Plunkett Cooney, one of the Midwest’s oldest and most accomplished law firms, recently received national recognition by Best Lawyers^® as one of the 2026 “Best Law Firms.”

Firms are scored using a tiered system that combines quantitative and qualitative data, including feedback from clients, firms, lawyers and industry leaders. The 2026 Best Law Firms national rankings cover 75 practice areas and 127 practice areas are covered on the metropolitan lists. Plunkett Cooney was recognized in the following 21 first- and second-tier categories in Michigan and Ohio:

• Appellate Practice
• Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• Commercial Litigation
• Construction Law
• Corporate Law
• Education Law
• Employment Law - Management
• Health Care Law
• Insurance Law
• Labor Law – Management
• Legal Malpractice Law - Defendants
• Litigation – Banking and Finance
• Litigation – Construction
• Litigation – Insurance
• Litigation – Labor and Employment

• Litigation – Municipal
• Mortgage Banking Foreclosure Law
• Municipal Law
• Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
• Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
• Real Estate Law

The 2026 edition of Best Lawyers recognizes the “Best Law Firms” on a national and regionally based scale with rankings provided for practice and metropolitan areas. Firms that receive a tier designation reflect the highest level of respect a firm can earn among other leading lawyers and clients from the same communities and practice areas.

Established in 1913, Plunkett Cooney is a leading provider of business and litigation services to clients in the private and public sectors. The firm employs attorneys in seven Michigan cities, Chicago, Illinois, Indianapolis, Indiana and Columbus, Ohio. Plunkett Cooney also recently received Mansfield Rule Certification 2024-2025 for midsize law firms, which recognizes leaders in diversity, equity and inclusion within the legal industry.

For more information about Plunkett Cooney’s recognition among the 2026 “Best Law Firms” in America contact the firm’s Director of Marketing and Business Development John Cornwell at (248) 901-4008; jcornwell@plunkettcooney.com.

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