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Top Private Client & Estate Planning firms in Boston
The firms combining the deepest private client & estate planning footprint with a presence in Boston, ranked by the Sartori Firm Index.
Private Client & Estate Planning firms in Boston
These law firms pair a strong public Private Client & Estate Planning footprint with a recorded presence in Boston, ranked by the Sartori Firm Index — a 0–100 measure of scale, reach and hiring built from public data. The ranking reflects public footprint and momentum, not the quality of any firm's private client & estate planning work in Boston.
| # | Firm | Index | Tier | Attorneys mapped | Markets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | McDermott Will & Schulte | 62.6 | Global | 1,500–2,500 | New York, Chicago, Washington… |
| 2 | Saul Ewing | 49 | National | 500–1,000 | Philadelphia, Chicago, Baltimore… |
| 3 | McCarter & English | 47.8 | National | 250–500 | Newark, Boston, New York… |
| 4 | Duane Morris | 46.2 | Global | 500–1,000 | Philadelphia, New York, Chicago… |
| 5 | Harris Beach Murtha | 46.1 | National | 250–500 | New York, Rochester, Boston… |
| 6 | Nixon Peabody | 45.7 | International | 500–1,000 | Boston, Washington, New York City… |
| 7 | Lathrop GPM | 45.6 | National | 250–500 | Kansas City, Minneapolis, San Francisco… |
| 8 | Bond Schoeneck & King | 45 | National | 250–500 | Syracuse, New York, Rochester… |
| 9 | ArentFox Schiff | 42.6 | National | 500–1,000 | Washington, New York, Chicago… |
| 10 | FisherBroyles | 42.5 | International | 100–250 | Washington, Atlanta, New York… |
| 11 | Barclay Damon | 41.8 | National | 250–500 | Syracuse, Buffalo, Albany… |
| 12 | Day Pitney | 40.3 | National | 250–500 | New York, Hartford, Boston… |
| 13 | Choate Hall & Stewart | 39.6 | National | 250–500 | Boston, New York |
| 14 | Arnall Golden Gregory | 39.2 | National | 100–250 | Atlanta, Washington, Boston |
| 15 | Sullivan | 38.3 | International | 100–250 | Boston, New York, London… |
| 16 | Verrill | 38.3 | National | 100–250 | Portland, Boston, Westport… |
| 17 | Hinckley Allen & Snyder | 36.5 | National | 100–250 | Boston, Providence, Hartford… |
| 18 | Goulston & Storrs | 36.4 | National | 250–500 | Boston, New York, Washington |
| 19 | Manning Gross + Massenburg | 36.3 | National | 250–500 | Boston, San Francisco, Los Angeles… |
| 20 | Pierce Atwood | 36 | National | 100–250 | Portland, Boston, Providence… |
| 21 | Shipman & Goodwin | 35.8 | National | 100–250 | Hartford, New York, Boston… |
| 22 | Wiggin and Dana | 35.8 | National | 100–250 | New York, New Haven, Hartford… |
| 23 | McLane Middleton | 34.7 | International | 100–250 | Manchester, Boston, Portsmouth… |
| 24 | Robins Kaplan | 34.6 | National | 100–250 | Minneapolis, Boston, Los Angeles… |
| 25 | Nutter McClennen & Fish | 34.2 | National | 100–250 | Boston, San Francisco, New York… |
| 26 | Kiernan Trebach | 33.4 | National | 100–250 | Washington, New York, Boston… |
| 27 | McElroy Deutsch Mulvaney & Carpenter | 31.4 | National | 100–250 | New York, Philadelphia, Hartford… |
| 28 | Prince Lobel Tye | 30.6 | National | 100–250 | Boston, Worcester, Austin |
| 29 | Shulman Rogers | 30.6 | National | 100–250 | Washington, Baltimore, Annapolis… |
| 30 | Riemer & Braunstein | 27.2 | National | 100–250 | Boston, New York, Los Angeles… |
Index measures public footprint and momentum, not quality or prestige. Methodology. Spot an error? Tell us.
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