The 2024 edition of U.S. News – Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms” ranked Kelly Hart among the best law firms in 35 distinct practice areas. The analysis by U.S. News Media Group and Best Lawyers is based on client evaluations and peer reviews. Ranked firms, presented in three tiers, are recognized on a national and regional-based scale. Kelly Hart’s recognized practice areas include:
National Tier 2
- Oil and Gas Law
National Tier 3
- Appellate Practice
Metropolitan Tier 1
- Austin
- Administrative | Regulatory Law
- Appellate Practice
- Banking and Finance Law
- Corporate Law
- Energy Law
- Environmental Law
- Baton Rouge
- Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- Litigation | Bankruptcy
- Dallas/Fort Worth
- Administrative | Regulatory Law
- Appellate Practice
- Arbitration
- Bet-the-Company Litigation
- Commercial Litigation
- Labor Law – Management
- Litigation – Labor & Employment
- Litigation – Real Estate
- Nonprofit | Charities Law
- Oil & Gas Law
- Real Estate Law
- Trusts & Estates Law
- Great Plains
- Commercial Litigation
- Personal Injury Litigation
- New Orleans
- Energy Law
- Energy Regulatory Law
- Litigation – Environmental
- Oil & Gas Law
Metropolitan Tier 2
- Austin
- Government Relations Practice
- Litigation – Environmental
- Natural Resources Law
- Oil and Gas Law
- Dallas/Fort Worth
- Banking and Finance Law
- Employment Law – Management
- Litigation – Construction
- Mass Tort Litigation/Class Action – Plaintiffs
- Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
- Public Finance Law
- Great Plains
- Natural Resources Law
- New Orleans
- Environmental Law
- Natural Resources Law
Metropolitan Tier 3
- Dallas/Fort Worth
- Corporate Law
- Labor Law – Union
- Litigation – Intellectual Property
- Mergers and Acquisitions Law
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. Kelly Hart, has an impressive roster of 46 lawyers who have been honored as The Best Lawyers in America® for 2024, with an additional 26 lawyers recognized as “Ones to Watch,” and two lawyers receiving the prestigious Lawyer of the Year award in two distinct categories.