Kelly Hart earns top-tier rankings in the 2025 Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms” list, with two national honors, 28 Tier One, and 47 regional rankings.
The 2025 edition of Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms” ranked Kelly Hart among the best law firms in 34 distinct practice areas. The analysis by Best Lawyers is based on client evaluations and peer reviews. Ranked firms, presented in three tiers, are recognized on a national and regional scale. Kelly Hart’s recognized practice areas include:
National Rankings
Tier 2 for Oil and Gas Law
Tier 3 for Appellate Practice
Regional Rankings
Austin
Tier 1 for Administrative / Regulatory Law
Tier 1 for Appellate Practice
Tier 1 for Banking and Finance Law
Tier 1 for Corporate Law
Tier 1 for Environmental Law
Tier 1 for Government Relations Practice
Tier 1 for Litigation – Environmental
Tier 2 for Energy Law
Tier 2 for Natural Resources Law
Tier 2 for Oil and Gas Law
Baton Rouge
Tier 1 for Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Tier 1 for Litigation – Bankruptcy
Dallas/Fort Worth
Tier 1 for Administrative / Regulatory Law
Tier 1 for Appellate Practice
Tier 1 for Arbitration
Tier 1 for Banking and Finance Law
Tier 1 for Bet-the-Company Litigation
Tier 1 for Commercial Litigation
Tier 1 for Employment Law – Management
Tier 1 for Energy Law
Tier 1 for Labor Law – Management
Tier 1 for Litigation – Labor and Employment
Tier 1 for Oil and Gas Law
Tier 1 for Real Estate Law
Tier 2 for Litigation – Construction
Tier 2 for Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Plaintiffs
Tier 2 for Nonprofit / Charities Law
Tier 2 for Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
Tier 2 for Public Finance Law
Tier 2 for Trusts and Estates
Tier 3 for Corporate Law
Tier 3 for Labor Law – Union
Tier 3 for Litigation – Antitrust
Tier 3 for Litigation – Intellectual Property
Tier 3 for Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Great Plains
Tier 1 for Oil and Gas Law
Tier 1 for Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
Tier 1 for Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
Tier 2 for Natural Resources Law
New Orleans
Tier 1 for Energy Law
Tier 1 for Energy Regulatory Law
Tier 1 for Litigation – Environmental
Tier 1 for Oil and Gas Law
Tier 2 for Advertising Law
Tier 2 for Environmental Law
Tier 2 for Natural Resources Law
Tier 2 for Trademark Law
The 2025 Best Law Firms list includes national rankings for 75 practice areas and metropolitan rankings for 127 practice areas across 188 U.S. regions. Some practice areas may not appear in national or certain metropolitan rankings due to limited local presence or insufficient data for evaluation.