Knox Law Receives National and Regional Rankings in 14 Practice Areas for 2026 Best Law Firms List
Posted on November 06, 2025
Knox McLaughlin Gornall & Sennett, P.C. has received national and regional rankings in 14 practice areas by Best Lawyers® for the 2026 “Best Law Firms” list.
Our firm received a National Tier 3 ranking for Land Use & Zoning Law.
Our metropolitan rankings for the Pittsburgh region include a Tier 1 ranking in nine practice areas: Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Employment Law - Management, Government Relations Practice, Health Care Law, Land Use & Zoning Law, Litigation - Health Care, Litigation - Labor & Employment, Public Finance Law, and Real Estate Law.
Our metropolitan rankings also include a Tier 2 ranking in the Pittsburgh region for five practice areas: Commercial Litigation, Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law, Labor Law - Management, Litigation - Bankruptcy, and Trusts and Estates.
Firms included in the 2026 “Best Law Firms” list are recognized for professional excellence with persistently impressive ratings from clients and peers. To be eligible for a ranking, a firm must have a lawyer listed in The Best Lawyers in America®, the oldest and most highly-respected peer review guide to the legal profession worldwide. 14 Knox Law Attorneys are included on this list for 2026:
Mark G. Claypool, Neal R. Devlin, Guy C. Fustine, Jennifer E. Gornall, Julia M. Herzing, Thomas C. Hoffman, Frances A. McCormick, Timothy M. Sennett, Jeremy T. Toman, Thomas A. Tupitza, Timothy S. Wachter, Mark T. Wassell, Robert D. Zaruta, and Timothy M. Zieziula.
Also, Jacqueline H. Brangard, William B. Helbling, Matthew W. Lasher, Kenzie P. Ryback, and Philip J. Seaver-Hall are on the 2026 "Ones to Watch" list.
The 2026 “Best Law Firms” rankings can be seen in their entirety here, and the full methodology is described here.
For more information, please contact Sarah Holland.