Legal Practice Areas in America

Practice Areas

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Practice Areas - United States

Administrative / Regulatory Law
Admiralty and Maritime Law
Artificial Intelligence Law*
Cannabis Law
Commercial Transactions / UCC Law
Communications Law
DUI / DWI Defense
Family Law
Family Law Mediation
FinTech Practice
Gaming Law
International Mergers and Acquisitions
Juvenile Practice
Labor Law - Union
Land Use and Zoning Law
Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law
Litigation - Bankruptcy
Litigation - Construction
Litigation - First Amendment
Litigation - Land Use and Zoning
Litigation - Patent
Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Plaintiffs
Mediation
Military Law
Mining Law
Native American Law
Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
Professional Malpractice Law - Plaintiffs
Securities / Capital Markets Law
Securitization and Structured Finance Law
Social Security Practice
* These practice areas are open for nominations but are not yet included in our publications.
** This practice area is not open to public nominations. A lawyer must first be recognized in related fields before they qualify for consideration.
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