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- • November 4, 2025
Bulkley Richardson Named 2026 “Best Law Firm” in Fourteen Practice Areas
Best Lawyers®, in partnership with U.S. News and World Report, ranks Bulkley Richardson as 2026 “Best Law Firm” in the Springfield, MA region in the following fourteen practice areas:
- Banking and Finance Law
- Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- Business Organizations (including LLCs and partnerships)
- Commercial Litigation
- Corporate Law
- Criminal Defense – General Practice
- Criminal Defense – White Collar
- Employment Law – Individuals
- Employment Law – Management
- Litigation – Labor & Employment
- Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants
- Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
- Real Estate Law
- Trusts & Estates Law
To be eligible for a ranking, a law firm must have at least one lawyer included in its list of Best Lawyers®. Bulkley Richardson has 12 lawyers included on the 2026 Best Lawyers® list and Mary Jo Kennedy was named 2026 Springfield area “Lawyer of the Year” for both Employment Law – Management and Litigation – Labor & Employment. Rankings are based on a rigorous evaluation process that includes the collection of client and lawyer evaluations and peer reviews from leading attorneys in their field.
