121 Miller Canfield Lawyers Named Super Lawyers and Rising Stars in 2013
Tom Cranmer Named #1 Lawyer in Michigan
Miller Canfield announced today that 121 of its lawyers have been recognized in Super Lawyers in 2013. Seventy-five lawyers were named as “Super Lawyers” in Michigan; three in Illinois; one in Ohio. Thirty-nine lawyers in Michigan were named as “Rising Stars;” two in Illinois; and one in New York.
Special recognition went to Thomas W. Cranmer, whom the publication ranked as the top lawyer in Michigan. Cranmer is the co-leader of Miller Canfield’s Litigation Practice Group. His practice focuses largely on white-collar criminal defense, complex commercial litigation and "bet-the-company" litigation. This is the third time in four years that Cranmer has been hailed as the top lawyer in the state.
Three other lawyers were ranked within the top 100 in Michigan: Matthew F. Leitman (Criminal Defense – White Collar, Troy office), Megan P. Norris (Employment and Labor, Detroit office) and Jerome R. Watson (Employment Litigation Defense, Detroit office).
Norris was also one of three Miller Canfield lawyers listed among the Top 50 Women Lawyers in Michigan, along with Pamela C. Enslen (Employment Litigation Defense, Kalamazoo office) and Amy M. Johnston (Personal Injury Defense: Products, Detroit office)
Miller Canfield lawyers named in Super Lawyers Michigan 2013 (* denotes new to the list.)
Ann Arbor office
Joseph M. Fazio, Real Estate
Sonal Hope Mithani, Civil Litigation Defense
Thomas C. O’Brien, Criminal Defense
Stephen G. Palms, Real Estate
Detroit office
Marjory G. Basile, Intellectual Property Litigation
William B. Beach, Government/Cities/Municipalities
Orin D. Brustad, Employee Benefits/ERISA
Harold W. Bulger, Jr., Bonds/Government Finance
Beverly Hall Burns, Employment and Labor
Michael P. Coakley, Securities Litigation
Donna J. Donati, Employment and Labor
Lawrence M. Dudek, Real Estate
W. Mack Faison, Business Litigation
Adam S. Forman, Employment and Labor
Joseph F. Galvin, Litigation
Leonard D. Givens, Employment and Labor
Jonathan S. Green, Bankruptcy and Creditor/Debtor Rights
Saul A. Green,* Criminal Defense
Michael W. Hartmann, Litigation
Irene Bruce Hathaway, Litigation
Todd A. Holleman,* Business Litigation
Amy M. Johnston, Personal Injury Defense: Products (Top 50 Women Michigan Super Lawyers)
Stephen S. LaPlante, Bankruptcy and Creditor/Debtor Rights
Thomas W. Linn, Government/Cities/Municipalities
Michael P. McGee, Bonds/Government Finance
Jeffrey M. McHugh, Tax
Christopher A. McMican, Employee Benefits/ERISA
Megan P. Norris, Employment and Labor (Top 50 Women Michigan Super Lawyers and Top 100 Michigan Super Lawyers)
A. Michael Palizzi, Business Litigation
Thomas G. Parachini, Business Litigation
Joel L. Piell, Government/Cities/Municipalities
Clarence L. Pozza, Jr., Business Litigation
Steven A. Roach, Bankruptcy and Creditor/Debtor Rights
Jerry T. Rupley, Bonds/Government Finance
Larry J. Saylor, Business Litigation
Richard J. Seryak, Employment Litigation Defense
Michael H. Traison, Bankruptcy and Creditor/Debtor Rights
Amanda Van Dusen, Bonds/Government Finance
Richard A. Walawender, Mergers and Acquisitions
Peter W. Waldmeir, Litigation
Jerome R. Watson, Employment Litigation Defense (Top 100 Michigan Super Lawyers)
John H. Willems, Employment and Labor
Grand Rapids office
Robert L. DeJong, Litigation
Joseph M. Infante,* Business Litigation
Charles (Sandy) Mishkind, Employment Litigation Defense
Stanley J. Stek, Litigation
Trent J. Taylor, Banking
Kalamazoo office
Ronald E. Baylor, Environmental
Eric V. Brown, Jr., Securities and Corporate Finance
Douglas L. Callander, Employment and Labor
Pamela C. Enslen, Employment Litigation Defense (Top 50 Women Michigan Super Lawyers)
Don M. Schmidt, Government/Cities/Municipalities
Kurt N. Sherwood, Employment and Labor
Lansing office
William J. Danhof, Bonds/Government Finance
Christopher J. Dembowski, Bonds/Government Finance
Michael J. Hodge, Employment Litigation Defense
Harvey J. Messing, Utilities
Thomas C. Phillips, Environmental
