BRIDGEPORT, W.VA. / AGILITYPR.NEWS / November 06, 2025 / Steptoe & Johnson PLLC is pleased to announce that the firm has been ranked both nationally and regionally in the 2026 edition of Best Law Firms®.

Steptoe & Johnson has received 11 national rankings, in addition to 55 Metropolitan Tier 1 rankings in practice areas covering 10 regions in Kentucky, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Texas, and West Virginia.

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.

National Tier 1

• Mining Law

National Tier 2

• Commercial Litigation
• Construction Law
• Corporate Law
• Natural Resources Law

National Tier 3

• Banking and Finance Law
• Energy Law
• Litigation – Construction
• Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Oil and Gas Law
• Real Estate Law

Metropolitan Tier 1 rankings include the following:

Charleston, WV

• Administrative / Regulatory Law
• Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• Bet-the-Company Litigation
• Commercial Litigation
• Corporate Law
• Education Law
• Employment Law – Management
• Energy Law
• Energy Regulatory Law
• Environmental Law
• Insurance Law
• Labor Law – Management
• Litigation – Environmental
• Litigation – Insurance
• Litigation – Labor and Employment
• Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants
• Mining Law
• Municipal Law
• Natural Resources Law
• Oil and Gas Law
• Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
• Project Finance Law
• Public Finance Law
• Real Estate Law
• Tax Law
• Transportation Law
• Trusts and Estates
• Water Law

Columbus, OH

• Commercial Litigation
• Corporate Law
• Energy Law
• Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Project Finance Law

Dallas/Fort Worth, TX

• Commercial Litigation
• Employment Law – Management
• Nonprofit / Charities Law
• Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
• Real Estate Law
• Trusts and Estates

Houston, TX

• Litigation – Insurance
• Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants
• Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants

Lexington, KY

• Commercial Litigation
• Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants

Louisville, KY

• Insurance Law
• Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants
• Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
• Railroad Law

Morgantown, WV

• Appellate Practice
• Banking and Finance Law
• Bet-the-Company Litigation
• Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
• Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law
• Commercial Finance Law
• Commercial Litigation
• Corporate Law
• Criminal Defense: White-Collar
• Economic Development Law
• Employment Law – Individuals
• Employment Law – Management
• Energy Law
• Financial Services Regulation Law
• Health Care Law
• Insurance Law
• Labor Law – Management
• Land Use and Zoning Law
• Legal Malpractice Law – Defendants
• Litigation – Banking and Finance
• Litigation – Construction
• Litigation – Insurance
• Litigation – Labor and Employment
• Litigation – Land Use and Zoning
• Litigation – Municipal
• Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants
• Mediation
• Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants
• Mortgage Banking Foreclosure Law
• Natural Resources Law
• Nonprofit / Charities Law
• Oil and Gas Law
• Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
• Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
• Professional Malpractice Law – Defendants
• Real Estate Law
• Tax Law
• Trusts and Estates

Oklahoma City, OK

• Family Law

Pittsburgh, PA

• Banking and Finance Law
• Corporate Law
• Energy Law
• Labor Law – Management
• Natural Resources Law
• Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
• Real Estate Law

San Antonio, TX

• Commercial Litigation
• Construction Law
• Litigation – Environmental
• Litigation – Labor and Employment
• Litigation – Real Estate
• Oil and Gas Law