BATON ROUGE, La. – Kean Miller received high recognition in the 2026 edition of Best Lawyers and U.S. News & World Report’s Best Law Firms rankings, with honors in 60 practice areas regionally and four nationally.
The annual Best Law Firms rankings evaluate firms based on client feedback, peer reviews, and detailed firm data. Rankings are awarded to firms demonstrating consistent excellence and strong professional reputation across the legal industry.
Kean Miller achieved National Tier 1 status in Litigation – First Amendment, along with National Tier 2 recognition in Admiralty and Maritime Law. The firm also earned National Tier 3 rankings in Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants and Oil and Gas Law.
Regionally, Kean Miller received Tier 1 rankings across multiple offices and practice areas, including:
- Baton Rouge: Administrative/Regulatory Law, Corporate Law, Energy Law, Environmental Law, Health Care Law, and Real Estate Law, among others.
- Houston: Litigation – First Amendment, Litigation – Trusts and Estates, and Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants.
- Lafayette: Administrative/Regulatory Law and Admiralty and Maritime Law.
- New Orleans: Admiralty and Maritime Law, Litigation – Intellectual Property, and Product Liability Litigation – Defendants.
- Shreveport: Litigation – Labor and Employment.
The firm also earned numerous Tier 2 and Tier 3 distinctions across Louisiana and Texas for its work in areas such as Employment Law, Patent Law, Mergers and Acquisitions, and Labor and Employment Litigation.
Kean Miller, one of the largest firms in the Gulf South, has more than 235 attorneys across eight offices in Louisiana and Texas. The firm has been recognized on the National Law Journal’s NLJ 500 and Law360 Top 400 lists and is Mansfield Certified for the sixth consecutive year.
Founded more than 42 years ago, Kean Miller continues to serve clients ranging from Fortune 500 companies to local businesses, providing legal counsel across a broad range of industries.