Sherri A. Wellman, Energy & Natural Resources
Troy office
James L. Allen, Real Estate
Thomas G. Appleman, Securities and Corporate Finance
Brad B. Arbuckle, Securities and Corporate Finance
Thomas W. Cranmer, White-Collar Criminal Defense (#1 Ranked Michigan Super Lawyer)
Gerald J. Gleeson II, Litigation
Gary R. Glenn, Tax
Kal G. Goren, Employee Benefits/ERISA
Robert J. Haddad, Civil Litigation Defense
Ronald E. Hodess, Real Estate
David D. Joswick, Securities and Corporate Finance
Kenneth E. Konop, Estate Planning and Probate
Matthew F. Leitman, White-Collar Criminal Defense (Top 100 Michigan Super Lawyers)
Stephen J. Ott, Personal Injury Defense: Products
Ronald H. Riback, Banking
Dawn M. Schluter, Estate Planning and Probate
James A. Simpson, Banking
Miller Canfield lawyers named “Rising Stars” in Super Lawyers Michigan 2013
Ann Arbor office
David D. O’Brien, Criminal Defense
Kimberly L. Scott, Intellectual Property Litigation
Suzanne K. Sukkar, Immigration
Detroit office
Lavon M. Ammori,* Employment Litigation: Defense
Laura M. Bassett,* Bonds/Government Finance
Colin M. Battersby,* Business Litigation
Kimberly A. Berger,* Intellectual Property Litigation
Emma T. Chen*, Business Litigation
Steven M. Frank, Bonds/Government Finance
Mary Kate Griffith,* Information Technology/Outsourcing
Noah Page Hood,* Business Litigation
Shawn N. Hopper,* Banking
Lara L. Kapalla,* General Litigation
Robert E. Murkowski,* Business Litigation
Adam B. Norlander, Banking
Nelson O. Ropke, Bankruptcy & Creditor/Debtor
Jennifer L. Sabourin, Employment Litigation Defense
Saura James Sahu, Employment and Labor
Brian M. Schwartz, Employment Litigation Defense
M. Misbah Shahid,* Employment and Labor
Michael C. Simoni,* Business Litigation
Joni M. Thrower-Grundy,* Securities and Corporate Finance
Christopher M. Trebilcock, Employment and Labor
Joseph G. Vernon, Business Litigation
Richard W. Warren, Jr., Employment and Labor
Kalamazoo office
Danielle Mason Anderson,* Bankruptcy and Creditor/Debtor Rights
Paul D. Hudson, Appellate
James L. Liggins, Jr.,* Business Litigation
Leigh M. Schultz, Employment and Labor
Matthew B. Van Dyk,* Real Estate
Lansing office
Scott R. Eldridge, Employment Litigation Defense
Jaclyn Shoshana Levine, Environmental
G. Alan Wallace,* Government/Cities/Municipalities
Troy office
Matthew P. Allen,* Business Litigation
Eric C. Bartley, Banking
Alexander J. Clark,* Real Estate
Brian H. Holt, Real Estate
Abdu H. Murray, Business Litigation
Kenneth J. Sachs, Employee Benefits/ERISA
Miller Canfield lawyers named in Super Lawyers Illinois 2013
Chicago office
Darryl R. Davidson, Bonds/Government Finance
Cara M. Houck, Business Litigation
Robert T. Zielinski, Labor and Employment
Miller Canfield lawyers named “Rising Stars” in Super Lawyers Illinois 2013
Chicago office
Kathleen E. Koppenhoefer, Business Litigation
Jeffrey M. Drake, Intellectual Property Litigation
Miller Canfield lawyers named “Rising Stars” in Super Lawyers New York Metro 2013
New York office
Gurinder J. Singh,* Business/Corporate
Miller Canfield lawyers named in Super Lawyers Ohio 2013
Cincinnati office
Paul E. Perry*, Creditor Debtor Rights: Business
Super Lawyers magazine names lawyers in each state who received the highest point totals, as chosen by their peers and through independent research. Rising Stars names the state’s top up-and-coming lawyers. It combines peer nominations and evaluations with third-party research. Each candidate is evaluated on 12 indicators of peer recognition and professional achievement. Selections are made on an annual, state-by-state basis.
Michigan Super Lawyers is published annually in September in a special advertising supplement in The New York Times. Illinois Super Lawyers & Rising Stars is published annually in February in a special advertising section in Chicago magazine. New York Metro Super Lawyers is published annually in The New York Times Magazine. Ohio Super Lawyers & Rising Starts is published annually in December in a special advertising supplement in Cincinnati Magazine, Columbus Monthly, Cleveland Magazine and Inside Business.