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BMD Named to the 2025 Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms”

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Brennan Manna & Diamond (BMD) is recognized among the leading law firms in the nation according to the 2025 Edition of Best Lawyers® "Best Law Firms." This year, the firm is recognized in the metropolitan areas of Akron, Cleveland, Fort Myers (Bonita Springs office), Jacksonville, and Orlando for professional excellence in: 

Metropolitan Tier 1

  • Akron
    • Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
    • Corporate Law
    • Employment Law - Management
    • Health Care Law
    • Litigation - Labor and Employment
    • Litigation - Trusts and Estates
  • Cleveland
    • Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
  • Fort Myers
    • Trusts and Estates

 Metropolitan Tier 2

  • Akron
    • Commercial Litigation
    • Litigation - Intellectual Property
    • Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
    • Tax Law
  • Cleveland
    • Commercial Litigation
    • Construction Law
    • Corporate Law
  • Fort Myers
    • Litigation - Trusts and Estates
  • Jacksonville
    • Commercial Litigation

 Metropolitan Tier 3

  • Akron
    • Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
    • Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law
    • Real Estate Law
    • Trademark Law
    • Trusts and Estates
  • Cleveland
    • Health Care Law
    • Real Estate Law
  • Fort Myers
    • Real Estate Law
  • Orlando
    • Corporate Law

The 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 the field, and review of additional information provided by law firms as part of the formal submission process.

Awards were given in 75 national practice areas and 127 metropolitan practice areas based on a rigorous evaluation process that includes the collection of client and lawyer evaluations, peer review from leading attorneys, and review of additional information provided by law firms as part of the formal submission process. The 2025 “Best Law Firms” rankings can be seen in their entirety by visiting https://www.bestlawfirms.com/

Clients First. Business Family. Entrepreneurship.
Brennan, Manna & Diamond was founded in 2000 with the goal of combining highly skilled, talented attorneys with practical experience in business matters, to create a new way to provide legal and business services to its clients.

BMD’s access to a network of successful business entrepreneurs, consultants and developers allows for innovative solutions, symbiotic partnerships, and sound legal and business advice. BMD serves clients of all types and sizes in numerous industry sectors nationwide, in the areas of: Business and Corporate; Construction Law; Employment and Labor; Finance; Government Affairs; Healthcare; Immigration; Intellectual Property; International Law; Litigation; M&A; Real Estate; Tax, Estate, Asset Protection and Wealth Management and more. For additional information, please visit www.bmdllc.com.

 


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