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Best Litigation & Disputes law firms in Miami

Grouped into editorial tiers — words, never scores. No paid placement and no numeric rank; within a tier the order rotates monthly and carries no meaning.

Last verified 23 Jul 2026 · Next review by 23 Aug 2026 · Change log

›Direct answer & research summary

Sartori & Partners applies a weighted methodology combining practising-lawyer opinion — more than 10,000 lawyers interviewed — with monthly market surveys. The Miami Litigation & Disputes board as of July 2026 comprises: Holland & Knight, Quintairos Prieto Wood & Boyer, Wicker Smith, Cole Scott & Kissane, Greenberg Traurig, Kubicki Draper, Akerman Senterfitt, Gunster, Hinshaw & Culbertson, Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith, Shutts & Bowen, Stearns Weaver, Boies Schiller Flexner, Carlton Fields, Cohen Milstein, Dickie McCamey & Chilcote, Foley and Mansfield, Kasowitz Benson Torres, Litchfield Cavo, Much Shelist, Pryor Cashman, Segal McCambridge Singer & Mahoney, Weber Gallagher, Weinberg Wheeler Hudgins Gunn & Dial, Burr & Forman.

01 — The ranking

The Miami Litigation & Disputes board

This board maps the best Litigation & Disputes law firms in Miami into worded tiers as of July 2026. Each band is an editorial judgement of Litigation & Disputes standing in Miami; within a tier no firm outranks another, and monthly order is a locator, not a league table.

MIAMI × LITIGATION & DISPUTES25 FIRMS · NO SCORESREV. 2026-07
REFFIRMMIAMI LITIGATION & DISPUTES BANDSIGNAL
TIER 1 — MARKET LEADERS5 FIRMS

Market leaders on this board are the firms that anchor complex commercial litigation and major disputes work in Miami. Placement is a worded judgement, never a numeric rank.

T1·01 Holland & Knight50–99 attorneys mapped · major local depth 50–99 ATTORNEYS FLAT → EVID ↓
T1·02 Quintairos Prieto Wood & Boyer100–199 attorneys mapped · major local depth 100–199 ATTORNEYS FLAT → EVID ↓
T1·03 Wicker Smith50–99 attorneys mapped · major local depth 50–99 ATTORNEYS FLAT → EVID ↓
T1·04 Cole Scott & Kissane200–349 attorneys mapped · major local depth 200–349 ATTORNEYS FLAT → EVID ↓
T1·05 Greenberg Traurig50–99 attorneys mapped · major local depth 50–99 ATTORNEYS FLAT → EVID ↓
TIER 2 — HIGHLY ACTIVE4 FIRMS

Firms here maintain a clear, busy Litigation & Disputes profile in Miami. The label is editorial; within-tier order rotates and carries no hierarchy.

T2·01 Kubicki Draper50–99 attorneys mapped · major local depth 50–99 ATTORNEYS FLAT → EVID ↓
T2·02 Akerman Senterfitt50–99 attorneys mapped · major local depth 50–99 ATTORNEYS FLAT → EVID ↓
T2·03 Gunster50–99 attorneys mapped · major local depth 50–99 ATTORNEYS FLAT → EVID ↓
T2·04 Hinshaw & Culbertson50–99 attorneys mapped · major local depth 50–99 ATTORNEYS FLAT → EVID ↓
TIER 3 — ESTABLISHED5 FIRMS

Established firms have a verified, durable Litigation & Disputes footprint in Miami, assessed at full tier depth. They sit below the more active bands by editorial judgement, not by score.

T3·01 Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith25–49 attorneys mapped · major local depth 25–49 ATTORNEYS FLAT → EVID ↓
T3·02 Shutts & Bowen25–49 attorneys mapped · major local depth 25–49 ATTORNEYS FLAT → EVID ↓
T3·03 Stearns Weaver25–49 attorneys mapped · major local depth 25–49 ATTORNEYS FLAT → EVID ↓
T3·04 Boies Schiller Flexner25–49 attorneys mapped · major local depth 25–49 ATTORNEYS FLAT → EVID ↓
T3·05 Carlton Fields25–49 attorneys mapped · major local depth 25–49 ATTORNEYS FLAT → EVID ↓
NOTABLE — NOTABLE IN THIS FIELD11 FIRMS · OUTSIDE THE TIERS

Use this band for focused Litigation & Disputes teams with a mapped Miami signal. Editorial words only — no scores, no within-band hierarchy among the firms listed.

