A local law firm earned national recognition for helping injured employees get worker's compensation.

U.S. News and World Reports named Crown Point-based George C. Patrick & Associates, P.C. to its list of the Best Law Firms of 2014.

The digital magazine, which is well-known for its national rankings of colleges, hospitals and consumer products, evaluated law firms across the country by weighing feedback from clients and the opinions of peers. Law firms cannot pay to be ranked.

George C. Patrick & Associates, P.C. earned a metropolitan Tier 1 ranking in the area of worker's compensation law for claimants.

The law firm, which has an office on Merrillville Road in Crown Point, concentrates in worker's compensation, municipal law, and personal injury.