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James, McElroy & Diehl, P.A., announced that the firm has been ranked in the 2011-2012 U.S. News – Best Lawyers list of U.S. law firms.

JMD ranked in the following practice groups:

Tier 1 – Charlotte Metropolitan Rankings
Commercial Litigation
Criminal Defense: White-Collar – Litigation
DUI/DWI Defense
Family Law
Medical Malpractice Law – Plaintiffs
Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs

Tier 2 – Charlotte Metropolitan Rankings
Criminal Defense: White-Collar – Governmental Investigations
Litigation – Construction
Litigation – Eminent Domain & Condemnation
Litigation – Labor & Employment
Litigation – Securities

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