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Butzel Long Butzel Long has received national recognition in the 2020 "Best Law Firms," rankings by U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers®. Butzel Long is ranked in multiple legal specialties in the Ann Arbor, Bloomfield Hills, Detroit, Lansing, and Washington, D.C. offices. Below is a local list of Butzel Long's 2020 Best Law Firm rankings: National Rankings National Tier 2 - Corporate Law - Litigation Securities - Securities Regulation National Tier 3 - Commercial Litigation - Employment Law Management - Environmental Law Metropolitan Rankings Metropolitan Tier 1 -Bloomfield Hills - Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/ Insolvency and Reorganization Law - Commercial Litigation - Construction Law - Corporate Law - Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law - Employment Law Management - Environmental Law - Family Law - Immigration Law - Labor Law Management - Litigation Antitrust - Litigation ERISA - Litigation Labor & Employment - Litigation Real Estate - Real Estate Law - Trusts & Estates Law -Detroit - Construction Law - Corporate Law - Criminal Defense: White-Collar - Employment Law Management - Ethics and Professional Responsibility Law - Immigration Law - International Trade and Finance Law - Labor Law Management - Litigation Labor & Employment - Mass Tort Litigation/ Class Action Defendants - Mergers & Acquisitions Law - Product Liability Litigation Defendants - Securities Regulation Metropolitan Tier 2 -Bloomfield Hills - Closely Held Companies and Family Business Law - Corporate Governance Law - Health Care Law - Litigation Construction - Litigation Environmental - Litigation Trusts & Estates - Tax Law -Detroit - Bet-the-Company Litigation - Commercial Litigation - Corporate Compliance Law - Corporate Governance Law - Litigation Trusts & Estates - Securities/ Capital Markets Law Metropolitan Tier 3 -Detroit - Health Care Law - Litigation Construction - Personal Injury Litigation Defendants In addition, Butzel Long has added associate attorney Javon David to the firm. She concentrates her practice in the areas of commercial litigation and business tort litigation. David has litigation experience, successfully handling matters from the onset of suit through trial. She also has experience representing corporations and individuals in a wide variety of negligence, general liability, insurance coverage, premises liability, and personal injury disputes. David is admitted to practice law in the State of Michigan and the United States District Court, Eastern District of Michigan. She also is a certified mediator through the American Bar Association. She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Michigan-Dearborn, with concentrations in History, Political Science, and Psychology. She received a law degree from the University of Detroit Mercy School of Law in 2013. She has been named to the list of Michigan Rising Stars in Super Lawyers magazine for 2017, 2018, and 2019. David also was named among Michigan's Top Women Lawyers from 2017-2019. ----- Secrest Wardle Secrest Wardle has proudly received multiple rankings on the U.S. News & World Report Best Lawyers 2020 "Best Law Firms" list in the following categories: Metropolitan Tier 1 - Troy Insurance Law Legal Malpractice Law - Defendants Litigation - Insurance Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants Metropolitan Tier 2 - Troy Litigation Municipal Metropolitan Tier 3 - Troy Arbitration Land Use & Zoning Law Litigation - Land Use & Zoning Municipal Law Secrest Wardle is a law firm specializing in defense litigation and counsel for insurance, municipal, and commercial clients headquartered in Troy, with additional offices in Grand Rapids and Lansing. ----- Bodman PLC Bodman PLC is pleased to announce that U.S. News & World Report, in association with The Best Lawyers in America, has named the firm to its 2020 "Best Law Firms" list in multiple areas of practice both nationally and in the southeast Michigan market. Bodman has been ranked in the 2020 "Best Law Firms" list nationally in four practice