Lightfoot, Franklin & White Listed in 2026 Edition of U.S. News - Best Lawyers ‘Best Law Firms’
November 6, 2025
In its 2026 edition, U.S. News – Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms” has once again recognized Lightfoot, Franklin & White LLC for its legal practice, awarding the firm high rankings across multiple practice areas in both the firm’s Birmingham and Houston offices.
Lightfoot also ranked in the National Tier 2 in the Commercial Litigation category, as well as National Tier 3 in Communications Law, Litigation - Mergers and Acquisitions and Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants.
The firm earned Metropolitan Tier 1 rankings in Birmingham in the following categories:
- Appellate Practice
- Bet-the-Company Litigation
- Commercial Litigation
- Construction Law
- Corporate Compliance Law
- Corporate Governance Law
- Criminal Defense: White-Collar
- Environmental Law
- Legal Malpractice Law - Defendants
- Litigation - Antitrust
- Litigation - Banking and Finance
- Litigation - Construction
- Litigation - Environmental
- Litigation - Health Care
- Litigation - Insurance
- Litigation - Labor and Employment
- Litigation - Mergers and Acquisitions
- Litigation - Real Estate
- Litigation - Securities
- Litigation - Trusts and Estates
- Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
- Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants
- Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
- Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
- Professional Malpractice Law - Defendants
- Sports Law
In addition, Lightfoot earned Metropolitan Tier 2 rankings in Birmingham for Communications Law and Health Care Law.
In Houston, the firm ranked in Metropolitan Tier 1 for Commercial Litigation and Product Liability Litigation – Defendants. This marks Lightfoot’s seventh consecutive year of recognition in Texas.
The U.S. News – Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms” rankings are based on a rigorous evaluation process that involves comprehensive client and lawyer evaluations, peer review from leading attorneys and a detailed review of additional information submitted by law firms as part of the formal submission process. This is the 16th edition of Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms” and involved 110,000 client references who provided 200,000 evaluations on US law firms.
