Critchfield, Critchfield & Johnston, Ltd. has been ranked in the 2025 “Best Law Firms” list by U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers.® Critchfield received the following rankings:
Metropolitan Tier 1
Akron – Closely Held Companies and Family Business Law, and Workers’ Compensation Law – Employers
Metropolitan Tier 2
Akron – Corporate Law and Trusts & Estates Law
Columbus – Corporate Law
Metropolitan Tier 3
Columbus – Commercial Litigation. Mergers & Acquisitions Law
Firms included in the 2025 “Best Law Firms” list are recognized for professional excellence with persistently impressive ratings from clients and peers. Achieving a tiered ranking signals a unique combination of quality law practice and breadth of legal expertise.
Ranked firms, presented in tiers, are listed on a national and/or metropolitan scale. Receiving a tier designation reflects the high level of respect a firm has earned among other leading lawyers and clients in the same communities and the same practice areas for their abilities, their professionalism and their integrity.
The U.S. News – Best Lawyers “Best Law Firms” rankings are based on a rigorous evaluation process that includes the collection of client and lawyer evaluations, peer review from leading attorneys in their field, and review of additional information provided by law firms as part of the formal submission process. Clients and peers were asked to evaluate firms based on the following criteria: responsiveness, understanding of a business and its needs, cost-effectiveness, integrity and civility, as well as whether they would refer a matter to the firm and/or consider the firm a worthy competitor.
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About Critchfield
Critchfield, Critchfield & Johnston is a law firm with deep roots in Northeast Ohio and a history that dates back to the Civil War. Since that time the firm has served as trusted legal advisors to thousands of successful businesses and individuals and set the standard for a climate of excellence, teamwork and client service.
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