{"id":1575,"date":"2013-03-11T19:51:09","date_gmt":"2013-03-11T19:51:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.powmac.com\/?p=1575"},"modified":"2018-12-27T12:53:24","modified_gmt":"2018-12-27T17:53:24","slug":"powers-mccartan-selected-in-u-s-news-best-lawyers-best-law-firms-rankings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.carolinaattorneys.com\/blog\/powers-mccartan-selected-in-u-s-news-best-lawyers-best-law-firms-rankings\/","title":{"rendered":"Powers Law Firm PA Selected in U.S. News \u2013 Best Lawyers \u201cBest Law Firms\u201d Rankings"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-2635 lazyload\" src=\"\/jshared\/img\/icons\/spinner.svg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.carolinaattorneys.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/best_lawfirm.png\" alt=\"best_lawfirm\" width=\"170\" height=\"183\" \/>Powers Law Firm PA was named in the 2012-13 U.S. News \u2013 Best Lawyers \u201cBest Law Firms\u201d rankings. The firm achieved first-tier rankings in Charlotte under the practice area of DUI\/DWI Defense and second-tier rankings in Criminal Defense: Non-White Collar.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are honored to once again be named as one of U.S. News &#8211; Best Lawyers&#8217; \u2018Best Law Firms\u2019 and to join the outstanding firms that share this recognition,&#8221; said Bill Powers, a founding partner at Powers Law Firm PA. &#8220;My appreciation goes to the Powers Law Firm PA team, our colleagues, and our clients, whom we work tirelessly for, ensuring that their interests are defended and that no details are ignored.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>According to U.S. News &#8211; Best Lawyers, the rankings were based on methodologically rigorous national surveys sent by U.S. News to law firm clients; leading lawyers and law firm managers; partners and associates; and marketing managers and recruiting officers. The overall assessment included information provided by the nominated firms. The collected quantitative and qualitative data were then combined into a total score for each law firm.<\/p>\n<div class=\"read_more_link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.carolinaattorneys.com\/blog\/powers-mccartan-selected-in-u-s-news-best-lawyers-best-law-firms-rankings\/\"  title=\"Continue Reading Powers Law Firm PA Selected in U.S. News \u2013 Best Lawyers \u201cBest Law Firms\u201d Rankings\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Powers Law Firm PA was named in the 2012-13 U.S. News \u2013 Best Lawyers \u201cBest Law Firms\u201d rankings. The firm achieved first-tier rankings in Charlotte under the practice area of DUI\/DWI Defense and second-tier rankings in Criminal Defense: Non-White Collar. \u201cWe are honored to once again be named as one of U.S. News &#8211; Best [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2635,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[157],"class_list":["post-1575","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-criminal-defense","tag-honors-and-accolades"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Powers Law Firm PA in US News-Best Lawyers &quot;Best Law Firms&quot; Rankings<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Bill Powers named Lawyer of the Year for 2013 Charlotte DUI\/DWI Defense.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.carolinaattorneys.com\/blog\/powers-mccartan-selected-in-u-s-news-best-lawyers-best-law-firms-rankings\/\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:title\" content=\"Powers Law Firm PA in US News-Best Lawyers &quot;Best Law Firms&quot; 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