Best Lawyers 2021: Lawyers of the Year
Thomas G. Appleman: Securities Regulation
Brad B. Arbuckle: Secruities/Capital Markets Law
Thomas W. Cranmer: Criminal Defense - White-Collar
William J. Danhof: Public Finance Law
Sonal Hope Mithani: Litigation - Real Estate
Megan P. Norris: Litigation - Labor and Employment
Gregory A. Nowak: Litigation and Controversy - Tax
Thomas C. O'Brien: Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
Jerry T. Rupley: Public Finance Law
Kurt N. Sherwood: Employment Law - Management
Amanda Van Dusen: Education Law
John G. Van Slambrouck: Trusts and Estates
Sherri A. Wellman: Energy Regulatory Law
Best Lawyers 2021
Ann Arbor, MI
Paul R. Dimond: Real Estate Law
Joseph M. Fazio: Litigation – Real Estate, Real Estate Law
Robert E. Gilbert: Real Estate Law
Anthony J. Mavrinac: Banking and Finance Law
Sonal Hope Mithani: Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Construction, Litigation – Real Estate
Kristin E. Nied: Public Finance Law
Thomas C. O’Brien: Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Criminal Defense: General Practice, Criminal Defense: White-Collar, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants, Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs
Stephen G. Palms: Real Estate Law
Kimberly L. Scott: Litigation – Intellectual Property
Erik H. Serr – Corporate Law
Timothy D. Sochocki: Health Care Law, Public Finance Law
Chicago, IL
Darryl R. Davidson: Public Finance Law
Sanford M. Stein: Environmental Law, Land Use and Zoning Law
Robert T. Zielinski: Labor Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment
Cincinnati, OH
Matthew C. Steele: Real Estate Law
Cleveland, OH
Nancy A. Valentine: Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Detroit, MI
Frederick A. Acomb FCIArb: Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Intellectual Property
Michael A. Alaimo: Employment Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment
Elisa Angeli Palizzi: Commerical Litigation
Jeffrey S. Aronoff: Public Finance Law
LeRoy L. Asher, Jr.: Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Real Estate
Robin W. Asher: Commerical Litigation
Marjory G. Basile: Litigation – Intellectual Property, Litigation – Patent, Trademark Law
Bruce D. Birgbauer: Corporate Law, International Trade and Finance Law
Orin D. Brustad: Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
Harold W. Bulger, Jr.: Public Finance Law
Beverly Hall Burns: Education Law, Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management
Michael P. Coakley: Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Intellectual Property, Litigation – Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy)
Thomas D. Colis: Public Finance Law
Lawrence M. Dudek: Litigation – Construction, Litigation – Real Estate
W. Mack Faison: Commercial Litigation
Steven M. Frank: Public Finance Law
Leonard D. Givens: Employment Law - Management; Labor Law - Management
Jonathan S. Green: Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Michael W. Hartmann: Commercial Litigation; Legal Malpractice Law - Defendants; Professional Malpractice Law - Defendants
Todd A. Holleman: Commercial Litigation
Shawn N. Hopper: Banking and Finance Law
Douglas M. Kilbourne: Banking and Finance Law
Stephen S. LaPlante: Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Litigation - Bankruptcy
Thomas W. Linn: Banking and Finance Law
Michael P. McGee: Public Finance Law
Patrick F. McGow: Public Finance Law
Jeffrey M. McHugh: Public Finance Law
David R. Mitchell: Banking and Finance Law
Megan P. Norris: Employment Law - Management; Litigation - Labor and Employment
Gregory A. Nowak: Litigation and Controversy - Tax; Tax Law
A. Michael Palizzi: Commercial Litigation; Litigation - Intellectual Property
Joel L. Piell: Public Finance Law
Steven A. Roach: Banking and Finance Law; Litigation - Banking and Finance
Jerry T. Rupley: Education Law; Public Finance Law
Jennifer L. Sabourin: Litigation - Labor and Employment
Larry J. Saylor: Appellate Practice; Commercial Litigation; Litigation - Antitrust; Litigation - Intellectual Property
Brian Schwartz: Litigation - Labor and Employment
Kent E. Shafer: Securities Regulation
Julianne Cassin Sharp: Immigration Law
Marc N. Swanson: Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Amanda Van Dusen: Banking and Finance Law; Education Law; Government Relations Practice; Municipal Law; Public Finance Law
Joseph G. Vernon: Commercial Litigation
Carl H. von Ende: Banking and Finance Law; Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation
Richard A. Walawender: International Trade and Finance Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Richard W. Warren: Employment Law - Management; Litigation - Labor and Employment
