Recognition

Offit Kurman Named Among 2026 “Best Law Firms” by Best Lawyers 

November 6, 2025
Offit Kurman Named Among 2026 “Best Law Firms” by Best Lawyers 

Offit Kurman has been named among the 2026 “Best Law Firms” by Best Lawyers® across 30 practice and service areas at both national and regional levels. 

Best Law Firms® is considered as a leading ranking of outstanding law firms, based on a rigorous, peer-reviewed evaluation process. Earning a tiered ranking in Best Law Firms highlights a firm’s exceptional quality of practice and broad legal proficiency. Earlier this year, Offit Kurman was recognized by their peers in the 2026 Best Lawyers in America survey, which named over 98 of our attorneys.

The firm received national rankings in the following practice areas: 

National Tier 1 

  • Trusts and Estates

  • Litigation - Real Estate 

National Tier 2 

  • Insurance Law 

  • Real Estate Law 

  • Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law 

  • Franchise Law

  • Technology Law 

National Tier 3 

  • Commercial Litigation 

  • Construction Law

  • Information and Technology Law

  • Litigation – Bankruptcy  

  • Litigation – Construction

  • Litigation - Labor and Employment 

Offit Kurman also received metropolitan rankings in the following practices areas and regions: 

Metropolitan Tier 1 

Baltimore 

  • Family Law

  • Family Law and Mediation

  • Land Use and Zoning Law

  • Real Estate Law

Charlotte 

  • Legal Malpractice Law – Defendants

  • Litigation – Insurance

  • Litigation – Real Estate

  • Real Estate Law 

New York City 

  • Litigation - Construction

  • Trusts and Estates

  • Philadelphia 

  • Insurance Law 

Rock Hill

  • Trusts and Estates

Triad 

  • Trusts and Estates 

Washington, D.C. 

  • Business Organization (including LLCs and Partnerships)

  • Closely Held Companies and Family Business Law

  • Commercial Litigation

  • Corporate Law

  • Family Law

  • Family Law – Mediation

  • Litigation – Bankruptcy

  • Litigation – Real Estate

  • Litigation – Trusts and Estates

  • Real Estate Law 

  • Trusts and Estates 

Metropolitan Tier 2 

Baltimore 

  • Business Organization (including LLCs and Partnerships)

  • Employment Law - Individuals

  • Employment Law - Management

  • Litigation - Construction

  • Litigation - Real Estate

  • Trusts and Estates

Charlotte

  • Corporate Law

Delaware 

  • Employment Law - Management 

  • Land Use and Zoning Law 

  • Litigation - Labor and Employment

Harrisburg 

  • Construction Law 

Los Angeles

  • Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law

New Jersey 

  • Commercial Litigation

  • Family Law 

New York City

  • Construction Law

  • Franchise Law

  • Litigation – Trusts and Estates

Philadelphia

  • Information Technology Law 

  • Litigation - Labor and Employment 

  • Technology Law 

Rock Hill 

  • Trusts and Estates 

Triad 

  • Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)

  • Corporate Governance Law

  • Corporate Law

  • Litigation – Trusts and Estates

  • Real Estate Law 

  • Workers' Compensation Law - Employers 

Washington, D.C. 

  • Construction Law  

Metropolitan Tier 3 

Baltimore 

  • Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law 

  • Commercial Litigation 

  • Litigation - Bankruptcy 

Charlotte 

  • Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law 

  • Commercial Litigation 

  • Insurance Law 

  • Tax Law 

  • Trusts and Estates 

Greenville

  • Litigation - Intellectual Property

Harrisburg

  • Litigation – Construction

Los Angeles 

  • Litigation - Intellectual Property 

  • Tax Law 

New Jersey 

  • Environmental Law 

  • Real Estate Law 

New York City

  • Elder Law

  • Family Law

  • Product Liability Litigations – Defendants

Philadelphia 

  • Commercial Litigation 

  • Family Law Mediation

Triad 

  • Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law 

  • Employment Law - Management 

  • Litigation - Real Estate

Washington, D.C. 

  • Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law

  • Education Law

  • Litigation - Labor and Employment

No aspect of this advertisement has been approved by the Supreme Court of New Jersey. Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. For details about Best Law Firms' methodology, please click here. 

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