Shatz, Schwartz and Fentin Earns Best Lawyers Rankings

The Springfield firm received Regional Tier 1 rankings in six practice areas on Best Lawyers' 2027 Best Law Firms list.

Updated on Nov. 5, 2026 in Business — General

Shatz, Schwartz and Fentin Earns Best Lawyers Rankings

Shatz, Schwartz and Fentin, P.C. received Regional Tier 1 rankings in six practice areas on Best Lawyers' 2027 Best Law Firms list in Springfield. Best Lawyers also recognized eight of the firm's attorneys in the 2027 edition of The Best Lawyers in America.

Why it matters

The rankings reflect Best Lawyers' evaluation process, which includes client feedback, peer reviews, and assessments of professional excellence. Law firms cannot pay to participate in or receive recognition through the process.

The firm holds Tier 1 rankings in six practice areas, including bankruptcy, corporate law, and trusts and estates, plus a Regional Tier 2 ranking in Litigation - Trusts and Estates. Eight attorneys were individually recognized in The Best Lawyers in America 2027, though the extraction does not provide prior-year comparisons.

The players

Best Lawyers

Best Lawyers is a peer-review publication that has long recognized outstanding lawyers and law firms across the United States.

Shatz, Schwartz and Fentin, P.C.

Shatz, Schwartz and Fentin is a Springfield law firm with practices spanning bankruptcy, corporate, and trusts and estates law.

The details

The rankings place Shatz, Schwartz and Fentin among Springfield firms recognized in the 2027 Best Law Firms list. The firm received Tier 1 rankings in bankruptcy, creditor debtor rights/insolvency and reorganization law, business organizations, commercial transactions/UCC law, corporate law, elder law, and trusts and estates.

Eight attorneys were recognized earlier in 2026 in The Best Lawyers in America.
The Best Law Firms 2027 list recognized the firm in 2026.

Market Landscape

The Best Law Firms list is an annual Best Lawyers ranking that rates firms in regional markets across practice areas. The firm's Tier 1 placements position it among regional competitors in each practice area it was ranked.

Clients seeking bankruptcy, corporate, or trusts and estates counsel in the Springfield area can use these Regional Tier 1 rankings as one reference point. The rankings are based on client feedback and peer reviews rather than paid placement.

The takeaway

Best Law Firms rankings rely on client feedback and peer review, and firms cannot buy their way onto the list. Readers evaluating counsel can treat these recognitions as one of several factors when choosing a firm.