areas and at the highest possible "Tier 1" level locally in 27 practice specialties across 3 metropolitan markets. U.S. News ranked Bodman as a leader in the following areas: Nationally: - Banking and Finance Law - Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law - Corporate Law - Environmental Law Detroit Market Tier 1: - Banking and Finance Law - Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law - Bet-the-Company Litigation - Commercial Litigation - Corporate Law - Litigation-Banking & Finance - Litigation-Bankruptcy - Litigation-Environmental - Litigation-Trusts & Estates - Real Estate Law - Trusts & Estates Law Troy Market Tier 1: - Banking and Finance Law - Commercial Litigation - Corporate Law - Labor Law-Management - Litigation-Trusts & Estates - Real Estate Law Ann Arbor Market Tier 1: - Appellate Practice - Commercial Litigation - Copyright Law - Corporate Law - Litigation-Patent - Mergers & Acquisitions Law - Nonprofit/Charities Law - Real Estate Law - Tax Law - Trademark Law Bodman is also pleased to announce that Detroit-based business publication DBusiness Magazine has included 69 of the firm's attorneys on its 2020 "Top Lawyers" list. Bodman attorneys were recognized in 33 different areas of practice. Local Bodman attorneys included in DBusiness Top Lawyers 2020, with the practice areas for which they were nominated, are listed below by office. Detroit office Marc M. Bakst (Bankruptcy and Creditor/Debtor Rights Law) M. Brian Braum Jr. (Banking & Financial Services Law) Kelly M. Burnell (Trusts and Estates) Andrew H. Curoe (Tax Law; Trusts and Estates) Sarah L. Cylkowski (Litigation-Insurance) Brandon M. Dalziel (Health Care Law) Laurence B. Deitch (Corporate Law; M&A Law) Robert J. Diehl Jr. (Banking & Financial Services Law; Bankruptcy and Creditor/Debtor Rights Law; Litigation-Banking & Finance) Forrest O. Dillon (Antitrust Law; Corporate Law; M&A Law) Fredrick J. Dindoffer (Environmental Law) Christopher J. Dine (Nonprofit/Charities Law; Tax Law) Nathan D. Dupes (Arbitration; Environmental Law) Aaron D. Graves (Labor and Employment Law) Scott P. Gyorke (Banking & Financial Services Law) Kathleen O'Callaghan Hickey (Banking & Financial Services Law) Frederick H. Hoops III (Nonprofit/Charities Law) George G. Kemsley (Legal Malpractice Law) Joseph J. Kochanek (Banking & Financial Services Law; Nonprofit/Charities Law) David P. Larsen (Trusts and Estates) Marguerite Munson Lentz (Trusts and Estates) Dennis J. Levasseur (Insurance Law; Litigation-Banking and Finance; Litigation-IP) Melissa A. Lewis (Banking & Financial Services Law) Kelly M. Lockman (Real Estate Law) Ralph E. McDowell (Bankruptcy and Creditor/Debtor Rights Law) Nicholas P. McElhinny (Corporate Law; M&A Law) Adam B. Norlander (Banking & Financial Services Law) Joseph G. Nuyen Jr. (Health Care Law) Rebecca D'Arcy O'Reilly (Employee Benefits Law; Litigation-Labor Employment Benefits) Michael B. Peterman (Real Estate Law) Jeffrey G. Raphelson (Litigation-Commercial; Litigation-IP) Thomas J. Rheaume Jr. (Appellate Law; Litigation-Insurance) Damali A. Sahu (Banking & Financial Services Law) Nicholas P. Scavone Jr. (Banking & Financial Services Law; Real Estate Law) Joseph J. Shannon (Litigation-Banking and Finance; Litigation-Commercial) E. William S. Shipman (Health Care Law) Larry R. Shulman (Banking & Financial Services Law) David C. Stone (Commercial Law; Corporate Law) Michael J. Sulaka (M&A Law) Brian R. Trumbauer (Bankruptcy and Creditor/Debtor Rights Law) Jaimee L. Witten (Bankruptcy and Creditor/Debtor Rights Law) Troy office Courtland W. Anderson (Franchise Law) Celeste E. Arduino (Nonprofit/Charities Law) Donovan S. Asmar (Appellate Law) J. Adam Behrendt (Litigation-Banking and Finance; Litigation-Real Estate) David C. Bosman (Banking & Financial Services Law) Gene P. Bowen (Commercial Law; M&A Law) Barbara A. Bowman (Public Finance Law; Securities Law) Jonathan P. Burleigh (Commercial Law) John C. Cashen (Labor and Employment Law) Steve R. Cole (Corporate Law) Anthony P. Cracchiolo (Tax Law; Trusts and Estates) Michelle Thurber Czapski (Insurance Law; Litigation-Insurance) Andrea