U.S. News Media Group and Best Lawyers Again Rank Clyde Snow among National and Local "Best Law Firms"
Tuesday, 01 November 2011 00:00
In their second annual publication of "Best Law Firms," U.S. News Media Group and Best Lawyers® awarded Clyde Snow with a top-tier ranking in Utah Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law, Family Law, and Family Law Mediation practice. Clyde Snow also received high rankings for Commercial Litigation, Construction Law, Environmental Law, Eminent Domain & Condemnation Litigation, Intellectual Property Litigation, Natural Resources Law, Tax Law, and Water Law practice in the State of Utah. On a national level, Clyde Snow ranked among "Best Law Firms" for Intellectual Property Litigation.
"Best Lawyers was very pleased with the reaction from the legal profession and from legal clients to the first edition of the "Best Law Firms" rankings," says Steven Naifeh, President of Best Lawyers. "By combining hard data with peer reviews, and client assessments, we continue to believe that we are providing clients with the most thorough, accurate, and helpful rankings of law firms ever developed."
"We have always tried to pursue the best solutions for our clients," said Clyde Snow Vice President Steven E. Clyde. "It's a privilege to be included in these prestigious rankings for the work we do on both a local and national level."
These rankings, which are presented in tiers, showcase 9,633 different law firms ranked nationally in one or more of 75 major legal practice areas and in metropolitan or state rankings in one or more of 119 major legal practice areas. Full data for the law firms that received rankings is available online, from the largest firms in the country to hundreds of one-person and two-person law firms, 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. Achieving a high ranking is a special distinction that signals a unique combination of excellence and breadth of expertise.
Clyde Snow's top-tier designation by U.S. News follows the release of Best Lawyers in America, which selected six of the firm's attorneys after evaluations by more than 3 million of the country's top legal professionals. Clyde Snow attorneys who received the Best Lawyers designation were awarded based on work in specific practice areas. Selected attorneys and practices included Clark W. Sessions, Family Law and Family Law Mediation; Steven E. Clyde, Environmental Law, Natural Resources Law, and Water Law; Edwin C. Barnes, Construction Law and Real Estate Law; Charles R. Brown, Tax Law; Perrin R. Love, Commercial Litigation, Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law, and Litigation-Intellectual Property; and Dean C. Andreasen, Family Law and Family Law Mediation.
The Best Law Firms and Best Lawyers awards are the most recent in a line-up of Clyde Snow's professional honors. Aside from being listed in Best Lawyers in past and present, Clyde Snow attorneys have been named among the Legal Elite by Utah Business Magazine and Super Lawyers by Mountain States Super Lawyers Magazine. They have also been elected to serve in American Bar Association and Utah State Bar leadership as committee chairs and members, presidents, and section leaders and have been inducted into professional honor societies including The Litigation Council of America.
The 2011-2012 "Best Law Firms" rankings marked the second edition of this highly-anticipated annual analysis. The national first-tier rankings will be featured in U.S. News & World Report's Money issue, on newsstands November 15, 2011; the national and metropolitan first-tier rankings are featured in the "Best Law Firms" standalone publication, which is being distributed to 30,000 general counsel and in digital format to 58,000 private practice lawyers worldwide; the rankings in their entirety are posted online at http://bestlawfirms.usnews.com.
About Clyde Snow & Sessions
With nearly 30 attorneys, Salt Lake City law firm Clyde Snow & Sessions provides legal counsel and representation in a wide range of legal fields. While continuing to be Utah's premier water law firm, Clyde Snow's practice has greatly expanded, having particular strength, experience, and knowledge in white collar criminal defense, independent investigation litigation, domestic relations, corporate law, and transactional matters. Clyde Snow lawyers not only put excellence to practice in industry leadership positions and pro bono capacities but also apply their expertise as they pursue extraordinary results for their clients. www.clydesnow.com.
About the U.S. News Media Group
The U.S. News Media Group is a multi-platform digital publisher of news and analysis, which includes the monthly U.S. News & World Report magazine, the digital-only U.S. News Weekly magazine, www.usnews.com, and www.rankingsandreviews.com. Focusing on Health, Money & Business, Education, and Public Service/Opinion, the U.S. News Media Group has earned a reputation as the leading provider of service news and information that improves the quality of life of its readers. The U.S. News Media Group's signature franchises include its News You Can Use® brand of journalism and its series of consumer guides that include rankings of colleges, graduate schools, hospitals, health plans, and more.
About Best Lawyers
Best Lawyers® is the oldest and most respected peer-review publication in the legal profession. For over a quarter century, the company has helped lawyers and clients find legal counsel in distant jurisdictions or unfamiliar specialties. The 2012 edition of The Best Lawyers in America includes 41,284 lawyers covering all 50 states and the District of Columbia and is based on more than 3.9 million detailed evaluations of lawyers by other lawyers. Best Lawyers® also publishes peer-reviewed listings of lawyers in nearly 70 other countries, covering many of the world's major legal markets. Best Lawyers® lists are excerpted in a wide range of general interest, business and legal publications worldwide, reaching an audience of more than 17 million readers.