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Jackson Kelly PLLC Highly Ranked by 2022 U.S. News-Best Lawyers 'Best Law Firms'

November 4, 2021

Jackson Kelly PLLC is pleased to announce that the firm is nationally ranked in 2 practice areas and regionally ranked in 73 practice areas by The U.S. News - Best Lawyers® "Best Law Firms" including national Tier 1 recognition – the highest possible ranking – in the areas of Mining Law and Natural Resource Law. These rankings are based on a rigorous evaluation process.

For its twelfth annual edition, the 2022 rankings incorporate more than 8.2 million evaluations of more than 115,000 individual leading lawyers from more than 22,000 firms.

"We are proud that Jackson Kelly has again been recognized by 'Best Law Firms' as one of the top firms in the nation and in cities and regions where our attorneys are based,” said Ellen S. Cappellanti, the firm's Managing Member. “These accolades reinforce our commitment to provide high caliber services to our corporate and public clients."

Jackson Kelly received the following Tier 1 “Best Law Firms” Metropolitan area rankings:

Tier 1 – Akron, OH

Bet-the-Company Litigation
Litigation – Construction

Tier 1 – Charleston, WV

Administrative / Regulatory Law
Banking and Finance Law
Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Bet-the-Company Litigation
Commercial Litigation
Corporate Compliance Law
Corporate Law
Criminal Defense: White-Collar
Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
Employment Law - Management
Energy Law
Environmental Law
Financial Services Regulation Law
Health Care Law
Litigation - Banking & Finance
Litigation - Bankruptcy
Litigation - Environmental
Litigation - Labor & Employment
Litigation - Mergers & Acquisitions
Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants
Mergers & Acquisitions Law
Mining Law
Natural Resources Law
Oil & Gas Law
Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
Project Finance Law
Public Finance Law
Real Estate Law
Tax Law
Workers' Compensation Law - Employers

Tier 1 – Colorado

Mining Law
Natural Resources Law

Tier 1 – Evansville

Health Care Law
Mergers & Acquisitions Law

Tier 1 – Lexington, KY

Construction Law
Environmental Law
Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants
Product Liability Litigation - Defendants

Tier 1 – Morgantown, WV

Appellate Practice
Commercial Litigation
Litigation - Construction
Litigation - Trusts & Estates
Trusts & Estates Law
Workers' Compensation Law - Employers

Firms on the “Best Law Firms” list are recognized for professional excellence with persistently impressive ratings from clients and peers. Rankings also are determined through additional information provided by law firms as part of the submission process. To be eligible for a ranking, a firm must have at least one lawyer who is included in the annual “The Best Lawyers in America,” which recognizes the top 4 percent of practicing attorneys in the United States.

Client Focus. Industry Insight. National Reputation. Jackson Kelly PLLC is a national law firm with more than 160 attorneys located in ten offices throughout Colorado, Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, and Washington, DC. Focusing on clients' industry-specific needs, the Firm serves a wide variety of corporate and public clients and enjoys a national reputation in business, labor and employment, litigation, government contracts, tax, safety and health, permitting, natural resource and environmental law.