Jerome R. Watson: Employment Law - Management; Labor Law - Management; Litigation - Labor and Employment
John H. Willems: Employment Law - Management; Labor Law - Management
Grand Rapids, MI
Andrew T. Blum: Commercial Litigation
Robert L. DeJong: Commercial Litigation; Litigation - Construction; Litigation - Real Estate; Litigation - Trusts and Estates; Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
Charles S. Mishkind: Employment Law - Management; Litigation - Labor and Employment
Stanley J. Stek: Commercial Litigation; Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law; Litigation - Banking and Finance; Litigation - Construction; Litigation - Municipal; Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
Trent J. Taylor: Banking and Finance Law; Commercial Finance Law; Commercial Transactions/UCC Law; Real Estate Law
Kalamazoo, MI
Ronald E. Baylor: Environmental Law; Litigation - Environmental
Paul D. Hudson: Appellate Practice; Commercial Litigation
Kurt P. McCamman: Commercial Litigation; Litigation - Labor and Employment; Litigation - Municipal
Don M. Schmidt: Municipal Law; Public Finance Law
Leigh M. Schultz: Litigation - Labor and Employment
Kurt N. Sherwood: Employment Law - Management; Labor Law - Management
James E. Spurr: Commercial Litigation; Construction Law; Litigation - Construction
Steven M. Stankewicz: Real Estate Law
John G. Van Slambrouck: Litigation - Trusts and Estates; Trusts and Estates
Lansing, MI
Steven E. Chester: Environmental Law
William J. Danhof: Banking and Finance Law; Public Finance Law
Christopher J. Dembowski: Public Finance Law
Michael J. Hodge: Administrative / Regulatory Law
Harvey J. Messing: Administrative / Regulatory Law; Energy Law; Litigation - Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy); Natural Resources Law; Oil and Gas Law; Utilities Law
Thomas C. Phillips: Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law; Environmental Law
Alan Wallace: Litigation - Municipal; Municipal Law
Sherri A. Wellman: Energy Law; Energy Regulatory Law; Natural Resources Law
Troy, MI
James L. Allen: Litigation - Banking and Finance; Litigation - Real Estate; Mortgage Banking Foreclosure Law; Real Estate Law
Matthew P. Allen: Commercial Litigation
Frank L. Andrews: Litigation - Environmental
Thomas G. Appleman: Corporate Governance Law; Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Securities / Capital Markets Law; Securities Regulation
Brad B. Arbuckle: Corporate Governance Law; Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Securities / Capital Markets Law; Securities Regulation
Alexander J. Clark: Real Estate Law
Thomas W. Cranmer: Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Criminal Defense: General Practice; Criminal Defense: White-Collar; Ethics and Professional Responsibility Law; Litigation - Environmental; Litigation - Securities; Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
Gregory V. Di Censo: Litigation - Trusts and Estates; Trusts and Estates
Gerald J. Gleeson II: Commercial Litigation; Criminal Defense: General Practice
Gary R. Glenn: Tax Law
Kal Goren: Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law; Trusts and Estates
Ronald E. Hodess: Construction Law; Real Estate Law
Brian H. Holt: Real Estate Law
David D. Joswick: Banking and Finance Law; Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Securities / Capital Markets Law; Securities Regulation
Kenneth E. Konop: Litigation - Trusts and Estates
Scott R. Lesser: Real Estate Law
Stephen J. Ott: Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants; Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants; Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
Dawn M. Schluter: Trusts and Estates
James A. Simpson: Banking and Finance Law; Corporate Law; Real Estate Law; Securities / Capital Markets Law; Securitization and Structured Finance Law
Shusheng Wang: Corporate Law
Ones to Watch
Ann Arbor, MI
Caroline B. Giordano: Commercial Litigation
Samuel E. Nuxoll: Trusts and Estates
Chicago, IL
Magdalena I. Schenone: Banking and Finance Law
Detroit, MI
Megan Baxter-Labut: Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Jeffrey A. Crapko: Appellate Practice, Commercial Litigation, Criminal Defense: General Practice
Katrina Piligian Desmond: Public Finance Law
Conor T. Fitzpatrick: Commercial Litigation
Lauren E. Verbiscus Rowe: Real Estate Law
Lu (Kevin) Wang: Immigration Law
Lansing, MI
Nicholas M. Colvin: Real Estate Law
Matthew J. Greenberg: Environmental Law
Kamil Robakiewicz: Commercial Litigation, Education Law
Troy, MI
Alexander S. Jerome: Corporate Governance and Compliance Law
Steven J. Kustra: Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
Matthew Warmbir: Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
Washington, D.C.
Lana A. Yaghi: Corporate Governance and Compliance Law