Burnette Shutt & McDaniel earns five Tier 1 honors in Best Law Firms
Burnette Shutt & McDaniel again has received top-level honors for the Columbia area in Best Law Firms®. The 2026 edition cites the firm in Tier 1 in five practice areas.
The law firm has ranked in Tier 1 in the Columbia area in Litigation – Labor and Employment Law and in Employment Law – Individuals every year since its founding. Its list of top-level honors has grown steadily over time.
The new Tier 1 rankings are in: Education Law, Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law, Employment Law – Individual, Litigation – ERISA, and Litigation – Labor and Employment Law.
Burnette Shutt & McDaniel added several other honors. The additional rankings are Tier 2 in Commercial Litigation, Employment Law – Management, Health Care Law, Mediation, and Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs. The firm was ranked in Tier 3 in Administrative/Regulatory Law.
“Now more than ever, what we do matters,” firm co-founder Nekki Shutt said. “We’re proud that we fight daily for clients who need us the most, whether we’re battling an unlawful firing or protecting civil rights. We’re thrilled that we’re able to help so many clients with such a wide variety of issues.”
About Best Law Firms
To earn recognition in Best Law Firms, a firm must have at least one attorney honored in the same year’s edition of Best Lawyers in America®.
Burnette Shutt & McDaniel qualified when all of its attorneys were recognized in Best Lawyers in America® 2026 and its companion piece, Ones to Watch. Shutt led the way with honors in nine practice areas, including her sixth Lawyer of the Year award. The 2026 honor was in Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law for the Columbia area.