Jennings Haug Keleher McLeod Waterfall (JKW) is proud to announce that 34 of the firm’s legal practices earned top rankings in the 2026 edition of Best Law Firms® in America, including top rankings nationally for real estate litigation, commercial litigation, construction litigation, natural resources law and bankruptcy and creditor debtor rights/insolvency and reorganization law.

Additionally, JKW received first-tier ranking recognition in the metropolitan regions of Albuquerque, New Mexico and in Phoenix and Tucson, Arizona for its lawyers’ work in appellate law, bankruptcy and creditor debtor rights/insolvency and reorganization law, commercial litigation, construction law and litigation, energy law, energy regulatory law, environmental law, insurance law and litigation, real estate law and litigation, natural resources law, personal injury litigation for defendants and trusts and estates law. 



The Best Law Firms® rankings recognize law firms for their professional excellence. The annual list is based on a rigorous evaluation process that considers overall firm performance, client and lawyer evaluations, and peer recognition from leading attorneys across the United States. Achieving a tiered ranking signals a unique combination of quality law practice and breadth of legal expertise. Firms included in the 2026 edition are recognized for professional excellence with consistently impressive ratings from clients and peers.

This recognition follows the individual recognitions of 39 JKW lawyers who were ranked as 2026 Best Lawyers in America® and Ones to Watch for their work in 40 areas of legal practice, which was published earlier this year.

The JKW’s legal practices named in the 2026 edition of Best Law Firms® in America include: 

• Nationally top-tier ranked practices are commercial litigation, real estate litigation, construction litigation, natural resources law and bankruptcy and creditor debtor rights/insolvency and reorganization law;
• Metropolitan Albuquerque top-tier ranked practices include administrative/regulatory law, antitrust litigation, appellate law, Bet-the-Company litigation, corporate law, commercial litigation, construction litigation, energy regulatory law, government relations, insurance law and litigation, labor and employment litigation, mass tort litigation/class actions for defendants, Native American law, natural resources law, personal injury litigation for defendants, product liability litigation for defendants, real estate law and litigation, trusts and estates law and litigation and tax law;
• Metropolitan Phoenix top-tier ranked practices include arbitration, bankruptcy and creditor debtor rights/insolvency and reorganization law, Bet-the Company litigation, business organizations law, commercial litigation, construction law and litigation, energy law, energy regulatory law, environmental law and litigation, family law, insurance law and litigation, medical malpractice law for defendants, natural resources law, personal injury litigation for defense and plaintiffs, real estate law and litigation, SEC regulatory enforcement, securities litigation and water law;
• Metropolitan Tucson top-tier ranked practices include real estate law and litigation, and trusts and estates law and litigation. 

About Jennings Haug Keleher McLeod Waterfall LLP  

JKW is a full-service litigation and business law firm with extensive trial, litigation management, dispute resolution and complex litigation experience. The firm’s attorneys address a wide range of legal matters for businesses and individuals in the areas of antitrust, attorney regulation and ethics, appellate law, business law and litigation, banking, bankruptcy and creditors’ rights, civil rights and constitutional law, commercial real estate, construction, corporate law, employment, environmental, comprehensive estate planning, trusts, probate and administration services, family law, fidelity and surety, government relations and lobbying, insurance defense and coverage, medical and professional malpractice, municipal law, personal injury, energy regulatory matters and tribal law, as well as alternative dispute resolution. JKW has offices in Phoenix and Tucson, Arizona, Albuquerque, New Mexico and Denver, Colorado to serve clients in the Southwest and throughout the United States.