Best Lawyers Lawyer of the Year 2020
Michael Palizzi - Litigation - Intellectual Property
Gregory A. Nowak - Tax Law
Jeffrey M. McHugh - Public Finance Law
Marjory G. Basile - Litigation - Patent
Megan P. Norris - Employment Law - Management
Brad B. Arbuckle - Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Gerald J. Gleeson II - Criminal Defense: General Practice
James L. Allen - Mortgage Banking Foreclosure Law
Stephen J. Ott - Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
Thomas G. Appleman - Securities / Capital Markets Law
Kurt P. McCamman - Litigation - Labor and Employment
Ronald W. Bloomberg - Natural Resources Law
William J. Danhof - Banking and Finance Law
Thomas C. O'Brien - Criminal Defense: General Practice
Trent J. Taylor - Banking and Finance Law
Best Lawyers 2020
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
- 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
- Robert T. Zielinski: Labor Law - Management; Litigation - Labor and Employment
Cincinnati, OH
- Matthew Steele: Real Estate Law
Cleveland, OH
- Nancy A. Valentine: Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Litigation - Bankruptcy
Detroit, MI
- Frederick A. Acomb FCIArb: Commercial Litigation; Litigation - Intellectual Property
- Michael A. Alaimo: Employment Law - Management; Litigation - Labor and Employment
- Elisa Angeli Palizzi: Commercial Litigation
- LeRoy L. Asher, Jr.: Commercial Litigation; Litigation - Real Estate
- Robin W. Asher: Commercial 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); Litigation - Securities
- Thomas D. Colis: Public Finance Law
- Lawrence M. Dudek: Litigation - Construction; Litigation - Real Estate
- 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
- Irene Bruce Hathaway: Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
- Todd A. Holleman: Commercial Litigation
- Amy M. Johnston: Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants; Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
- 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
- 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; Public Finance Law
- 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
- 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
Kalamazoo, MI
- Ronald E. Baylor: Environmental Law; Litigation - Environmental
- John H. Engelmann: Litigation - Patent
- 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
- Thomas H. Van Dis: Corporate Law; Health Care Law
- John G. Van Slambrouck: Litigation - Trusts and Estates; Trusts and Estates
Lansing, MI
- Ronald W. Bloomberg: Administrative / Regulatory Law; Energy Law; Natural Resources Law
- 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
- Clifford W. Taylor: Appellate Practice
- 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
- 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