We are pleased to announce that the firm has been ranked in the 2020 “Best Law Firms” list by U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers® in 10 practice areas:

Metropolitan Tier 1 – Raleigh
Bet-The-Company Litigation
Criminal Defense: General Practice
Criminal Defense: White-Collar
Education Law
Family Law
Family Law Mediation
Litigation – Intellectual Property

Metropolitan Tier 2 – Raleigh
Commercial Litigation
DUI/DWI Defense

Metropolitan Tier 3 – Raleigh
Litigation – First Amendment

The 2020 Edition of “Best Law Firms” includes rankings in 75 national practice areas and 122 metropolitan-based practice areas in 185 geographic locations. The U.S. News – Best Lawyers “Best Law Firms” rankings are now in its tenth consecutive year. For a concise explanation of the methodology for inclusion in U.S. News – Best Lawyers “Best Law Firms”, visit the Best Law Firms website at https://bestlawfirms.usnews.com/methodology.aspx. Tharrington Smith LLP has been continuously selected to U.S. News – Best Lawyers “Best Law Firms” since its inception in 2010.