Day Pitney Named "Law Firm of the Year" for Trusts & Estates in 2026 Edition of Best Law Firms®

Day Pitney LLP has been recognized in the 2026 edition of Best Law Firms® and has been named “Law Firm of the Year” for Trusts & Estates for the third time, in addition to earning top-tier national and regional rankings. The firm was previously recognized in the 2021 and 2022 editions of Best Law Firms with the “Law Firm of the Year” designation for Trusts & Estates.

The firm received national rankings in nine practice areas, including National Tier 1 for Energy Law, Litigation – Real Estate, and Trusts & Estates; National Tier 2 for Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Banking and Finance, Litigation – Construction, and Real Estate Law; and National Tier 3 for Corporate Law and Land Use & Zoning Law. In addition, the firm earned 76 metropolitan rankings, including 53 Tier 1 metropolitan rankings, across 11 office locations — Boston, Hartford, Ft. Lauderdale, Miami, New Haven, New Jersey, New York City, Rhode Island, Stamford, Washington, D.C., and West Palm Beach.

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Day Pitney's complete rankings in the 2026 edition of Best Law Firms are as follows:

"Law Firm of the Year" Trusts & Estates

National Rankings:

National Tier 1

• Energy Law
• Litigation – Real Estate
• Trusts and Estates

National Tier 2

• Commercial Litigation 
• Litigation – Banking and Finance
• Litigation – Construction 
• Real Estate Law

National Tier 3

• Corporate Law
• Land Use and Zoning Law

Metropolitan Tier 1

• Boston
  • Energy Law
  • Insurance Law
  • Trusts and Estates
• Hartford
  • Commercial Litigation 
  • Energy Law
  • Energy Regulatory Law
  • Environmental Law
  • Insurance Law
  • Litigation – Environmental
  • Litigation – Labor and Employment 
  • Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants
  • Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
  • Real Estate Law
  • Tax Law
  • Trusts and Estates
• Miami
  • Bet-the-Company Litigation 
  • Commercial Litigation 
  • Litigation – Banking and Finance
  • Litigation – Construction 
  • Litigation – Real Estate
• New Haven
  • Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
  • Litigation – Trusts and Estates
  • Trusts and Estates
• New Jersey
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Corporate Governance Law
  • Corporate Law
  • Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
  • Employment Law – Management 
  • Family Law
  • Labor Law – Management 
  • Land Use and Zoning Law
  • Litigation – Labor and Employment
  • Mergers and Acquisitions Law
  • Real Estate Law
  • Securities and Regulation
  • Trusts and Estates
• New York City
  • Trusts and Estates
• Rhode Island
  • Trusts and Estates
• Stamford
  • Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
  • Commercial Litigation 
  • Corporate Law
  • Employment Law – Individuals
  • Employment Law – Management 
  • Labor Law – Management 
  • Litigation – Trusts and Estates
  • Mergers and Acquisitions Law
  • Nonprofit / Charities Law
  • Real Estate Law
  • Securities / Capital Markets Law
  • Trusts and Estates
• Washington, D.C.
  • Energy Law
• West Palm Beach
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Litigation – Real Estate

Metropolitan Tier 2

• Boston
  • Elder Law
  • Product Liability Litigation – Defendants 
• Fort Lauderdale
  • Trusts and Estates
• Hartford
  • Appellate Practice
  • Copyright Law
  • Litigation – Intellectual Property 
  • Patent Law
  • Public Finance Law
• Miami
  • Real Estate Law
• New Haven
  • Appellate Practice
  • Litigation – Intellectual Property
• New Jersey
  • Environmental Law
  • Litigation – Real Estate
  • Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants 
• Stamford
  • Criminal Defense: White-Collar
  • Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law
• Washington, D.C.
  • Energy Regulatory Law
• West Palm Beach
  • Trusts and Estates

Metropolitan Tier 3

• Boston
  • Litigation – Intellectual Property
  • Real Estate Law
• Hartford
  • Employment Law – Management 
  • Health Care Law
• New Jersey 
  • Banking and Finance Law

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