The U.S. News Media Group and Best Lawyers have released the 2011-2012 "Best Law Firms" rankings and have ranked WTHF a Tier 1 firm. WTHF's ranking breaks down in the following categories:

National - Tier 1: Areas of Construction Law and Construction Litigation
Orange County - Tier 1: Area of Construction Law
Washington DC - Tier 1: Areas of Construction Law and Construction Litigation

The 2011-2012 "Best Law Firms" rankings mark the second edition of the highly-anticipated annual analysis. The national first-tier rankings will be featured in U.S. News & World Report's Money issue, on newsstands November 15, 2011; the national and metropolitan first-tier rankings are featured in the "Best Law Firms" standalone publications, which is being distributed to 30,000 general counsel and in digital format to 58,000 private practice lawyers worldwide; the rankings in their entirety are posted online at http://bestlawfirms.usnews.com.

These tiered rankings showcase 9,633 different law firms ranked nationally in one or more of 75 major legal practice areas and in metropolitan or state rankings in one or more of 119 major legal practice areas. According to U.S. News-Best Lawyers, these rankings provide a comprehensive view of the U.S. legal profession, unprecedented both in the range of firms represented and in the range of qualitative and quantitative data used to develop the rankings. Achieving a high ranking is a special distinction that signals a unique combination of excellence and breadth of experience.

"U.S News has more than two decades of experience in providing the public with the most accurate and in-depth rankings of a wide range of institutions, including our Best Law Schools rankings," says Tim Smart, Executive Editor of U.S. News & World Report. "Law firms are an integral part of our rankings and a natural accompaniment to the law schools rankings."

“Best Lawyers was very pleased with the reaction from the legal profession and from legal clients to the first edition of the “Best Law Firms” rankings,” says Steven Naifeh, President of Best Lawyers.  “By combining hard data with peer reviews, and client assessments, we continue to believe that we are providing clients with the most thorough, accurate, and helpful rankings of law firms ever developed.”