Gruber Hurst Honored Among Top Ranked Law Firms in Texas

DALLAS, Nov. 8, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The Dallas-based law firm of Gruber Hurst Johansen Hail Shank LLP has been named among the "Top Ranked Law Firms in Texas" by LexisNexis Martindale-Hubbell, the leading information services company serving the legal profession.

The firm's ranking is based on the high percentage of Gruber Hurst attorneys who are rated as AV Preeminent, which reflects the firm's expertise, experience, integrity and overall professional excellence.

Gruber Hurst also is being recognized by U.S. News & World Report and The Best Lawyers in America® as one of the country's "Best Law Firms" in the publication's 2013 listing. The honor was announced Nov. 1, and the full listing of the nation's top firms is available online at http://bestlawfirms.usnews.com/.

In the U.S News/Best Lawyers listing, Gruber Hurst earned a Metropolitan Tier 1 ranking among Dallas firms in the practice areas of commercial litigation and labor and employment litigation; Metropolitan Tier 2 rankings in intellectual property litigation and patent litigation; and a National Tier 3 ranking in labor and employment litigation. To compile the "Best Law Firms" listing, researchers with U.S. News and Best Lawyers surveyed thousands of attorneys and law firm clients across the U.S.

LexisNexis Martindale-Hubbell's list of the state's top firms appears in the Oct. 31, 2012, edition of The Wall Street Journal and the legal industry publications Corporate Counsel, The American Lawyer and The National Law Journal. Attorneys selected to the list are evaluated by judges and other members of the bar. Reviewers are asked to assess their colleagues' ethical standards and legal abilities in specific practice areas.

Gruber Hurst name partners Michael Gruber, Michael Hurst, Mark Johansen, Brian Hail and Mark Shank are ranked as AV Preeminent, along with firm partners Anthony J. Magee and John F. Martin.

Gruber Hurst Johansen Hail Shank LLP focuses on the business needs of its clients in trying complex commercial litigation in courtrooms across Texas. The firm's experience includes matters involving securities, financial services, employment, intellectual property, technology, products liability and other commercial cases. Clients include leading companies – large and small – and individuals in the fields of private equity, real estate, manufacturing, professional services, energy and retail.

For more information on Gruber Hurst's recent honors, please contact Barry Pound at 214-559-4630 or [email protected].

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