N·01 Cohen Milstein5–9 attorneys mapped · thin local depth 5–9 ATTORNEYS FLAT → EVID ↓
N·02 Dickie McCamey & Chilcote1–4 attorneys mapped · thin local depth 1–4 ATTORNEYS FLAT → EVID ↓
N·03 Foley and Mansfield1–4 attorneys mapped · thin local depth 1–4 ATTORNEYS FLAT → EVID ↓
N·04 Kasowitz Benson Torres5–9 attorneys mapped · thin local depth 5–9 ATTORNEYS FLAT → EVID ↓
N·05 Litchfield Cavo5–9 attorneys mapped · thin local depth 5–9 ATTORNEYS FLAT → EVID ↓
N·06 Much Shelist1–4 attorneys mapped · thin local depth 1–4 ATTORNEYS FLAT → EVID ↓
N·07 Pryor Cashman1–4 attorneys mapped · thin local depth 1–4 ATTORNEYS FLAT → EVID ↓
N·08 Segal McCambridge Singer & Mahoney5–9 attorneys mapped · thin local depth 5–9 ATTORNEYS FLAT → EVID ↓
N·09 Weber Gallagher5–9 attorneys mapped · thin local depth 5–9 ATTORNEYS FLAT → EVID ↓
N·10 Weinberg Wheeler Hudgins Gunn & Dial5–9 attorneys mapped · thin local depth 5–9 ATTORNEYS FLAT → EVID ↓
N·11 Burr & Forman1–4 attorneys mapped · thin local depth 1–4 ATTORNEYS FLAT → EVID ↓

All counts are shown as bands, never precise headcounts. Notable firms sit outside the tiers by design: verified minimal presence, not assessed at full tier depth.

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02 — Evidence, methodology & sources why each firm · how tiers are set · sources · change log · verified 23 Jul 2026 · next review 23 Aug 2026

Firm evidence

Tier 1 — Market leaders Open firm profile →

Holland & Knight

Holland & Knight is placed in market leaders for Litigation & Disputes in Miami. Public mapping (banded): 50–99 attorneys, major local depth, ≈50 partners · <5 counsel · 30+ associates. Evidence gates — office (G1) PASS, local practice (G2) PASS, recent signal (G3) PASS. The placement carries no numeric score.

Strongest mapped work

Litigation & DisputesCorporate & M&AReal Estate

Public hiring signal

Hiring signal: FLAT — no public hiring change detected in the mapping window.

Limits of this assessment

  • —A tier is Sartori’s editorial opinion, not a fact about the firm or a client-satisfaction measure.
  • —Facts are mapped from public sources and shown as bands; they lag reality by weeks or months.
  • —No third-party legal-directory band is used as an input.

Sources for this entry

Methodology

How tiers are assigned

Deterministic public-footprint core (local depth, practice share, seniority mix, public hiring momentum), computed relative to this market's own distribution. Tier placement is derived from this public mapped data; a per-firm public-source ledger is compiled for firms in the annual research pass and applies to those firms' factual claims, not to tier membership. No third-party legal-directory bands are used as an input.

Market scope

25–49 firms earn a tier in Miami within this scope (banded).

Disclosures

Firm names used nominatively (factual). All counts shown as bands, never precise headcounts. No firm logos. Report an error via the site contact form.

