Dallas' Hankinson LLP Named One of America's Best Law Firms

DALLAS, Nov. 21, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The Dallas-based appellate law firm Hankinson LLP is being recognized by U.S. News & World Report and The Best Lawyers in America as one of the country's "Best Law Firms."

The firm earned a Metropolitan Tier 1 ranking among Dallas appellate firms in the 2011 guide to the nation's leading law firms.

To compile the "Best Law Firms" listing, researchers with U.S. News and Best Lawyers surveyed thousands of attorneys and law firm clients across the U.S. The results of the survey appear in the November 2011 Best Law Firms publication. The full listing also is available online at http://bestlawfirms.usnews.com/.

Last month, the firm went through a name change when attorney Jeff Levinger departed to form his own firm.

"This honor rightly belongs to everyone at the firm, all the attorneys and staff, who worked so hard on behalf of our clients over the last 12 months, including Jeff," says Hankinson LLP founder Deborah Hankinson, who also has been selected by The Best Lawyers in America as one of the country's top attorneys. In addition, Best Lawyers also recently named Ms. Hankinson Dallas Lawyer of the Year in Appellate Law.

To develop the Best Lawyers list, researchers review nearly 3 million confidential evaluations by other attorneys. The full listing is available at www.bestlawyers.com.

The "Best Law Firms" and Best Lawyers honors are just the latest for Deborah Hankinson and the firm. Earlier this year, she was listed among the state's top lawyers in the annual Texas Super Lawyers publication, earning a spot among the state's Top 10 lawyers overall. Her other 2011 honors include selection by Texas Lawyer newspaper for its "Winning Women" section, and by D Magazine to its list of Best Lawyers in Dallas. She also has been featured in Chambers USA's listing of the country's top lawyers and previously was profiled in the Dallas Business Journal as one of North Texas' top business defenders.

Hankinson LLP, the preeminent civil appellate firm in the Southwest, provides clients with innovative legal insights and judicial perspective in all phases of litigation. The firm's attorneys work with trial teams to develop strategies designed to put a case in the best position before, during, and after trial. Hankinson LLP represents national clients, regional companies, governmental bodies, and individuals with trial and appellate matters, and offers mediation and arbitration services as well.

Learn more about the firm at http://hankinsonlaw.com.

For more information on the Best Law Firms honor for Hankinson LLP, please contact Mark Annick at 800-559-4534 or [email protected].

SOURCE Hankinson LLP