2007 Family 25: The Top Family Friendly Firms

This ranking is based on how family friendly associates consider their firms. The Top 25 in the country are listed. Most first year associates are not concerned about the family friendliness of a prospective law firm. However, for many associates after the first few years of practice, family friendliness becomes important and leads many associates to find a new firm.

Rank	Law Firm	Main Office	Total Midlevels	Response Rate	Score (0-100)
1	Wiley Rein & Fielding	Washington, D.C.	36	33%	89.0
1	Goulston & Storrs	Boston	16	81%	88.6
3	Carter Ledyard & Milburn	New York	15	73%	87.2
3	Harter, Secrest & Emery	Rochester, New York	16	94%	87.2
5	Schnader Harrison Segal & Lewis	Philadelphia	21	86%	85.8
6	Faegre & Benson	Minneapolis	64	45%	84.8
7	Crowell & Moring	Washington, D.C.	46	46%	84.4
7	Nutter McClennen & Fish	Boston	23	83%	83.6
9	Munger, Tolles & Olson	Los Angeles	51	57%	83.2
9	Dickstein Shapiro Morin & Oshinsky	Washington, D.C.	57	49%	83.1
9	Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner	Washington, D.C.	55	44%	83.0
9	Benesch, Friedlander, Coplan & Aronoff	Cleveland	120	10%	82.5
13	Strasburger & Price	Dallas	22	45%	82.1
13	Miles & Stockbridge	Baltimore	23	61%	82.0
13	Chapman and Cutler	Chicago	17	94%	81.7
13	Best Best & Krieger	Riverside, California	23	43%	81.6
17	Ballard Spahr Andrews & Ingersoll	Philadelphia	49	41%	81.3
17	Jenkens & Gilchrist	Dallas	37	51%	81.3
17	Montgomery, McCracken, Walker & Rhoads	Philadelphia	20	90%	81.3
17	Winstead Sechrest & Minick	Dallas	34	35%	80.8
17	Michael Best & Friedrich	Milwaukee	32	63%	80.6
22	Arnold & Porter	Washington, D.C.	140	53%	80.3
22	Carlton Fields, P.A.	Tampa	33	55%	80.2
22	Cooley Godward	Palo Alto	98	60%	80.2
22	Day, Berry & Howard	Hartford	41	37%	80.0
22	Debevoise & Plimpton	New York	140	20%	79.9
22	Foley Hoag	Boston	50	34%	79.9
22	Loeb & Loeb	Los Angeles	25	68%	79.9
22	Thompson Hine	Cleveland	57	35%	79.9
22	Buchanan Ingersoll	Pittsburgh	39	77%	79.8
22	Powell Goldstein	Atlanta	35	31%	79.7
22	Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi	Minneapolis	57	37%	79.7