U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers®, for the 14th consecutive year, collaboratively announced the release of the U.S. News – Best Lawyers® "Best Law Firms" rankings, naming Shutts & Bowen LLP to the 2024 list. The firm is nationally ranked in 18 practice areas and regionally ranked in 44 specialties across eight metropolitan areas.
The 2024 edition of U.S. News – Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms” recognizes the most elite firms across the nation, identified for their professional excellence with consistently positive feedback from clients and peers. To become eligible for a “Best Law Firms” ranking, at least one lawyer at the firm must be recognized in the latest edition of The Best Lawyers in America®, an exclusive award presented to only the top 5% of lawyers in the United States.
Firms are ranked on a national and metropolitan scale by tiers. Shutts received the following tier rankings:
NATIONAL TIER 1
- Appellate Practice
- Litigation - Banking and Finance
- Litigation - Construction
NATIONAL TIER 2
- Banking and Finance Law
- Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- Commercial Litigation
- Construction Law
- Corporate Law
- Land Use & Zoning Law
- Litigation - Bankruptcy
- Mergers & Acquisitions Law
- Real Estate Law
- Securities / Capital Markets Law
- Tax Law
- Trusts & Estates
NATIONAL TIER 3
- International Trade and Finance Law
- Labor Law - Management
- Litigation - Real Estate
METROPOLITAN TIER 1
Fort Lauderdale
- Administrative / Regulatory Law
- Commercial Litigation
- Real Estate Law
Miami
- Appellate
- Banking and Finance Law
- Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- Commercial Litigation
- Corporate Law
- Insurance Law
- International Mergers & Acquisitions
- International Trade and Finance Law
- Litigation – Banking & Finance
- Litigation - Bankruptcy
- Litigation - Insurance
- Mergers & Acquisitions Law
- Real Estate Law
- Securities / Capital Markets Law
- Trusts & Estates Law
Orlando
- Banking and Finance Law
- Commercial Litigation
- Construction Law
- Employment Law - Management
- Government Relations Practice
- Labor Law - Management
- Land Use & Zoning Law
- Litigation - Banking & Finance
- Litigation - Construction
- Litigation - Labor & Employment
- Litigation - Real Estate
- Real Estate Law
- Tax Law
Sarasota
- Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
- Real Estate Law
Tampa
- Banking and Finance Law
- Commercial Litigation
- Construction Law
- Copyright Law
- Corporate Governance Law
- Corporate Law
- Land Use & Zoning Law
- Litigation - Construction
- Litigation - Patent
- Litigation - Real Estate
- Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants
- Mortgage Banking Foreclosure Law
- Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
- Real Estate Law
West Palm Beach
- Commercial Litigation
- Litigation - Intellectual Property
- Real Estate Law
METROPOLITAN TIER 2
Jacksonville
- Commercial Litigation
Miami
- Employment Law - Management
- Litigation - Construction
- Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
- Tax Law
Orlando
- Appellate Practice
- Corporate Law
- Environmental Law
Sarasota
- Construction Law
- Corporate Law
Tallahassee
- Appellate Practice
- Litigation - Health Care
Tampa
- Appellate Practice
- Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
- Closely Held Companies and Family Business Law
- Commercial Transactions/UCC Law
- Corporate Compliance Law
- Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law
- Information Technology Law
- Litigation - Bankruptcy
- Litigation - Intellectual Property
- Litigation – Land Use & Zoning
- Litigation - Trusts & Estates
- Mergers & Acquisitions Law
- Patent Law
- Tax Law
- Trademark Law
- Trusts & Estates Law
West Palm Beach
- Land Use & Zoning Law
- Litigation - Banking & Finance
METROPOLITAN TIER 3
Miami
- Litigation - Securities
Orlando
- Mergers & Acquisitions Law
Sarasota
- Trusts & Estates Law
Tallahassee
- Administrative/Regulatory Law
- Litigation – Labor & Employment
Tampa
- Criminal Defense: White-Collar
- Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
- Litigation – Securities
West Palm Beach
- Trusts & Estates Law
About Shutts & Bowen LLP
Shutts & Bowen, established in 1910, is a full-service business law firm with approximately 270 lawyers in offices in Ft. Lauderdale, Jacksonville, Miami, Orlando, Sarasota, Tallahassee, Tampa, and West Palm Beach. Learn more about Shutts & Bowen at www.shutts.com.
About "Best Law Firms"
The U.S. News – Best Lawyers® "Best Law Firms" rankings are based on a rigorous evaluation process that includes the collection of client and lawyer evaluations, peer review from leading attorneys in the field, and review of additional information provided by law firms as part of the formal submission process. To be eligible for a 2023 ranking, a law firm must have at least one lawyer recognized in the 28th edition of The Best Lawyers in America® for that location and specialty.
Practice Areas
- Administrative Law and Licensing
- Appellate
- Class Action
- Commercial Leasing
- Commercial Lending
- Construction
- Corporate
- Creditors' Rights and Bankruptcy
- Cybersecurity and Data Privacy Task Force
- Eminent Domain/Inverse Condemnation
- Financial Services
- Government Law
- Health Law & Life Sciences
- Hospitality
- Immigration
- Insurance
- Intellectual Property
- International Litigation and Arbitration
- Labor and Employment
- Land Use & Zoning
- Litigation
- Private Client Services
- Real Estate
- Taxation
- Trusts and Estates