HOUSTON – Nov. 1, 2017 – Coats Rose, P.C., a business transaction and litigation law firm, has been recognized in the 2018 “Best Law Firms” survey by U.S. News & World Report and Best 
Lawyers® for Tier 1 national and Tier 1 metropolitan rankings across its offices in Houston, Austin, San Antonio and New Orleans. The firm was recognized nationally as a Tier 1 firm for construction law and construction litigation, and Tier 2 for real estate.
Firms included in the 2018 Best Law Firms list are recognized for professional excellence with persistently impressive ratings from clients and peers. Achieving a ranking shows a unique combination of quality law practice and breadth of legal expertise.
NATIONAL TIER 1
- Construction Law
- Litigation – Construction
NATIONAL TIER 2
METROPOLITAN TIER 1
Houston
- Construction Law
- Litigation – Construction
- Real Estate Law
New Orleans
- Employment Law – Management
- Labor Law – Management
- Litigation – Labor and Employment
San Antonio
- Construction Law
METROPOLITAN TIER 2
Houston
- Commercial Litigation
- Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
New Orleans
- Professional Malpractice Law – Defendants
METROPOLITAN TIER 3
Austin
- Government Relations Practice
New Orleans
- Litigation – Environmental
- Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
- Real Estate Law
The U.S. News – 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 their field and review of additional information provided by law firms as part of the formal submission process. Clients and peers were asked to evaluate firms based on the following criteria: responsiveness, understanding of a business and its needs, cost effectiveness, integrity and civility, as well as whether they would refer a matter to the firm or consider the firm a worthy competitor.
About Coats Rose, P.C.
Coats Rose is a business transaction and litigation law firm based in Houston. For more than 30 years, the firm has leveraged its vast legal experience to fulfill clients’ needs in numerous transactions and controversies, spanning real estate law, affordable housing and community development, public finance, commercial litigation, construction/surety law, insurance law, intellectual property, government relations, labor and employment law, mergers and acquisitions, securities law, tax, wealth planning and preservation, and health care. Coats Rose also has offices in Dallas, Austin, San Antonio, New Orleans and Cincinnati. Learn more at www.coatsrose.com.