State, Local & Federal Tax

Miles & Stockbridge has earned a national ranking for professional excellence in 16 practice areas and a regional ranking in 63 practice areas in the 2026 Best Law Firms^® rankings. The firm was selected through an evaluation process that includes client and lawyer evaluations, peer review from leading attorneys in their practice areas and review of additional information provided by law firms as part of the formal submission process.

Miles & Stockbridge received the following national rankings:

National Tier 2

• Banking and Finance Law
• Commercial Litigation
• Corporate Law
• Land Use and Zoning Law
• Litigation - Real Estate
• Litigation and Controversy - Tax
• Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions - Defendants
• Tax Law

National Tier 3

• Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• Insurance Law
• Litigation - Banking and Finance
• Litigation - Bankruptcy
• Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Project Finance Law
• Real Estate Law
• Securities/Capital Markets Law

Miles & Stockbridge also received the following regional rankings:

Regional Tier 1

Baltimore

• Banking and Finance Law
• Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
• Commercial Litigation
• Corporate Law
• Education Law
• Employment Law - Management
• Environmental Law
• Health Care Law
• Insurance Law
• Labor Law - Management
• Litigation - Banking and Finance
• Litigation - Bankruptcy
• Litigation - Environmental
• Litigation - Insurance
• Litigation - Labor and Employment
• Litigation - Real Estate
• Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions - Defendants
• Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
• Real Estate Law
• Securities / Capital Markets Law
• Tax Law

Richmond

• Litigation and Controversy - Tax

Washington

• Appellate Practice
• Banking and Finance Law
• Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
• Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law
• Commercial Litigation
• Corporate Law
• Land Use and Zoning Law
• Litigation - Intellectual Property
• Litigation - Labor and Employment
• Litigation - Real Estate
• Litigation and Controversy - Tax
• Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
• Public Finance Law
• Real Estate Law
• Tax Law

Regional Tier 2

Baltimore

• Bet-the-Company Litigation
• Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
• Energy Law
• International Mergers and Acquisitions
• Land Use and Zoning Law
• Litigation - Intellectual Property
• Project Finance Law

Richmond

• Commercial Litigation
• Corporate Law 
• Environmental Law
• Tax Law

Washington

• Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law
• Employment Law - Management
• Family Law
• Insurance Law
• Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
• Technology Law
• Trusts and Estates

Regional Tier 3

Baltimore

• Litigation - Patent

Washington

• Copyright Law
• Criminal Defense: White-Collar

About Miles & Stockbridge

Miles & Stockbridge is an Am Law 200 law firm with more than 200 lawyers and offices in Maryland, Washington, D.C., Virginia and New York. The firm’s lawyers help global, national, local and emerging business clients preserve and create value by helping them solve their most challenging problems. The firm, with a highly diversified client base, boasts 13 Chambers-ranked practices For more information, visit the firm’s website, and follow Miles & Stockbridge on LinkedIn, Facebook and X.