US News Names Firm Best Law Firm


For the third straight year, Dollar, Burns, Becker & Hershewe has been named Best Law Firm by U.S. News and World Report. This is one of the highest awards a law firm can receive.

Our firm was named a Tier 1 Metropolitan “Best Law Firm” in 2 practice areas in Kansas City. We earned the publication’s highest ranking in Insurance Law and Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs.

To be nominated for Best Law Firm, the firm must have at least one attorney named to the Best Lawyers in America list. This year almost all of Dollar, Burns, Becker & Hershewe’s made the list. Tom Hershewe was recognized for both Insurance Law and Personal Injury Litigation. Tim Becker, Jeff Burns, Tim Dollar and Jill Kanatzar were also named to the Personal Injury Litigation list. Both JJ Burns and Josh Becker made the Ones to Watch list in Personal Injury Ligation for the second straight year.

The 2022 “Best Law Firm” rankings feature law firms that have demonstrated consistently impressive performance ratings by clients and peers. The process addresses expertise, responsiveness, in-depth understanding of business, integrity, cost-effectiveness, civility, and positive referrals. The rankings showcase more than 13,000 law firms in 120 practice areas.