Twenty-four Fraser Trebilcock attorneys—22 from the Lansing office—were selected for inclusion in the list of Michigan’s Leading Lawyers for 2019, a distinction earned by fewer than 5 percent of lawyers licensed to practice law in Michigan. The selection process is multi-phased and includes peer evaluations later approved by an Advisory Board.
The attorneys are: H. Kirby Albright, Commercial Litigation; Land Use, Zoning & Condemnation Law; Real Estate Law: Commercial; Michael S. Ashton, Energy Law; Governmental, Municipal, Lobbying & Administrative Law; Public Utilities Law: Gas/Water/Electric; Douglas J. Austin, Land Use, Zoning & Condemnation Law; Real Estate Law: Commercial; Real Estate Law: Finance; Stephen L. Burlingame, Closely & Privately Held Business Law; Publicly Held Corporations Law; Real Estate Law: Commercial; Secured Transactions Law; Mark A. Bush, Medical Malpractice Law; Edward J. Castellani, Closely & Privately Held Business Law; Michael E. Cavanaugh, Commercial Litigation; Employment Law: Management; Governmental, Municipal, Lobbying & Administrative Law; Labor Law: Management; Graham K. Crabtree, Civil Appellate Law; Michael P. Donnelly (Detroit) Commercial Litigation; Jennifer Utter Heston, Energy Law; Governmental, Municipal, Lobbying & Administrative Law; Public Utilities Law: Gas/Water/Electric; Max R. Hoffman, Jr., Health Law; Hon. Peter D. Houk (Ret.) ADR Law: Commercial Litigation; ADR Law: Commercial Real Estate, Environmental & Construction; Mark E. Kellogg, Trust, Will & Estate Planning Law; Elizabeth H. Latchana, Employee Benefits Law; Darrell A. Lindman, Employee Benefits Law; David E.S. Marvin, Energy Law; Governmental, Municipal, Lobbying & Administrative Law; Public Utilities Law: Gas/Water/Electric; Thaddeus E. Morgan, Commercial Litigation; Construction Law; Brian P. Morley, Criminal Defense Law: Felonies & Misdemeanors; Melisa M.W. Mysliwiec (Grand Rapids), Elder Law; Michael H. Perry, Environmental Law; Gary C. Rogers, Bankruptcy & Workout Law: Commercial; Creditor’s Rights/Commercial Collections Law; Thomas L. Sparks, Governmental, Municipal, Lobbying & Administrative Law; Health Law; Marlaine C. Teahan, Trust, Will & Estate Planning Law; and Thomas J. Waters, Energy Law; Environmental Law; Public Utilities Law: Gas/Water/Electric.
- Posted February 21, 2019
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