November 26, 2025
Warner Recognized as One of the Top Law Firms by Best Lawyers®
Grand Rapids, Michigan, November 26, 2025 – Warner Norcross + Judd LLP has been recognized as one of the 2026 “Best Law Firms” by Best Lawyers®.
For the second year in a row, the firm has been recognized for its litigation work in the areas of environmental law and regulatory enforcement. Additionally, six of its offices have received top-tier ratings in numerous practice areas.
The rankings are based on a rigorous evaluation process that includes the collection of client and lawyer evaluations, peer reviews from leading attorneys and other criteria, such as firm practice areas, expertise, responsiveness, integrity, litigation and major legal matters, cost-effectiveness, civility, pro bono commitment and diversity.
Best Lawyers, which produces the industry’s leading annual peer review of attorneys, conducts extensive surveys of attorneys included in the rankings and gathers feedback from clients on the evaluation criteria.
Warner has been recognized in the top tier of law firms in Grand Rapids for the following areas of the law:
- Administrative/regulatory
- Appellate
- Banking and finance
- Bankruptcy and creditor debtor rights/insolvency and reorganization
- Bet-the-company litigation
- Business organizations, including LLCs and partnerships
- Closely held companies and family businesses
- Commercial litigation
- Copyright
- Corporate
- Corporate governance
- Employee benefits
- Employment law – management
- Environmental
- Family
- Family mediation
- Financial services regulation
- Health care
- International trade and finance
- Labor law – management
- Litigation in the areas of bankruptcy, construction, environmental, intellectual property, labor and employment, real estate and trusts and estates
- Mergers and acquisitions
- Nonprofit/charities
- Patent
- Real estate
- Securities/capital markets
- Tax
- Trusts and estates
- Water
The Detroit office was recognized for bankruptcy and creditor debtor rights/insolvency and reorganization, closely held companies and family businesses, commercial litigation, corporate, employee benefits, environmental, health care, bankruptcy and health care litigation, patent and tax.
The Kalamazoo office was recognized for antitrust and commercial litigation.
The Lansing office was recognized for commercial, construction and environmental litigation, government relations practice and health care law.
In the Great Lakes Bay region, Warner’s Midland office was recognized for bankruptcy and creditor debtor rights/insolvency and reorganization and trusts and estates.
The Macomb County office was recognized for commercial finance, corporate, family, real estate and trusts and estates.
Warner also had 144 attorneys listed in The Best Lawyers in America® 2026. Attorneys from each of the firm’s nine offices were featured in the 2026 listings, which were released earlier this year.
About Warner
By providing discerning and proactive legal advice, Warner Norcross + Judd LLP builds a better partnership with our clients. One of Michigan’s largest law firms, we’re focused on providing the best legal solutions and exceptional client service to organizations throughout the world. Connect with us on wnj.com, LinkedIn, X or Facebook.
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