Miller Canfield is pleased to announce that Dawn M. Schluter, a principal at the firm, has been named one of Michigan Lawyers Weekly’s Women in the Law for 2016.

The annual Women in the Law luncheon and awards ceremony recognizes and celebrates the significant contributions made by 30 women attorneys to the legal profession, their mentorship of other women and their commitment to giving back in the communities they serve. The luncheon will be held on Sept. 15, 2016.

“It is such an honor to be recognized along with so many talented and successful women attorneys,” Dawn said. “I thank Michigan Lawyers Weekly for their commitment to highlighting the excellent work of women lawyers.”

Miller Canfield is pleased to announce that principal attorney Dawn Schluter’s team in the inaugural Women in Law Hackathon, the national competition held to identify paths to achieve gender parity in law firms, was awarded third place among nine teams in the final presentations that took place last week in Palo Alto at Stanford Law School.

Miller Canfield joined with 53 other large U.S. law firms, and the only Michigan-headquartered firm, to participate in this important and innovative national conversation on advancing the careers of women in the legal profession.

The Hackathon was a unique “Shark Tank”-style invitation-only competition. Over a period of six months, each six-lawyer team generated comprehensive presentations of actionable ideas to improve gender parity in law firms. Each team presented innovative projects and initiatives in a final competitive pitch meeting last week at Stanford.

Miller Canfield is proud to announce that it has been identified for the second consecutive year as one BTI Consulting Group’s Most Recommend Law Firms in the country.

According to BTI, only 40 percent of corporate counsel recommend their primary law firm to a peer. To earn such a high honor, law firms must continuously deliver not only quality legal services, but superior client service.