Warner Norcross Ranked Top-Tier Law Firm by Best Lawyers, U.S. News and World Report
Warner Norcross & Judd LLP has been ranked one of the "Best Law Firms" by Best Lawyers and U.S. News & World Report.

GRAND RAPIDS, MI, December 07, 2011 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Warner Norcross & Judd LLP has been ranked one of the "Best Law Firms" by Best Lawyers and U.S. News & World Report.

In its second year, the awards recognized three Warner Norcross offices for excellence in 37 practice areas. Criteria for inclusion included firm practice areas, expertise, responsiveness, integrity, litigation and major legal matters, cost-effectiveness, pro-bono commitment, diversity and others.

Best Lawyers, which also produces the industry's leading annual peer review of attorneys, teamed with U.S. News & World Reports to conduct extensive surveys of thousands of clients, attorneys and law firm staff to produce the rankings. Attorneys from each of the firm's six offices, along with staff from marketing, recruiting, retention and related areas, participated in the survey. Additionally, firm clients, associates and summer associates were surveyed.

"We are pleased to be recognized by our clients, attorneys and their peers as one of the 'Best Law Firms' in the country," said Douglas E. Wagner, managing partner. "Warner Norcross has an exceptional client profile and strong expertise in key business areas, enabling us to handle complex litigation and sophisticated legal matters in an extremely cost-effective manner."

Warner Norcross was recognized among first-tier law firms in Grand Rapids for:
• Banking and finance law
• Bankruptcy and creditor debtor rights/insolvency and reorganization Law
• Commercial litigation
• Construction law
• Corporate compliance law
• Corporate governance law
• Corporate law
• Employee benefits law
• Employment law - management
• Environmental law
• Family law
• Financial services regulation law
• Health care law
• Immigration law
• Information technology law
• International trade and finance law
• Labor law - management
• Litigation - banking and finance
• Litigation - bankruptcy
• Litigation - intellectual property
• Litigation - mergers and acquisitions
• Litigation - securities
• Mining law
• Natural resources law
• Non-profit/charities law
• Personal injury litigation - defendants
• Personal injury litigation - plaintiffs
• Real estate law
• Securities and capital markets law
• Securities regulation
• Tax law
• Trusts and estates law
• Water law

Additionally, the firm's Southfield office received a first-tier ranking for bankruptcy and creditor debtor rights/insolvency and reorganization law, employee benefits law and environmental law. The Lansing office received a first-tier ranking for commercial litigation, eminent domain and condemnation law, energy law, litigation - eminent domain and condemnation, and litigation - environmental.

About Warner Norcross & Judd
Warner Norcross & Judd is a corporate law firm with more than 220 attorneys practicing in six offices throughout Michigan: Grand Rapids, Holland, Lansing, Muskegon, Southfield and Sterling Heights. By providing discerning and proactive legal advice, Warner Norcross & Judd forges a better partnership with its clients. To learn more visit wnj.com or follow us on Twitter, @WNJLLP.

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