Miller Canfield is pleased to announce that it has again been named a Client Service A-Team 2017 firm by client service ranking firm BTI Consulting.

The ranking measures service excellence based on in-depth interviews with C-level executives who revealed the most important specific activities that drive superior client relationships.

“BTI researches some 300 of the largest and best known law firms in the country,” said Miller Canfield CEO Michael McGee. “Based on hundreds of client interviews, they identify the firms that truly distinguish themselves as being the most invested in their clients’ successes and providing the most value to the client/law firm relationship.”

Miller Canfield is pleased to announce that client Willow Run Arsenal of Democracy Land Holdings Limited Partnership (WRAD) has closed on the $1.2 million land purchase for the $80 million American Center for Mobility autonomous vehicle testing facility.

According to the State of Michigan, the center will be designed for research, education, testing, standards-convening, product development, validation and self-certification and will enable the region to be a global leader in autonomous and connected vehicles.

We are thrilled to announce that Wendolyn Wrosch Richards has rejoined us at Miller Canfield in the role of Pro Bono Counsel, a new position in the firm.

“The creation of the Pro Bono Counsel position is a reflection of Miller Canfield’s serious commitment to supporting pro bono services, and our investment in the communities where we work and live,” said Miller Canfield CEO Mike McGee. “During the past year, the firm has contributed more than $1.8 million to pro bono endeavors, including the more than 5,000 hours of pro bono services our attorneys have performed. Under Wendy’s leadership, we can do even more.”

Miller Canfield is pleased to announce that the firm has again been named in the U.S. News & World Report “Best Law Firms” 2017 rankings.

Miller Canfield was recognized as a nationally tiered firm in 16 practice areas. The firm was also ranked among the highest in the metropolitan areas of Chicago, and the Michigan cities of Ann Arbor, Detroit, Grand Rapids, Kalamazoo, Lansing and Troy. In all, Miller Canfield was recognized in 130 areas. A full list of the rankings can be found here.

The firm wishes Clarence "Rocky" Pozza Jr. well as he prepares to open a Detroit office of Judicial Arbitration and Mediation Services (JAMS). Read the full story here.

Miller Canfield is pleased to announce that Katrina P. Desmond has been named among Michigan Lawyers Weekly’s Up & Coming Lawyers.

The annual Up & Coming Lawyers recognition honors attorneys who are establishing a name for themselves and who display ambition, drive, determination and accomplishments setting them apart from their peers.

Miller Canfield, a global law firm headquartered in Detroit, has announced that Heather M. Olson has been inducted as a fellow of the American College of Mortgage Attorneys. She is one of 15 ACMA fellows in the state of Michigan.

Olson is a senior attorney in the firm’s Real Estate Group.

Miller Canfield is pleased to announce that Steven Mann has been elected to serve a three-year term on the Michigan Association of Municipal Attorneys Board of Directors.

Mann is a principal in Miller Canfield’s Detroit office, and is a member of the firm’s Public Finance Group, representing public agencies as bond counsel.

Miller Canfield is pleased to  announce that the BTI Litigation Outlook 2017 has ranked the firm in the top 15 percent of all U.S. law firms in Complex Employment Litigation. Miller Canfield’s employment litigation team is regularly ranked alongside the best known major national law firms.

Super Lawyers' September issue featured Miller Canfield's Saul Green, a champion for his hometown City of Detroit and a powerful voice in the legal community. The story can be read in full here.