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SOMS Receives Tier Rankings in Five Practice Areas in the 2024 Edition of Best Law Firms®


NOVEMBER 2023

The 2024 edition of Best Law Firms® has awarded Schertler Onorato Mead & Sears Tier 1 metropolitan rankings in Washington, D.C. in the areas of white-collar criminal defense, general criminal defense, bet-the-company litigation, and commercial litigation, as well as a Tier 3 metropolitan ranking in securities litigation. The firm’s white-collar criminal defense and commercial litigation practices also received national rankings of Tier 3. Firms included in the 2024 Best Law Firms® list are recognized for professional excellence with persistently impressive ratings from clients and peers. To be eligible for a ranking, a firm must have at least one lawyer recognized in the most recent edition of The Best Lawyers in America®. SOMS is honored that six of its attorneys were recognized in the 2024 Best Lawyers in America® publication. The Best Law Firms® profile for SOMS is available here: Schertler Onorato Mead & Sears, LLP – United States Firm (bestlawfirms.com).

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