Secrest Wardle Earns National & Metropolitan Rankings on the U.S. News Best Lawyers 2017 “Best Law Firms” List

National Tier 3

• Land Use & Zoning Law

Metropolitan Tier 1 - Troy

• Litigation - Municipal
• Litigation - Real Estate
• Municipal Law

Metropolitan Tier 2 - Troy

• Commercial Litigation
• Family Law
• Litigation - Land Use & Zoning

Metropolitan Tier 3 - Troy

• Land Use & Zoning Law
• Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
• Real Estate Law

The highly respected 2017 rankings are founded upon a rigorous evaluation process including the collection of client and lawyer evaluations, peer review from leading attorneys in their field, and review of additional information provided by law firms as part of the formal submission process. The highest number of participating firms and highest number of client ballots on record earned rankings. A firm must also have a lawyer listed in the 22^nd Edition of The Best Lawyers in America for that particular location and specialty to be eligible. A total of 13,803 law firms were reviewed across the United States covering 122 practice areas with 2,005 firms earning a national law firm ranking.

Ranked firms, displayed in tiers, appear on a national and/or metropolitan scale. A designation shows the high level of reverence a firm has earned among other leading lawyers and clients in their communities and practice areas for its quality law practice and breadth of legal experience. The 2017 Best Law Firms rankings can be seen in their entirety by visiting bestlawfirms.usnews.com.

Secrest Wardle is a law firm specializing in defense litigation and counsel for insurance, municipal, and commercial clients headquartered in Troy, Michigan, with additional offices in Grand Rapids and Lansing. For more information, please visit www.secrestwardle.com.