Burr & Forman has ranked as a national first-tier law firm in 6 practice areas in the 2025 Best Law Firms® guide. In addition, the firm saw 6 previous Tier 3 national rankings upgraded to Tier 2, for a total of 12 Tier 2 national rankings in 2025, as well as 6 Tier 3 national rankings, and 140 metropolitan first-tier rankings across 14 of its offices.

The rankings are derived from a combination of Burr & Forman's impressive client feedback and the high regard that lawyers in other firms in the same practice area have for Burr & Forman.

First-tier rankings for Burr & Forman include:

National

• Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law

• Corporate Law

• Litigation - Banking and Finance

• Litigation - Bankruptcy

• Litigation - Construction

• Litigation - Real Estate

Metropolitan

Atlanta

• Banking and Finance Law

• Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law

• Commercial Finance Law

• Corporate Law

• Mergers & Acquisitions Law

• Private Funds / Hedge Funds Law

• Real Estate Law

Birmingham

• Antitrust Law

• Arbitration

• Banking and Finance Law

• Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law

• Bet-the-Company Litigation

• Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)

• Commercial Finance Law

• Commercial Litigation

• Commercial Transactions / UCC Law

• Construction Law

• Corporate Law

• Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law

• Employment Law - Management

• Franchise Law

• Health Care Law

• Information Technology Law

• Insurance Law

• International Trade and Finance Law

• Labor Law - Management

• Litigation - Banking & Finance

• Litigation - Bankruptcy

• Litigation - Construction

• Litigation - Health Care

• Litigation - Insurance

• Litigation - Labor & Employment

• Litigation - Real Estate

• Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants

• Mergers & Acquisitions Law

• Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants

• Privacy and Data Security Law

• Product Liability Litigation - Defendants

• Real Estate Law

• Securities Regulation

• Tax Law

• Transportation Law

• Trusts and Estates
• Venture Capital Law

Charleston, SC

• Banking and Finance Law

• Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)

• Corporate Law

• Economic Development Law

• Employment Law - Individuals

• Employment Law - Management

• Labor Law - Management

• Litigation - Banking & Finance

• Litigation - Labor and Employment
• Mergers and Acquisitions Law

• Real Estate Law

Charlotte

• Litigation - Intellectual Property

• Patent Law

Columbia, SC

• Administrative / Regulatory Law

• Banking and Finance Law

• Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law

• Commercial Litigation

• Construction Law

• Corporate Law

• Economic Development Law

• Education Law

• Employment Law - Management

• Energy Law

• Environmental Law

• Government Relations Practice

• Health Care Law

• Labor Law - Management

• Litigation - Construction

• Litigation - Environmental

• Litigation - Intellectual Property

• Litigation - Real Estate

• Litigation and Controversy - Tax

• Mergers & Acquisitions Law

• Patent Law

• Public Finance Law

• Real Estate Law

• Tax Law

• Utilities Law

Fort Lauderdale

• Copyright Law

• Patent Law

Greenville

• Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law

• Commercial Litigation

• Economic Development Law

• Public Finance Law

• Tax Law

Jackson, MS

• Commercial Litigation

• Construction Law

• Litigation - Construction

Jacksonville

• Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law

• Commercial Finance Law

• Commercial Litigation

• Construction Law

• Litigation - Bankruptcy

• Litigation - Construction

• Litigation - Real Estate

• Real Estate Law

Mobile

• Commercial Litigation

• Construction Law

• Insurance Law

• Labor Law - Management

• Land Use & Zoning Law

• Litigation - Construction

• Litigation - Insurance

• Litigation - Labor & Employment

• Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants

• Real Estate Law

Montgomery

• Corporate Law

• Environmental Law

Nashville

• Administrative / Regulatory Law

• Banking and Finance Law

• Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law

• Commercial Litigation

• Environmental Law

• Financial Services Regulation Law

• Insurance Law

• Litigation - Banking & Finance

• Litigation - Bankruptcy

• Litigation - Environmental

• Real Estate Law

Orlando

• Banking and Finance Law

• Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law

• Commercial Litigation

• Litigation - Bankruptcy

• Real Estate Law

Tampa

• Commercial Finance Law

• Commercial Litigation

• Environmental Law

• Financial Services Regulation Law

• Information Technology Law

• Litigation - Bankruptcy

• Litigation - Health Care

• Litigation - Intellectual Property

• Litigation - Patent

• Litigation - Real Estate

• Patent Law

• Real Estate Law

The complete list of rankings is available here.