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Best Lawyers 2027 Edition Gives Terry Law Firm Tier 1 Nod for Knoxville Injury Litigation
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Key takeaways
- The Terry Law Firm received Regional Tier 1 honors in personal injury litigation for the Knoxville metro area in the 2027 Best Law Firms rankings.
- Best Lawyers also listed the firm in Regional Tier 2 for Medical Malpractice Law – Plaintiffs in Knoxville.
- Attorneys F. Braxton "Brack" Terry and Denise S. Terry have received Best Lawyers honors for over a decade.
The Terry Law Firm received Regional Tier 1 honors in personal injury litigation for the Knoxville metro area in the 2027 edition of Best Law Firms, the firm announced on November 12, 2026. 24-7 Press Release carried the announcement. Best Lawyers also placed the Morristown, Tennessee firm in Regional Tier 2 for Medical Malpractice Law – Plaintiffs in Knoxville.
Terry Firm's Two Knoxville Tiers
The rankings appear in the 2027 Best Law Firms list, which Best Lawyers describes as its seventeenth edition. According to a statement from the company, the edition recognizes firms across 127 practice areas and 188 local jurisdictions. Eligibility requires at least one attorney recognized in the current Best Lawyers edition for a ranked practice area and metropolitan area. Attorneys F. Braxton "Brack" Terry and Denise S. Terry have received Best Lawyers honors for over a decade. Organizers said the research team analyzed 110,000 client references, along with peer evaluations, interviews with industry leaders and an analysis of firm data. EIN Presswire reported that Karns & Karns Personal Injury and Accident Attorneys were included in the 2027 edition of Best Law Firms for personal injury litigation, with offices across Texas, California, Nevada, Washington, Illinois, New York and New Jersey.
Best Lawyers' Peer-Review Scale
Best Lawyers is a privately held peer-review publication company that has ranked lawyers for 40 years, according to akta.pro company records. The same records state that more than 13 million evaluations of lawyers by their peers have been conducted through its peer-review process, and that it recognizes the top 3% of lawyers globally. Best Lawyers was founded in 1986 and is headquartered in Augusta, with Phillip Greer as CEO.
Earlier 2027 Rankings for Other Firms
Other firms announced 2027 Best Law Firms placements in the days before the Terry announcement. On November 11, 2026, The future of trading reported that Price Benowitz LLP earned eight regional Best Law Firms accolades and individual honors for 18 attorneys in the 2027 edition, with Tier 1 rankings in Washington, D.C. for DUI/DWI and criminal defense and Tier 2 rankings in Virginia. On November 10, 2026, PR Newswire reported that Best Lawyers magazine named The Dominguez Firm to its 2027 Best Law Firms list, a second consecutive inclusion. On November 9, 2026, FinancialContent Business Page reported that Zavodnick & Lasky Personal Injury Lawyers was named to the 2027 Best Law Firms list, placing it among the top 3.8% of firms nationwide.
Best Lawyers' 2027 European Editions
Best Lawyers' 2027 edition extended its peer-reviewed rankings into Austria, Germany and Switzerland, according to company records, deepening its European footprint beyond existing Spain, France and Colombia coverage. The same records state that Best Lawyers published the seventeenth edition of The Best Lawyers in France 2027.