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Non-Am Law 200 Firms
Rank Firm Location 2005 Overall Score
1 Harter, Secrest Rochester, New York 4.533
2 Nutter McClennen Boston 4.444
3 Lindquist & Vennum Minneapolis 4.358
4 Miles & Stockbridge Baltimore 4.349
5 Goulston & Storrs Boston 4.158
6 Lewis and Roca Phoenix 4.148
7 Strasburger & Price Dallas 4.050
8 Young Conaway Wilmington 4.042
9 Harris Beach Rochester, New York 3.903
10 Arnall Golden Atlanta 3.875
11 Montgomery, McCracken Philadelphia 3.830
12 Carter Ledyard New York 3.828
13 Holme Roberts Denver 3.644
14 Kronish Lieb New York 3.583
15 Ross, Dixon Washington, D.C. 3.475
16 Fitzpatrick, Cella New York 3.448
17 Curtis, Mallet New York 3.032
Non-Am Law 200 Firms Average 3.924

Am Law Second Hundred Firms
Rank Firm Location 2005 Overall Score
1 Davis Wright Seattle 4.250
2 Patterson Belknap New York 4.154
3 Saul Ewing Philadelphia 4.139
4 Snell & Wilmer Phoenix 4.073
5 Buchanan Ingersoll Pittsburgh 4.039
6 Sutherland Asbill Washington, D.C. 4.008
7 McKenna Long National 4.003
8 Holland & Hart Denver 3.998
9 Chapman and Cutler Chicago 3.977
10 Loeb & Loeb Los Angeles 3.963
11 Thompson Hine Cleveland 3.962
12 Wiley Rein Washington, D.C. 3.955
13 Luce, Forward San Diego 3.952
14 Robins, Kaplan Minneapolis 3.917
15 Schiff Hardin Chicago 3.916
16 Quarles & Brady Milwaukee 3.898
17 Carlton Fields Tampa 3.882
18 McKee Nelson Washington, D.C. 3.880
19 Foley Hoag Boston 3.856
20 Manatt, Phelps Los Angeles 3.854
21 Vedder, Price Chicago 3.817
22 Edwards & Angell Providence 3.813
23 Barnes & Thornburg Indianapolis 3.792
24 Bell, Boyd Chicago 3.769
25 Hughes Hubbard New York 3.768
26 Thacher Proffitt New York 3.765
27 Dykema Gossett Detroit 3.745
28 Bracewell & Giuliani Houston 3.743
29 Wolf, Block Philadelphia 3.724
30 Sedgwick, Detert San Francisco 3.719
31 Kramer Levin New York 3.693
32 Powell Goldstein Atlanta 3.689
33 Kelley Drye New York 3.684
34 Dow, Lohnes Washington, D.C. 3.679
35 Wildman, Harrold Chicago 3.669
36 Stoel Rives Portland, Oregon 3.657
37 Arent Fox Washington, D.C. 3.625
38 Lord, Bissell Chicago 3.568
39 Gardner Carton Chicago 3.554
40 Day, Berry Hartford 3.493
41 Kenyon & Kenyon New York 3.475
42 Lowenstein Sandler Roseland, New Jersey 3.438
43 Preston Gates Seattle 3.424
44 Adams and Reese New Orleans 3.410
45 Porter Wright Columbus 3.395
46 Vorys, Sater Columbus 3.378
47 Fenwick & West Mountain View, Calif. 3.364
48 Brown Raysman New York 3.292
Am Law Second Hundred Firms Average 3.767