November 3, 2022 – Procopio has again set a firm record in the U.S. News – Best Lawyers® Best Law Firms list for 2023, with a total of 32 separate legal practice areas recognized. We were recognized in 4 locations—San Diego, Orange County, Nevada and Arizona—as well as nationally, with 14 practices ranked in the list’s top tier.

The annual Best Law Firms list is compiled annually by U.S. News – Best Lawyers® through exhaustive peer-review surveys in which tens of thousands of leading lawyers provide confidential nominations and feedback.

“Procopio continues to grow, geographically and in terms of the legal services we provide,” said Procopio Managing Partner John D. Alessio. “These peer-reviewed rankings provide valuable assessments of our focus on providing comprehensive client services at the highest level of quality.”

Procopio’s Construction Law team earned recognition as one of the top litigation practices in the United States, achieving a “National” ranking. It was also one of 14 separate Procopio practice areas ranked in the “Metropolitan Tier 1” rankings:

• Appellate Practice (San Diego)
• Commercial Litigation (San Diego)
• Construction Law (Nevada and San Diego)
• Criminal Defense–White Collar (San Diego)
• Environmental Law (San Diego)
• Ethics and Professional Responsibility Law (San Diego)
• Litigation–Construction (Nevada and San Diego)
• Litigation–Intellectual Property (San Diego)
• Litigation–Labor and Employment (San Diego)
• Litigation—Patent (San Diego)
• Litigation—Real Estate (San Diego)
• Patent Law (Arizona)
• Real Estate Law (San Diego)
• Tax Law (San Diego)

Procopio also secured additional Best Law Firms rankings, including:

• Admiralty & Maritime Law (San Diego)
• Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law (San Diego)
• Bet-the-Company Litigation (San Diego)
• Commercial Litigation (Nevada)
• Copyright Law (Arizona)
• Employment Law–Individuals (San Diego)
• Employment Law—Management (San Diego)
• Family Law (San Diego)
• Gaming Law (Arizona)
• Health Care Law (San Diego)
• Labor Law—Management (San Diego)
• Litigation—Construction (Orange County)
• Litigation–Intellectual Property (Arizona)
• Litigation–Patent (Arizona)
• Medical Malpractice Law—Defendants (San Diego)
• Mergers & Acquisitions Law (San Diego)
• Native American Law (Arizona)
• Personal Injury Litigation–Defendants (San Diego)
• Personal Injury Litigation–Plaintiffs (San Diego)
• Trusts & Estates Law (Orange County and San Diego)
• Venture Capital Law (San Diego)

The full list can be found on the U.S. News – Best Lawyers® Best Law Firms website.

Earlier this year, a record 80 Procopio attorneys representing 48 areas of law in 5 metropolitan areas were named by their peers as 2023 Best Lawyers in America® or Best Lawyers Rising Stars®. Two Procopio Partners—Carole Buckner and Paul Burns—received prestigious Best Lawyers in America 2023 “Lawyer of the Year” accolades.

Procopio attorneys and practice groups are routinely named to various legal rankings lists, including Chambers and Partners®, Martindale-Hubbell®, and Super Lawyers®. Earlier this year Procopio was certified for the second straight year by Diversity Lab as a Mansfield Plus firm for actively advancing attorneys of color, LGBTQ+ and lawyers with disabilities to leadership roles. Procopio has for six straight years scored highly on the Law360 Diversity Snapshot, in 2022 ranking #7 among all U.S. law firms with 101-250 attorneys for diversity.