Honors & Awards

McAfee & Taft's commitment to excellence has earned us the respect of our clients and the recognition of some of the industry's leading publications. Firm highlights include:

Benchmark Litigation

McAfee & Taft once again earned top marks in the 2021 edition of Benchmark Litigation, a leading independent guide to the nation’s top trial lawyers and litigation firms. The firm received the publication’s highest ranking of “Highly Recommended” in the state of Oklahoma in both ranked categories – dispute resolution and labor and employment litigation. In addition, 23 of the firm’s attorneys – the most of any law firm in Oklahoma – were singled out for individual recognition. Read More »

Best Lawyers in America

McAfee & Taft is pleased to announce that 98 of the firm’s attorneys have been selected by their peers for inclusion in the 2024 edition of The Best Lawyers in America. McAfee & Taft was top-ranked in Oklahoma in the total number of attorneys listed, with many of the attorneys recognized in multiple areas. Read More »

Best Lawyers' Lawyer of the Year

Best Lawyers in America ®, the oldest peer-review publication in the legal profession, has named 18 McAfee & Taft attorneys as “Lawyers of the Year” in 23 legal categories for 2024. Only a single lawyer in a specialty in each market is honored as “Lawyer of the Year.” Read More »

Best Lawyers in America: Ones to Watch

Thirty-eight McAfee & Taft lawyers — 25 from the firm’s Oklahoma City office, one from Springfield, and 12 from Tulsa — were named to the 2024 list of The Best Lawyers in America: Ones to Watch. This honor recognizes attorneys who have demonstrated outstanding professional excellence earlier in their careers, with the majority of recipients having been in private practice for 5–9 years. Recognition by Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch is based entirely on peer review and employs the same methodology as the publisher’s namesake publication, The Best Lawyers in America, which made its debut in 1981. Read More »

Chambers High Net Worth (HNW)

McAfee & Taft received top marks among Oklahoma law firms in the Private Wealth Law category in the just-released 2021 edition of Chambers High Net Worth (HNW), and veteran tax and family wealth lawyer Susan Shields was individually ranked as one of the state’s leading private wealth attorneys. Read More »

Chambers USA Guide to America’s Leading Lawyers for Business

McAfee & Taft received top marks in the most recent edition of the Chambers USA Guide to America’s Leading Lawyers for Business, the only Oklahoma law firm to receive the top Band 1 ranking in all nine major categories of legal practice — Corporate/Commercial, Energy and Natural Resources, Environment, Healthcare, Intellectual Property, Labor & Employment, Litigation, Real Estate, and Tax. Read More »

Super Lawyers — Oklahoma Edition

In its annual Oklahoma edition, Super Lawyers recognizes the top 5 percent of Oklahoma attorneys in nearly 60 practice areas. McAfee & Taft has perennially led the state in the number of attorneys selected to this list, with 10 of our attorneys being singled out for top honors. Read More »

Super Lawyers’ Rising Stars

Super Lawyers recognizes the top up-and-coming attorneys in the state in its annual Oklahoma edition of “Rising Stars.” McAfee & Taft has perennially led the state in the number of attorneys selected to this list. Read More »