McManis Faulkner has received three “Metropolitan Tier One Rankings” by the U.S. News Media Group and Best Lawyers®. The firm was selected in the categories of Commercial Litigation, Litigation – First Amendment and Litigation – Intellectual Property in the San Jose metropolitan area.
“We are honored to be recognized on the Best Law Firms list yet again. To be continually recognized as a top-tier firm in so many practice areas can be attributed to our excellent team of trial lawyers,” said James McManis, founding partner of McManis Faulkner. “We represent our clients with quality service, with their best interests always in mind, and we will continue to uphold this standard.”
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