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Eastman & Smith Recognized in 2026 Edition of Best Law Firms®
Eastman & Smith is pleased to announce the Firm has been recognized in the 2026 edition of Best Law Firms®. This is a listing of top law firms in the country in different practice areas. Eastman & Smith earned 31 metropolitan rankings including:
Columbus
Regional Tier 1
- Litigation – Intellectual Property
- Litigation – Labor and Employment
- Litigation – Trusts and Estates
- Workers' Compensation Law – Employers
Regional Tier 2
- Commercial Litigation
- Criminal Defense: White-Collar
- Labor Law – Management
- Litigation – Environmental
- Natural Resources Law
Regional Tier 3
- Employment Law – Management
- Environmental Law
- Litigation – Construction
Toledo
Regional Tier 1
- Arbitration
- Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
- Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law
- Commercial Litigation
- Corporate Law
- Criminal Defense: White-Collar
- Employment Law – Management
- Litigation – Construction
- Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants
- Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
- Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
- Railroad Law
- Real Estate Law
- Trusts and Estates
- Workers' Compensation Law – Employers
Regional Tier 2
- Land Use and Zoning Law
- Litigation – Land Use and Zoning
Regional Tier 3
- Tax Law
There are 156 Columbus firms and 34 Toledo firms that are recognized in the 2026 Best Law Firms list. The number of the Firm's practice areas that were recognized in Best Law Firms, validates our clients' and the public's perception that Eastman & Smith is a premier law firm.
This is the 16th edition of Best Law Firms list and the 16th year Eastman & Smith has appeared on it. To be considered for inclusion, law firms must have at least one attorney who appears in Best Lawyers in America® for that practice and region. Earlier it was announced that 28 Eastman & Smith attorneys appear in the latest edition. For more information on these attorneys, please read the story posted on our web site.