SAN FRANCISCO, November 8, 2021 – Barg Coffin Lewis & Trapp, LLP was again named a “Best Law Firm” in Best Lawyers’ 2022 “Best Law Firms” list published by U.S. News & World Report.

The firm received a “Tier 1” ranking in the San Francisco metropolitan area for both “Environmental Law” and “Litigation – Environmental.”

Best Lawyers also named Barg Coffin a national "Tier 2" firm for both “Environmental Law” and “Litigation – Environmental.”

Inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America is based entirely on peer review. The publication’s stated methodology is designed to produce a list based on the “consensus opinion of leading lawyers about the professional abilities of their colleagues within the same geographical area and legal practice area.”

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