Dinsmore & Shohl LLP has again earned top honors in the 2027 edition of Best Lawyers “Best Law Firms” rankings.
The Firm received Tier 1 national rankings in six categories for Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights, Litigation, and Mining Law.
In total, Dinsmore was recognized with 25 national rankings and 239 metropolitan rankings in the 2025 “Best Law Firms” edition.
Rankings are based on client surveys and peer reviews, as well as information provided by firms during the application process, assessing performance in key practice areas. A firm must also have at least one attorney named to Best Lawyers in America® to be considered in the “Best Law Firms” list. Dinsmore had more than 240 attorneys in the 2027 edition of Best Lawyers in America®, and 15 attorneys named a “2026 Lawyer of the Year.”
National Tier 1
- Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- Commercial Litigation
- Litigation – Labor and Employment
- Litigation – Real Estate
- Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants
- Mining Law
National Tier 2
- Banking and Finance Law
- Construction Law
- Corporate Law
- Employment Law – Management
- Financial Services Regulation Law
- Health Care Law
- Insurance Law
- Litigation – Construction
- Public Finance Law
- Real Estate Law
- Trademark Law
- Trusts and Estates
National Tier 3
- Labor Law – Management
- Litigation – Banking and Finance
- Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Natural Resources Law
- Project Finance Law
- Tax Law
- Transportation Law
Regional Tier 1
- Boston
- Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
- Charleston-WV
- Banking and Finance Law
- Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
- Commercial Litigation
- Commercial Transactions / UCC Law
- Corporate Law
- Employment Law – Management
- Labor Law – Management
- Litigation – Construction
- Litigation – Labor and Employment
- Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants
- Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Mining Law
- Natural Resources Law
- Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
- Railroad Law
- Securities / Capital Markets Law
- Securities Regulation
- Transportation Law
- Cincinnati
- Antitrust Law
- Appellate Practice
- Arbitration
- Bet-the-Company Litigation
- Commercial Litigation
- Corporate Governance Law
- Corporate Law
- Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
- Employment Law – Management
- Financial Services Regulation Law
- Health Care Law
- Insurance Law
- International Mergers and Acquisitions
- Labor Law – Management
- Litigation – Banking and Finance
- Litigation – Construction
- Litigation – Insurance
- Litigation – Intellectual Property
- Litigation – Labor and Employment
- Litigation – Municipal
- Litigation – Trusts and Estates
- Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants
- Mediation
- Municipal Law
- Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
- Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
- Public Finance Law
- Real Estate Law
- Tax Law
- Trademark Law
- Transportation Law
- Trusts and Estates
- Workers’ Compensation Law – Employers
- Cleveland
- Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- Commercial Litigation
- Trademark Law
- Columbus
- Administrative / Regulatory Law
- Corporate Law
- Health Care Law
- Litigation – Health Care
- Litigation – Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy)
- Litigation and Controversy – Tax
- Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants
- Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Public Finance Law
- Tax Law
- Trusts and Estates
- Workers’ Compensation Law – Employers
- Dayton
- Corporate Law
- Employment Law – Management
- Labor Law – Management
- Litigation – Mergers and Acquisitions
- Litigation – Trusts and Estates
- Patent Law
- Real Estate Law
- Tax Law
- Trusts and Estates
- Houston
- Insurance Law
- Indianapolis
- Banking and Finance Law
- Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law
- Commercial Litigation
- Commercial Transactions / UCC Law
- Corporate Law
- Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law
- Environmental Law
- Legal Malpractice Law – Defendants
- Litigation – Environmental
- Litigation – Insurance
- Litigation – Land Use and Zoning
- Litigation – Real Estate
- Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants
- Mortgage Banking Foreclosure Law
- Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
- Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
- Professional Malpractice Law – Defendants
- Real Estate Law
