Shutts & Bowen Ranked Among U.S. News – Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms” for 2025

U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers®, for the 15th consecutive year, collaboratively announced the release of the U.S. News – Best Lawyers® "Best Law Firms" rankings, naming Shutts & Bowen LLP to the 2025 list. The firm is nationally ranked in 18 practice areas and regionally ranked in 47 specialties across eight metropolitan areas.

The 2025 edition of U.S. News – Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms” recognizes the most elite firms across the nation, identified for their professional excellence with consistently positive feedback from clients and peers. To become eligible for a “Best Law Firms” ranking, at least one lawyer at the firm must be recognized in the latest edition of The Best Lawyers in America®, an exclusive award presented to only the top 5% of lawyers in the United States.

Firms are ranked on a national and metropolitan scale by tiers. Shutts received the following tier rankings:

NATIONAL TIER 1

• Appellate Practice
• Commercial Litigation
• Construction Law
• International Trade and Finance Law
• Litigation – Banking and Finance
• Litigation – Construction
• Litigation – Real Estate

NATIONAL TIER 2

• Banking and Finance Law
• Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• Corporate Law
• Land Use and Zoning Law
• Litigation – Bankruptcy
• Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Real Estate Law
• Securities / Capital Markets Law
• Trusts and Estates Law

NATIONAL TIER 3

• Tax Law

METROPOLITAN TIER 1

Fort Lauderdale

• Administrative / Regulatory Law
• Commercial Litigation
• Real Estate Law

Jacksonville

• Commercial Litigation

Miami

• Appellate
• Banking and Finance Law
• Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• Commercial Litigation
• Corporate Law
• Insurance Law
• International Mergers and Acquisitions
• International Trade and Finance Law
• Litigation – Banking and Finance
• Litigation – Bankruptcy
• Litigation – Insurance
• Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Real Estate Law
• Trusts and Estates Law

Orlando

• Banking and Finance Law
• Commercial Litigation
• Construction Law
• Corporate Law
• Employment Law – Management
• Government Relations Practice
• Labor Law – Management
• Land Use and Zoning Law
• Litigation – Banking and Finance
• Litigation – Construction
• Litigation – Labor and Employment
• Litigation – Real Estate
• Real Estate Law

Sarasota

• Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
• Construction Law
• Real Estate Law
• Trusts and Estates

Tallahassee

• Appellate Practice
• Government Relations Practice
• Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants

Tampa

• Banking and Finance Law
• Commercial Litigation
• Construction Law
• Copyright Law
• Corporate Governance Law
• Corporate Law
• Information Technology Law
• Land Use and Zoning Law
• Litigation – Banking and Finance
• Litigation – Construction
• Litigation – Land Use and Zoning
• Litigation – Patent
• Litigation – Real Estate
• Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants
• Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Mortgage Banking Foreclosure Law
• Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
• Real Estate Law

West Palm Beach

• Commercial Litigation
• Real Estate Law

METROPOLITAN TIER 2

Jacksonville

• Construction Law
• Litigation – Construction

Miami

• Construction Law
• Employment Law – Management
• Litigation – Construction
• Litigation – Real Estate
• Securities / Capital Markets Law
• Tax Law

Orlando

• Appellate Practice
• Employment Law – Individuals
• Environmental Law
• Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Tax Law

Sarasota

• Corporate Law

Tallahassee

• Administrative / Regulatory Law
• Litigation – Health Care
• Litigation – Labor and Employment

Tampa

• Appellate Practice
• Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
• Closely Held Companies and Family Business Law
• Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law
• Litigation – Intellectual Property
• Litigation – Securities
• Litigation – Trusts and Estates
• Tax Law
• Trademark Law
• Trusts and Estates Law

West Palm Beach

• Land Use and Zoning Law
• Litigation – Banking and Finance

METROPOLITAN TIER 3

Miami

• Litigation – Securities

Tampa

• Commercial Transactions / UCC Law
• Corporate Compliance Law
• Criminal Defense: White-Collar
• Litigation – Bankruptcy
• Patent Law
• Securities / Capital Markets Law

West Palm Beach

• Litigations – Labor & Employment
• Trusts and Estates Law

About Shutts & Bowen LLP

Shutts & Bowen LLP, established in 1910, is a full-service business law firm with approximately 280 lawyers in offices in Fort Lauderdale, Jacksonville, Miami, Orlando, Sarasota, Tallahassee, Tampa and West Palm Beach.  Learn more about Shutts & Bowen at www.shutts.com.

About "Best Law Firms"

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 review from leading attorneys in the field, and review of additional information provided by law firms as part of the formal submission process. To be eligible for a 2023 ranking, a law firm must have at least one lawyer recognized in the 28th edition of The Best Lawyers in America® for that location and specialty.