Law Firm Rankings

The following rankings are based on over 5,600 midlevel associates (3rd, 4th & 5th year) survey responses. Associates were asked how dedicated their firm is to diversity. The data comes from The American Lawyer's 2005 Midlevel Associates Survey. Please visit that site (free registration required) to see complete survey results for each law firm.

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The Firms Most Dedicated to Diversity
Rank	Law Firm	Main Office	Participating Offices	Total Midlevels	Respondents	Response Rate	Score (0-100)
1	Dickstein Shapiro Morin & Oshinsky	Washington, DC	Los Angeles; New York; Washington, DC	45	28	62%	95.2
2	Jenner & Block	Chicago	Chicago	81	13	16%	93.8
3	Strasburger & Price	Dallas	Austin, TX; Dallas; Frisco, TX; Houston	20	10	50%	92.5
4	Miles & Stockbridge	Baltimore	Baltimore; Easton, MD; Rockville, MD	28	16	57%	92.2
5	Saul Ewing	Philadelphia	Baltimore; Chesterbrook, PA; Harrisburg, PA; Philadelphia; Princeton; Wilmington	28	23	82%	91.4
5	Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal	Chicago	Chicago; Kansas City, MO; Los Angeles; New York; San Francisco; St. Louis; Washington, DC	97	28	29%	91.0
7	Morrison & Foerster	San Francisco	Denver; Irvine, CA; Los Angeles; McLean, VA; New York; Palo Alto; San Diego; San Francisco; Tokyo; Walnut Creek, CA; Washington, DC	182	104	57%	89.3
8	Manatt, Phelps & Phillips	Los Angeles	Los Angeles; New York; Palo Alto	42	27	64%	88.2
8	Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner	Washington, DC	Atlanta; Cambridge, MA; Reston, VA; Washington, DC	51	18	35%	87.8
10	Preston Gates & Ellis	Seattle	Irvine, CA; Portland, OR; San Francisco; Seattle; Taipei; Washington, DC	47	19	40%	86.3
10	Quarles & Brady	Milwaukee	Milwaukee; Naples, FL; Phoenix; Tucson	62	26	42%	86.3
10	Arnold & Porter	Washington, DC	Los Angeles; McLean, VA; New York; Washington, DC	126	29	23%	86.2
10	Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi	Minneapolis	Atlanta; Boston; Los Angeles; Minneapolis; Washington, DC	32	19	59%	86.1
10	Harter, Secrest & Emery	Rochester, NY	Albany; Buffalo; Rochester, NY	14	13	93%	86.0
15	Patterson, Belknap, Webb & Tyler	New York	New York	47	29	62%	85.0
15	Shook, Hardy & Bacon	Kansas City, MO	Geneva; Kansas City, MO; Miami; Washington, DC	78	14	18%	84.7
15	Winston & Strawn	Chicago	Chicago; Los Angeles; New York; San Francisco; Washington, DC	124	31	25%	84.5
18	Debevoise & Plimpton	New York	New York	133	20	15%	84.4
18	Baker & Hostetler	Cleveland	Cincinnati; Cleveland; Columbus; Denver; Houston; New York; Orlando; Washington, DC	104	52	50%	84.3
18	Faegre & Benson	Minneapolis	Boulder; Denver; Minneapolis	62	24	39%	84.0
18	Davis Wright Tremaine	Seattle	Bellevue, WA; Los Angeles; Portland, OR; San Francisco; Seattle; Washington, DC	46	12	26%	83.8
18	Hogan & Hartson	Washington, DC	Baltimore; Brussels; Colorado Springs; Denver; London; Los Angeles; McLean, VA; Miami; New York; Washington, DC	188	49	26%	83.8
18	Davis Polk & Wardwell	New York	Frankfurt; Hong Kong; New York; Paris	144	13	9%	83.7
18	Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe	San Francisco	Irvine, CA; Los Angeles; Menlo Park, CA; New York; Portland, OR; Sacramento; San Francisco; Seattle; Washington, DC	79	44	56%	83.7