- Trusts and Estates
- Lexington
- Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- Bet-the-Company Litigation
- Commercial Litigation
- Commercial Transactions / UCC Law
- Corporate Governance Law
- Energy Law
- Environmental Law
- Government Relations Practice
- International Mergers and Acquisitions
- Litigation – Banking and Finance
- Litigation – Bankruptcy
- Litigation – Environmental
- Litigation – Insurance
- Litigation – Trusts and Estates
- Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants
- Mining Law
- Natural Resources Law
- Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
- Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
- Railroad Law
- Real Estate Law
- Trusts and Estates
- Louisville
- Administrative / Regulatory Law
- Employment Law – Management
- Health Care Law
- Labor Law – Management
- Litigation – Bankruptcy
- Litigation – Intellectual Property
- Litigation – Labor and Employment
- Litigation – Trusts and Estates
- Patent Law
- Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
- Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
- Tax Law
- Miami
- Commercial Litigation
- Morgantown
- Appellate Practice
- Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law
- Commercial Litigation
- Mining Law
- Natural Resources Law
- Nonprofit / Charities Law
- Orlando
- Commercial Litigation
- Litigation – Construction
- Real Estate Law
- Pittsburgh
- Public Finance Law
Regional Tier 2
- Charleston-WV
- Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law
- Education Law
- Insurance Law
- Litigation – Banking and Finance
- Litigation – Insurance
- Real Estate Law
- Trusts and Estates
- Cincinnati
- Construction Law
- Copyright Law
- Family Law
- Information Technology Law
- International Trade and Finance Law
- Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law
- Litigation – Bankruptcy
- Litigation – Patent
- Litigation – Real Estate
- Litigation and Controversy – Tax
- Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Patent Law
- Cleveland
- Corporate Law
- Financial Services Regulation Law
- Colorado
- Construction Law
- Columbus
- Banking and Finance Law
- Commercial Litigation
- Employment Law – Management
- Litigation – Labor and Employment
- Litigation – Trusts and Estates
- Nonprofit / Charities Law
- Dayton
- Bet-the-Company Litigation
- Commercial Litigation
- Environmental Law
- Litigation – Environmental
- Litigation – Labor and Employment
- Litigation and Controversy – Tax
- Houston
- Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
- Indianapolis
- Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
- Construction Law
- Ethics and Professional Responsibility Law
- Land Use and Zoning Law
- Litigation – Labor and Employment
- Lexington
- Appellate Practice
- Banking and Finance Law
- Corporate Law
- Litigation – Labor and Employment
- Louisville
- Arbitration
- Commercial Litigation
- Communications Law
- Energy Law
- Railroad Law
- Trusts and Estates
- Utilities Law
- Miami
- Litigation – Insurance
- Morgantown
- Energy Law
- Trusts and Estates
- Orlando
- Health Care Law
- Insurance Law
- Litigation – Insurance
- Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants
- Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
- Pittsburgh
- Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- Construction Law
- Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants
- San Diego
- Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- Litigation – Intellectual Property
- Tampa
- Commercial Litigation
- Franchise Law
- Troy
- Patent Law
Regional Tier 3
- Boston
- Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants
- Charleston-WV
- Financial Services Regulation Law
- Government Relations Practice
- Litigation – Bankruptcy
- Oil and Gas Law
- Project Finance Law
- Tax Law
- Cincinnati
- Land Use and Zoning Law
- Litigation – Health Care
- Litigation – Land Use and Zoning
- Cleveland
- Litigation – Real Estate
- Columbus-OH
- Criminal Defense: White-Collar
- Dayton
- Litigation – Real Estate
- Houston
- Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
- Tax Law
- Indianapolis
- Corporate Governance Law
- Litigation – Banking and Finance
- Lexington
- Family Law
- Labor Law – Management
- Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Los Angeles
- Employment Law – Management
- Litigation – Labor and Employment
- Louisville
- Corporate Law
- Morgantown
- Health Care Law
- Orlando
- Arbitration
- Construction Law
- Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law
- Pittsburgh
- Litigation – Real Estate
- Real Estate Law