DKDR Receives Tier 1 Miami Rankings in 2013 U.S. News – Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms” Guide

Coral Gables – January 15, 2013 – DKDR has received tier 1 rankings in Metropolitan Miami for 2 practice areas in the 2013 U.S. News – Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms” guide.

Metropolitan Rankings – Miami

Tier 1
Construction Law
Litigation – Construction

Tier 2
Litigation – Real Estate

The firm also received national second-tier rankings in 2 practice areas.

National Rankings Tier 2

Construction Law
Litigation – Construction

The “Best Law Firms” rankings are based on an evaluation process that includes the collection of client and lawyer evaluations and peer review from leading attorneys in their field. The 2013 results feature more than 10,000 law firms ranked nationally in one or more of 80 practice areas and by metro or state in 118 practice areas.

Clients were asked to provide feedback on firm practice groups, addressing expertise, responsiveness, understanding of a business and its needs, cost-effectiveness, civility, and whether they would refer another client to the firm. In addition to information from these surveys, the rankings incorporate the 4.3 million evaluations of 68,761 individual leading lawyers collected by Best Lawyers® in its most recent annual survey.

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About DKDR:
DKDR handles civil defense litigation in the areas of: appellate law, business litigation, construction law and litigation, corporate law, environmental law, insurance defense, litigation and real estate. The firm has offices in Coral Gables, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida.

DKDR is ranked a National Tier 2 for Construction Law, Metropolitan 1st Tier in Construction Law and Litigation – Construction, and Metropolitan 2nd Tier Litigation – Real Estate by U.S. News – Best Lawyers. The firm is also AV rated by Martindale Hubbell and listed in Martindale-Hubbell’s Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers.

Contact:
Erinn Collinsworth at (305) 448-7988 or ecollinsworth@dkdr.com