CareersU.S. News – Best Lawyers® has recognized Walter Haverfield as a national “Best Law Firm” for its land use and zoning law practice. The firm also received 16 regional rankings ranging from real estate to litigation to education law.
Land use and zoning law focuses on public efforts to shape the use and development of private land, either through regulation or governmental incentives. Walter Haverfield earned a second tier national ranking for its land use and zoning law practice for the second year in a row. Previously, the firm’s land use and zoning practice was ranked in the third tier.
Regionally, U.S. News – Best Lawyers® ranked Walter Haverfield in the top tier for the following practice areas: commercial litigation, criminal defense: white-collar, education law, environmental law, land use and zoning law, litigation – land use and zoning, and real estate law.
The firms included in the 2020 listing are acknowledged for their professional excellence with ratings from clients and peers, according to U.S. News – Best Lawyers®. Achieving a ranking signals a combination of a quality law practice and breadth of legal expertise.
Nearly 16,000 lawyers provided more than one million law firm assessments, and 12,000 clients participated in the evaluation process.
Below is a complete list of the U.S. News – Best Lawyers® rankings for Walter Haverfield. The list can also be found here.
National Tier 2
Land Use & Zoning Law
Metropolitan Tier 1
Cleveland
Commercial Litigation
Criminal Defense: White-Collar
Education Law
Environmental Law
Land Use and Zoning Law
Litigation – Land Use & Zoning
Real Estate Law
Metropolitan Tier 2
Cleveland
Banking and Finance Law
Litigation – Environmental
Litigation – Insurance
Tax Law
Metropolitan Tier 3
Cleveland
Bet-the-Company Litigation
Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
Litigation – Construction
Litigation – ERISA
Litigation – Labor & Employment
About Walter Haverfield
Since 1932, Walter Haverfield attorneys have served as strategic counselors to private businesses, public entities and high-net-worth individuals, providing creative and customized solutions that deliver outstanding results at an exceptional value. Our track record has allowed us to sustain year-after-year growth. Walter Haverfield has doubled its size in the past decade to become one of the top ten Cleveland-based law firms. Today, our team of nearly 90 attorneys is focused primarily in the areas of business services, real estate, intellectual property, labor and employment, litigation, public law, education law, tax and wealth management, and hospitality and liquor control.