Sources & change log

  1. 1 Offices | Holland & Knightfirm_website · G1 · 2026-07-21
  2. 2 Miami | Offices | Holland & Knightfirm_website · G2 · 2026-07-21
  3. 3 Holland & Knight — Miami news & announcementsfirm_website · G3 · 2026-07-21
  4. 4 Offices – Quintairos, Prieto, Wood & Boyer P.A.firm_website · G1 · 2026-07-21
  5. 5 Quintairos Prieto Wood & Boyer — attorney bios & practice pagesfirm_website · G2 · 2026-07-21
  6. 6 Quintairos Prieto Wood & Boyer — Miami news & announcementsfirm_website · G3 · 2026-07-21
  7. 7 Proudly Serving Florida and Beyond | Placesfirm_website · G1 · 2026-07-21
  8. 8 Wicker Smith — attorney bios & practice pagesfirm_website · G2 · 2026-07-21
  9. 9 Wicker Smith — Miami news & announcementsfirm_website · G3 · 2026-07-21
  10. 10 Offices | Cole, Scott & Kissanefirm_website · G1 · 2026-07-21
  11. 11 Cole Scott & Kissane — attorney bios & practice pagesfirm_website · G2 · 2026-07-21
  12. 12 Cole Scott & Kissane — Miami news & announcementsfirm_website · G3 · 2026-07-21
  13. 13 Miami - Kubicki Draperfirm_website · G1 · 2026-07-22
  14. 14 Home - Kubicki Draperfirm_website · G1 · 2026-07-22
  15. 15 Kubicki Draper — attorney bios & practice pagesfirm_website · G2 · 2026-07-22
  16. 16 Kubicki Draper — Miami news & announcementsfirm_website · G3 · 2026-07-22
  17. 17 Offices - Akerman LLPfirm_website · G1 · 2026-07-21
  18. 18 Miami - Akerman LLPfirm_website · G1 · 2026-07-21
  19. 19 Corporate - Akerman LLPfirm_website · G2 · 2026-07-21
  20. 20 Real Estate - Akerman LLPfirm_website · G2 · 2026-07-21
  21. 21 Akerman Senterfitt — Miami news & announcementsfirm_website · G3 · 2026-07-21
  22. 22 Gunster Offices & Contact Information | Florida's Law Firm for Leadersfirm_website · G1 · 2026-07-21
  23. 23 Miami Legal Services | Miami Law Firm | Florida's Law Firm for Leadersfirm_website · G1 · 2026-07-21
  24. 24 Miami Legal Services | Miami Law Firm | Florida's Law Firm for Leadersfirm_website · G2 · 2026-07-21
  25. 25 Gunster — Miami news & announcementsfirm_website · G3 · 2026-07-21
  26. 26 Locations | Hinshaw & Culbertson LLPfirm_website · G1 · 2026-07-21
  27. 27 Miami | Hinshaw & Culbertson LLPfirm_website · G2 · 2026-07-21
  28. 28 Hinshaw & Culbertson — Miami news & announcementsfirm_website · G3 · 2026-07-21
  29. 29 Shutts & Bowen LLPfirm_website · G1 · 2026-07-21
  30. 30 Miami | Shutts & Bowen LLP | Attorneys at Law Since 1910firm_website · G1 · 2026-07-21
  31. 31 Shutts & Bowen — attorney bios & practice pagesfirm_website · G2 · 2026-07-21
  32. 32 Shutts & Bowen Represents Duos Technologies Group, Inc. in Closing of $55 Million Registered Direct Offeringfirm_website · G3 · 2026-07-21
  33. 33 Contact Us | Stearns Weaver Miller Weissler Alhadeff & Sitterson, P.Afirm_website · G1 · 2026-07-22
  34. 34 Florida-Based Law Firm | Stearns Weaver Miller Weissler Alhadeff & Sitterson, P.Afirm_website · G1 · 2026-07-22
  35. 35 Our Firm | Stearns Weaver Miller Weissler Alhadeff & Sitterson, P.Afirm_website · G1 · 2026-07-22
  36. 36 Ad Valorem Disputes & Exemptions | Stearns Weaver Miller Weissler Alhadeff & Sitterson, P.Afirm_website · G2 · 2026-07-22
  37. 37 Ad Valorem Disputes & Exemptions | Stearns Weaver Miller Weissler Alhadeff & Sitterson, P.Afirm_website · G3 · 2026-07-22
  38. 38 The Time To Appeal Your 2025 Tax Assessment Is NOW! | Stearns Weaver Miller Weissler Alhadeff & Sitterson, P.Afirm_website · G3 · 2026-07-22
  39. 39 Boies Schiller Flexner LLP - Locationsfirm_website · G1 · 2026-07-21
  40. 40 Boies Schiller Flexner — attorney bios & practice pagesfirm_website · G2 · 2026-07-21
  41. 41 Boies Schiller Flexner — Miami news & announcementsfirm_website · G3 · 2026-07-21
  42. 42 Offices | Carlton Fieldsfirm_website · G1 · 2026-07-21
  43. 43 Miami | Carlton Fieldsfirm_website · G1 · 2026-07-21
  44. 44 Carlton Fields — attorney bios & practice pagesfirm_website · G2 · 2026-07-21
  45. 45 Carlton Fields — Miami news & announcementsfirm_website · G3 · 2026-07-21
  46. 46 Locations | Foley Mansfieldfirm_website · G1 · 2026-07-22
  47. 47 Foley and Mansfield — attorney bios & practice pagesfirm_website · G2 · 2026-07-22
  48. 48 Foley and Mansfield — Miami news & announcementsfirm_website · G3 · 2026-07-22
  49. 49 Find Us | Kasowitz LLPfirm_website · G1 · 2026-07-22
  50. 50 Kasowitz Benson Torres — attorney bios & practice pagesfirm_website · G2 · 2026-07-22
  51. 51 Kasowitz Benson Torres — Miami news & announcementsfirm_website · G3 · 2026-07-22
  52. 52 Offices - Much Shelist, P.C.firm_website · G1 · 2026-07-22
  53. 53 Much Shelist — attorney bios & practice pagesfirm_website · G2 · 2026-07-22
  54. 54 Much Shelist — Miami news & announcementsfirm_website · G3 · 2026-07-22
  55. 55 Offices | Pryor Cashman LLPfirm_website · G1 · 2026-07-21
  56. 56 About Us | Pryor Cashman LLPfirm_website · G1 · 2026-07-21
  57. 57 Pryor Cashman — attorney bios & practice pagesfirm_website · G2 · 2026-07-21
  58. 58 Pryor Cashman — Miami news & announcementsfirm_website · G3 · 2026-07-21
  59. 59 Miami - Weber Gallagher Simpson Stapleton Fires & Newby, LLPfirm_website · G1 · 2026-07-22
  60. 60 Locations - Weber Gallagher Simpson Stapleton Fires & Newby, LLPfirm_website · G1 · 2026-07-22
  61. 61 Weber Gallagher — attorney bios & practice pagesfirm_website · G2 · 2026-07-22
  62. 62 Weber Gallagher — Miami news & announcementsfirm_website · G3 · 2026-07-22
  63. 63 Locationsfirm_website · G1 · 2026-07-22
  64. 64 Weinberg Wheeler Hudgins Gunn & Dial — attorney bios & practice pagesfirm_website · G2 · 2026-07-22
  65. 65 Weinberg Wheeler Hudgins Gunn & Dial — Miami news & announcementsfirm_website · G3 · 2026-07-22
23 Jul 2026 Scope-aware market-relative core assembled.
23 Jul 2026 65 verified source(s) ingested for the researched firms; tier placement is Titan-derived so unresearched visible firms do not block approval → APPROVED (auto).
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04 — Questions

