Gray Reed & McGraw is pleased to announce that it ranked among the very best firms in the United States in the 2012 U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers' "Best Law Firms" rankings. Seven of the firm's practices were recognized, including the Healthcare section and the Tax Section, which were ranked Tier 3 in the national rankings and Tier 1 in the metropolitan rankings.

National Rankings

Tier 3

• Health Care Law
• Litigation - Tax

Metropolitan Rankings

Tier 1

• Dallas Health Care Law
• Dallas Litigation - Tax

Tier 2

• Dallas Energy Law
• Houston Family Law
• Houston Litigation - Trusts & Estates

Tier 3

• Dallas Commercial Litigation
• Houston Trusts & Estates Law

To determine the rankings, U.S. News-Best Lawyers surveyed thousands of law firm clients, leading lawyers and law firm managers, partners and associates, marketing officers and recruiting officers. Each were asked what factors they considered vital for clients hiring law firms, for lawyers choosing a firm to which to refer a legal matter, and for lawyers seeking employment.

Firms were ranked based on expertise, responsiveness, understanding of a business and its needs, cost-effectiveness, civility, integrity and whether they would refer a client to the law firm. In addition, information was collected about pro-bono commitment, diversity and the size and complexity of client matters. All of the data were combined into a U.S. News-Best Lawyers overall score for each firm.

About Gray Reed & McGraw

Founded in 1985, Gray Reed & McGraw is a full-service, Texas based law firm with more than 120 lawyers practicing in Dallas, Houston and Tyler. Gray Reed & McGraw offers a wide range of legal services including business litigation, corporate transactions, oil & gas, tax planning and litigation, real estate, healthcare, trusts and estates, employment law, family law, intellectual property, and bankruptcy. For more information, visit www.grayreed.com.