawyers. “Increasingly, clients tell us that ours are the most thorough, accurate, and helpful rankings of law firms available anywhere.”

The 2015 “Best Law Firms” list will be featured in two publications, distributed later this month. The national first-tier rankings will be featured in the second edition of the “Best Law Firms” Legal Issue, which will be distributed to over 30,000 C-level executives. National and metropolitan first-tier rankings will be featured in the “Best Law Firms” General Counsel Publication, which will be distributed to more than 30,000 in-house counsel and in digital format to more than 60,000 private practice lawyers worldwide.

The rankings in their entirety are posted online at http://bestlawfirms.usnews.com.