About this ranking

Who are the best Litigation & Disputes law firms in Miami?

As of July 2026, Holland & Knight, Quintairos Prieto Wood & Boyer, Wicker Smith, Cole Scott & Kissane, Greenberg Traurig occupy Tier 1 — Market leaders — on Sartori's Miami Litigation & Disputes board. That band is an editorial judgement of disputes depth, seniority mix and market standing; full placement of all 25 visible firms is on this page.

Is Holland & Knight the best Litigation & Disputes law firm in Miami?

Holland & Knight sits in Tier 1 — Market leaders — of Sartori's Miami Litigation & Disputes board as of July 2026, alongside Quintairos Prieto Wood & Boyer, Wicker Smith, Cole Scott & Kissane, Greenberg Traurig. Sartori does not name a single #1: the gap between Tier 1 firms is genuinely unmeasurable, and a numeric score would be false precision.

Which firms have the biggest Litigation & Disputes benches in Miami?

By mapped Miami bench, the largest firms on this board are Cole Scott & Kissane (200–349 mapped lawyers each), followed by Quintairos Prieto Wood & Boyer (100–199). All counts are bands, never precise headcounts.

Which Litigation & Disputes teams are hiring in Miami?

As of July 2026, no firm on this board shows a public hiring signal in the mapping window. Live Miami mandates are listed on Sartori's jobs board.

What is a Tier 1 law firm?

In Sartori's rankings, Tier 1 — Market leaders — is an editorial judgement expressed in words, never a score: the firms whose Miami bench depth, seniority mix and market standing set the reference point for the market. As of July 2026 that is Holland & Knight, Quintairos Prieto Wood & Boyer, Wicker Smith, Cole Scott & Kissane, Greenberg Traurig. Within the tier no firm outranks another.

Which are the best law firms in Miami overall?

Sartori's overall Miami board groups 25 firms into editorial tiers; as of July 2026 its Tier 1 is Gunster, Holland & Knight, Akerman Senterfitt, Cole Scott & Kissane, Greenberg Traurig. See /firms/in/miami/.

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This ranking is compiled independently by Sartori from public sources. Tiers are Sartori’s editorial opinion, expressed without numeric scores; firms are named for identification only, no logos are reproduced, and no firm has paid for or approved its placement. No third-party legal-directory band is used as an input. Nothing here is legal advice or a recommendation to instruct counsel.