Chambers USA ranks the nation’s leading firms and lawyers in an extensive range of practice areas. The research is in-depth and client-focused; the guide is read by industry-leading companies and organizations across the U.S. and worldwide. McKool Smith's 2017 rankings include:

• Ranked nationally as a leading firm for Intellectual Property Litigation. “They are involved in some of the biggest and best cases.”
• Ranked as a leading firm for Insurance: Dispute Resolution: Policyholder in New York. “Well known for regularly securing key verdicts at trial and appellate level for major corporate clients facing significant liability exposure.”
• Ranked as a leading Commercial Litigation firm in Texas. “They are doing an outstanding job - they have great command of the details, give good recommendations on strategy, and provide an excellent written work product.”
• Ranked as a leading Intellectual Property firm in Texas. “McKool Smith continues to blaze trails in the litigation arena.”
• Ranked as a leading Bankruptcy/Restructuring firm in Texas. “Compact team renowned for advising on bankruptcy litigation, with regular engagements on complex and high-value work.”
• 17 of the firm's lawyers are ranked as individual leaders in their field(s): Samuel Baxter, Kevin Burgess, Douglas A. Cawley, Robin Cohen, Roderick Dorman, Kenneth H. Frenchman, J. Michael Hennigan, Gayle Klein, William LaFuze, Lewis LeClair, Kyle Lonergan, Keith McKenna, Mike McKool, Paul Moak, Steven Pollinger, Hugh Ray, and Theodore Stevenson III.