Essex Richards ERISA Litigation Team Earns National Recognition

U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers have named Essex Richards to their 2023 list of “Best Law Firms” in America. The firm received a national ranking and metropolitan rankings in several practice areas.

For the seventh year in a row, Essex Richards earned a national ranking for its ERISA Litigation practice. ERISA (which stands for the Employee Retirement Security Income Act of 1974) is a federal law that governs private employers’ retirement, health, disability, and other benefit plans. Essex Richards is one of only three law firms in North Carolina to be nationally ranked in this area. It is the only firm in North Carolina that represents primarily employees and plaintiffs in ERISA litigation to receive a national ranking.

In addition to Essex Richards’ national ranking for ERISA Litigation, the law firm also received Charlotte Metropolitan Tier 1 and 2 rankings in sixteen practice areas:

Tier 1:

  • Commercial Litigation
  • Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
  • Employment Law – Individuals
  • Family Law
  • Family Law Mediation
  • Litigation – ERISA
  • Litigation – First Amendment
  • Litigation – Labor & Employment

Tier 2:

  • Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
  • Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
  • Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law
  • Construction Law
  • First Amendment Law
  • Insurance Law
  • Litigation – Bankruptcy
  • Litigation – Construction
  • Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs
  • Trusts & Estates Law

U.S. News and Best Lawyers compile their annual “Best Law Firm” rankings using a combination of client feedback, information provided on law firm and law firm leaders surveys, and peer reviews. The 2023 rankings incorporate more than 12.2 million evaluations of more than 115,000 individual leading lawyers from more than 22,000 firms. The resulting “Best Law Firms” recognition is considered to be one of the highest standards in the legal industry.

To read more about this year’s rankings, visit U.S. News.