U.S. News & World Report "Best Law Firms"

Higgs Fletcher & Mack has been included on the 2024 U.S. News Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms” list and recognized regionally in 19 practice areas. In 2024, HFM was named a Tier 1 Metropolitan Best Law Firm in ten practice areas and Tier 2 in six practice areas by U.S. News-Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms.” The “Best Law Firms” rankings are based on a rigorous evaluation process that includes a combination of client feedback, information provided on the Law Firm Survey, the Law Firm Leaders Survey, and Best Lawyers® peer review.

2024 Best Lawyers in America^©

• Roland H. Achtel (Litigation – Trusts and Estates)
• Susan E. Basinger (Product Liability Litigation – Defendants)
• Sandra J. Brower- (Litigation-Land Use and Zoning, Real Estate Law)
• Steven J. Cologne (Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants, Commercial Litigation)
• Christine De Santis (Family Law)
• Peter S. Doody (Insurance Law, Transportation and Product Liability Litigation – Defendants)
• Mitchell B. Dubick (Tax Law)
• Martin A. Eliopulos (Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law)
• Michael R. Gibson (Litigation – Real Estate, Litigation-Construction)
• Jonathan A. Grissom (Business Organizations, NonProfit/Charities Law, Tax Law)
• Alexis S. Gutierrez (Commercial Litigation)
• Susan M. Hack (Health Care Law, Insurance Law, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants)
• Daniel C. Herbert (Family Law)
• Kenneth C. Jones (Real Estate Law)
• Regina Knoll (Immigration Law)
• William M. Low (Commercial Litigation, Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants)
• Susan A. Mercure (Trusts and Estates)
• William A. Miller (Medical Malpractice Law-Defendants, Product Liability Litigation-Defendants)
• John M. Morris (Appellate Practice)
• Bruce M. O’Brien (Tax Law, Trusts and Estates)
• James M. Peterson (Litigation – Labor and Employment, Employment Law- Management)
• F. Gregory Pyke (Real Estate Law, Corporate Law)
• Paul J. Pfingst (Product Liability Litigation – Defendants, Criminal Defense: General Practice)
• John J. Rice (Criminal Defense – White Collar)
• Donald K. Sheppard (Immigration Law)
• Brian P. Tsu (Closely Held Companies and Family Business Law, Tax Law, Trusts and Estates)
• Allen B. Walburn (Tax Law)

2023 ONES TO WATCH

Best Lawyers® “Ones to Watch” list recognizes lawyers who have been in private practice between five and ten years.

• Nicholas D. Brauns (Commercial Litigation)
• Zane A. Bryant (Immigration Law),
• Julie M. Dewberry (Tax Law, Trusts & Estates)
• Francisco Garcia, Jr. (Trusts & Estates)
• Joshua P. Katz (Tax Law)
• Nicole M. Martinez (Family Law)
• Michael C. McDonald (Trusts and Estates)
• Kyle W. Nageotte (Litigation – Labor and Employment, Labor and Employment Law- Management)
• Robert K. Peck (Commerical Litigation, Product Liability Litigation- Defendants)
• Jacob T. Spaid (Commercial Litigation, Corporate Law, Litigation- Labor and Employment)
• Justine K. Wong (Intellectual Property Law)

2023 "Lawyer of the Year" Awards

Best Lawyers in America® recognizes individual attorneys with the highest overall peer-feedback for a specific practice area and geographic region. Only one attorney is recognized as the “Lawyer of the Year” for each specialty and location.

• Susan Hack (Product Liability Litigation- Defendants)
• William M. Low (Medical Malpractice Law- Defendants)

Corporate Diversity Award

Higgs Fletcher & Mack is a past recipient of the Earl B. Gilliam Bar Association’s Corporate Diversity Award. The firm’s Diversity Committee Chair, Susan Hack, accepted the award on the firm’s behalf, “Receiving this award is a tremendous honor for Higgs,” said Hack. “Being recognized by this fine organization is a testament to the hard work of our committee and devotion to fostering a culture of inclusion. I’m very proud of the firm’s continued commitment to diversity not only within the firm but also in the legal community.”