We’re deeply honored to be recognized once again by Best Lawyers in America®. Even after 16 years, the thrill of being cited among the best never gets old.
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Honored for Excellence Across Multiple Practice Areas
On the 2026 list, the firm was named to Metropolitan Tier 1 in Columbia in the following practice areas:
- Appellate Practice
- Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs
- Product Liability Litigation – Plaintiffs
- Workers’ Compensation Law – Claimants
Celebrating Our Honored Attorneys
No firm is considered for this recognition unless it has at least one lawyer included in The Best Lawyers in America® in the same year. In August, four Bluestein Attorneys were honored with that distinction:
- Margaret “Marti” Miles Bluestein in the area of Workers’ Compensation Law
- Clarke Newton in the areas of Personal Injury Litigation and Product Liability Litigation
- John Shannon Nichols in the area of Appellate Practice
- Allison Sullivan in the areas of Mediation, Personal Injury Litigation and Workers’ Compensation Law
Marti Bluestein was additionally singled out for a higher honor, that of Lawyer of the Year for Columbia in Workers’ Compensation Law – Claimants. Bluestein’s Timothy Mercer was again named to the Ones to Watch list – dedicated to attorneys in their first decade of practice – in the area of Administrative/Regulatory Law.
About Best Lawyers in America
The Best Lawyers in America presents itself as a definitive guide to the legal profession in the United States, and is based on confidential evaluations by the top attorneys in the country. Once a firm is eligible, clients and colleagues evaluate it on key factors including knowledge, responsiveness, integrity and cost effectiveness.
