Not your father’s law firm.
The first clue that Hermes Sargent Bates is not your father’s law firm is evident when you enter our office. You won’t feel the need to whisper or be intimidated. Instead, you’ll hear us talking to each other. Debating the merits of a case. Discussing a cool new legal database program. We’re real people who happen to be really good lawyers.

The Firm
Hermes Sargent Bates is a full-service firm that handles a range of cases, including appellate & litigation support, banking & finance, bankruptcy & creditors’ rights, commercial litigation, construction, consumer finance litigation, corporate, directors and officers liability, employment & labor, environmental/toxic tort litigation, healthcare, insurance, mass tort litigation, medical malpractice, premises liability, products liability, professional liability, real estate, securities litigation, transportation, and workers’ compensation.

Our Rating
The attorneys in our law firm have earned the respect of their peers. The Martindale-Hubbell Lawyer Rating system, which evaluates lawyers and firms based on peer review, has given our firm and many of our attorneys an AV rating. AV indicates that a lawyer or firm has reached the height of professional excellence, skill and integrity. Click to view our rating.

A National Network
The firm is a member of The Harmonie Group, an invitation-only network of independent law firms in cities across North America. This extensive scope of resources enables us to provide efficient, reliable service for clients throughout the United States. Many of our attorneys are also members of national legal organizations.

Our Clients
The firm works with a wide array of local, national, and international clients in the risk, manufacturing, services, and commercial sectors. Lawyers also have a broad depth of experience in advising clients on non-litigation matters.

Our Attorneys
We surround ourselves with very smart people that get done what you need done. Many of our lawyers are energetic, young, and intense, with practical trial experience and legal knowledge beyond their years. Others are seasoned veterans with the vision and wisdom that only comes from years of experience. Together they create the synergy that defends and advances our clients’ interests.

We’ll go to the mat for you.
We take our practice and our commitment to our clients very seriously. Our attorneys are willing to go to the mat for you. Our lawyers have actual courtroom experience, and we’re not afraid to take your case to trial. But we also know how to cut through the trappings when an out of court resolution is in your best interest.

Maintaining our edge.
We understand that the practice of law doesn’t develop in a vacuum. Maintaining an edge takes interaction and teamwork. It takes understanding new kinds of business, society and technology, which means being involved and having a life. We’re active in professional groups and often serve as speakers or panelists at industry events. We take the time to attend seminars to enhance our understanding of the nuances of our practice areas, and we take the time to do things that are important to us as people, because we know that quality of work and quality of life go hand in hand.