BUFFALO, NY – Lippes Mathias Wexler Friedman LLP announced it has received twelve practice area rankings in the 2019 “Best Law Firms” listing by U.S. News - Best Lawyers®.

The firm once again received a metropolitan tier-one ranking in appellate practice, commercial litigation, and real estate law along with first-time metropolitan tier-one rankings in banking and finance law and immigration law.

Lippes Mathias Wexler Friedman also received metropolitan second-tier rankings again this year for bankruptcy and creditor debtor rights/insolvency and reorganization law, business organizations (including LLCs and partnerships), and corporate law and its first metropolitan second-tier ranking for litigation-real estate law.

In addition, the firm earned metropolitan tier-three rankings in litigation-bankruptcy, mediation, and trusts & estates law.

The U.S. News - Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms” rankings are based on a rigorous evaluation process that includes the collection of client and lawyer evaluations, peer reviews from leading attorneys in their field, and review of additional information provided by law firms as part of the formal submission process. To be eligible for a ranking, a law firm must have at least one lawyer who is included in Best Lawyers© in that particular practice area and region. Lippes Mathias Wexler Friedman had 13 attorneys honored in The Best Lawyers in America© 2019 edition.