Porter Wright was once again named as a leading law firm by Chambers USA, one of the most authoritative referral guides of business law firms and lawyers in the nation. Ten of the firm's practice areas are ranked among top levels for the state of Ohio in the 2018 edition, including:

• Banking & Finance
• Bankruptcy/Restructuring
• Corporate/M&A
• Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation
• Healthcare
• Intellectual Property
• Labor & Employment
• Litigation: General Commercial
• Natural Resources & Environment
• Real Estate

In addition, 22 Porter Wright attorneys were individually named as "Leaders in Their Field:"

• Andrew Bojko, Banking & Finance - Ohio
• James Botti, Bankruptcy/Restructuring - Ohio
• Robert Brubaker, Natural Resources & Environment  Senior Statesmen - Ohio
• Timothy Grady, Banking & Finance - Ohio
• Richard Helmreich, Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation - Ohio
• Judd Kessler, International Arbitration: Arbitrators - Nationwide
• Holly Kozlowski, Intellectual Property - Ohio
• Curtis Loveland, Corporate/M&A - Ohio
• Robert McAdams, Healthcare- Ohio
• Hugh McKay, Litigation: General Commercial - Ohio
• Jack Pigman, Bankruptcy/Restructuring - Ohio
• Fred G Pressley Jr, Labor & Employment - Ohio
• James Prior, Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation - Ohio
• Robert Schmidt Jr, Natural Resources & Environment - Ohio
• Christopher Schraff , Natural Resources & Environment - Ohio
• John Stephen, Labor & Employment - Ohio
• Robert Tannous, Corporate/M&A - Ohio
• Kathleen Trafford, Litigation: General Commercial - Ohio
• Robert Trafford, Litigation: General Commercial - Ohio
• Michael Underwood, Labor & Employment - Ohio
• Charles Warner, Labor & Employment - Ohio
• Bill Weir, Real Estate - Ohio

Chambers rankings are based on lawyer and client interviews, among other criteria, and aspects such as technical legal ability, professional conduct, client service, commercial awareness and astuteness, diligence, commitment and other qualities that clients consider relevant.