Gilmore & Bell, PC is one of the leading public finance law firms in the United States. The Firm primarily represents states, counties, cities, school districts and other governmental and quasi-governmental entities as bond counsel in municipal finance transactions and as special counsel for economic development projects.
 
Gilmore & Bell has one of the largest public finance practices in the nation. In 2012, the Firm served as bond counsel on more bond issues than any other law firm in the United States. The Firm delivered the approving opinion on 530 long-term municipal issues aggregating over $6.13 billion in principal amount. The Firm's 2012 rankings among bond counsel throughout the United States were as follows:
 
  Number of Issues Dollar Volume
Missouri 1st 1st
Kansas 1st 1st
Nebraska 2nd 2nd
Midwest 1st 1st
Nation 1st 12th
Source: Thomson Reuters. Midwest: Missouri, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota and South Dakota.