
Plunkett Cooney, one of the Midwest’s oldest and most accomplished law firms, recently received national recognition by Best Lawyers® as one of its 2025 Best Law Firms.
“It’s an honor to be named among the Best Law Firms in the nation,” said the firm’s President & CEO Jeffrey C. Gerish. “This honor is a tribute to the outstanding work and dedication of our attorneys and staff, and it underscores the great results they achieve each day on behalf of their clients.”
Firms are scored using a tiered system that combines quantitative and qualitative data, including feedback from clients, firms, lawyers and industry leaders. The 2025 Best Law Firms national rankings cover 75 practice areas, and the metropolitan area-based rankings are expanded to include 127 areas of practice. Plunkett Cooney was recognized in the following 21 first- and second-tier categories in Michigan and Ohio:
Appellate Practice
Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Commercial Litigation
Construction Law
Corporate Law
Employment Law – Management
Government Relations Practice
Health Care Law
Insurance Law
Legal Malpractice Law – Defendants
Litigation – Construction
Litigation – Labor and Employment
Litigation – Insurance
Litigation – Municipal
Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants
Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants
Mortgage Banking Foreclosure Law
Municipal Law
Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
Real Estate Law
The 2025 edition of Best Lawyers recognizes the “Best Law Firms” on a national and regionally based scale with rankings provided for practice and metropolitan areas. Firms that received a tier designation reflect the highest level of respect a firm can earn among other leading lawyers and clients from the same communities and practice areas.