PORTLAND, OR – Today, the world's leading authority on guides to the legal profession, Chambers and Partners (Chambers) announced Bullard Smith Jernstedt Wilson and eight of its attorneys as among the nation's best law firms and lawyers.  

"Known as the best traditional labor firm in town, Bullard also provides clients with employment-related advice and representation. Observers acknowledge the firm's strong proactive approach and dedication to service: 'There has never been a doubt that the client comes first and the firm repeatedly demonstrates its commitment to this core value.'" With 27 dedicated labor and employment attorneys, the team boasts both the focus and the resources necessary to hold its own as one of the Pacific Northwest's finest.

Chambers & Partners:  Chambers and Partners has been publishing their world-famous guides to the legal profession since 1990. Chambers and Partners, publishers of the international guides to the world's leading lawyers, has today published the 2011 Chambers USA guide, available online at: www.chambersandpartners.com/Usa

Chambers USA ranks the leading firms and lawyers in an extensive range of practice areas throughout America. The research is in-depth and client focused and the guide is read by industry-leading companies and organizations throughout the US and worldwide.

For the 2011 edition, a team of 50 Chambers USA researchers interviewed more than 10,000 lawyers and over 16,000 clients across the span of six months.

About Bullard: 

Founded in 1977, Bullard Law represents employers in both the private and public sectors. The firm's 27 attorneys counsel clients throughout the western United States in the areas of private and public sector labor law, labor contract negotiations and administration, employment litigation, trials and class actions, employee benefits, proactive employment training and advice, preventative personnel policies and practices, and employment and noncompetition agreements. Please visit Bullard at http://www.bullardlaw.com/.

Bullard lawyers Richard Alli, Fran Barnwell, Jacqueline Damm, Kathy Hindman, Kenneth Jernstedt, Thomas Kramer, David Wilson, and Maryann Yelnosky are highlighted in the Chambers & Partners 2011 edition.