M. DeFrain (Trusts and Estates) Amanda J. Frank (Appellate Law) Gregory J. Gamalski (Real Estate Law) Mark W. Peters (Commercial Law; M&A Law; Securities Law) Karen L. Piper (Labor and Employment Law) Donald H. Scharg (Labor and Employment Law) Andrew Z. Spilkin (Real Estate Law) Thomas J. Tallerico (Litigation-Antitrust) Thomas Van Dusen (Litigation-Commercial; Litigation-Insurance) David B. Walters (Employee Benefits Law; Litigation-Labor Employment Benefits) Wendy L. Zabriskie (Banking & Financial Services Law) ----- Harness Dickey Harness Dickey (www.hdp.com) is proud to earn both national and metropolitan top tier rankings in the 2020 list of "Best Law Firms" published by U.S. News Best Lawyers®. Harness Dickey is included in the following national and local rankings: National Tier 2 - Trademark Law National Tier 3 - Copyright Law - Litigation Intellectual Property - Litigation Patent - Patent Law Metropolitan Tier 1 Troy - Copyright Law - Litigation Intellectual Property - Litigation Patent - Patent Law - Trademark Law ----- Nemeth Law PC Nemeth Law PC, a Detroit-based labor and employment law firm, announced that Deborah Brouwer, a partner in the firm, has been selected for inclusion in the Crain's Detroit Business 2019 Notable Women in Law list, featuring 22 acclaimed women attorneys working in the private and public sector, including law firms, general counsel, non-profits, and government. Brouwer's labor and employment practice includes the defense of lawsuits against employers involving claims of race, age, religion, national origin, gender and disability discrimination, and harassment and retaliation, as well as FLSA, FMLA and non-competition suits. She also provides employer training and conducts discrimination and harassment investigations on behalf of employers. Brouwer has experience appearing before administrative agencies, including the EEOC, MDCR, MIOSHA, OSHA and the NLRB, and also appears frequently before the Michigan Court of Appeals and the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals. Brouwer is active in professional and community organizations. She is treasurer, Board of Directors, Michigan Defense Trial Counsel; member, State Bar of Michigan Appellate Section and Labor and Employment Law Section; member, American Bar Association, Litigation Section; member, DRI; chair of the Board of Directors of Assured Family Services; and vice president, Board of Trustees, Luella Hannan Memorial Foundation. Brouwer earned her law degree from the Wayne State University School of Law and a Bachelor of Arts degree and Master of Arts degree, both from the University of Michigan. The Crain's Detroit Business recognition of Notable Women in Law comes on the heels of Brouwer being named a Michigan Super Lawyer in employment litigation defense in September 2019; in September 2018, she was named a Woman in the Law honoree by the legal trade publication, Michigan Lawyers Weekly. Nemeth Law is also proud to announce that ithas again been recognized as a tier-one law firm by U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers in its 2020 list of "Best Law Firms." In the recently released, tenth annual edition of "Best Law Firms," Nemeth Law is ranked a Tier 1 firm at the metropolitan level in three categories: - Employment Law Management - Labor Law Management - Litigation Labor & Employment In August 2019, Patricia Nemeth, founder of Nemeth Law PC, was selected by her peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America© 2020. Nemeth was recognized in the practice areas of Employment LawManagement; Labor LawManagement; and LitigationLabor and Employment. She has been included on the Best Lawyers' list since 2010. ----- Dickinson Wright PLLC Dickinson Wright PLLC is pleased to announce it received 21 national rankings and 76 rankings in Southeast Michigan in the "2020 Best Law Firms" report by U.S. News and Best Lawyers. The firm received 114 first-tier rankings overall. Below are Dickinson Wright's "2020 Best Law Firms" national and local rankings: National Rankings Tier 1 - Commercial Litigation - Construction Law - Litigation Real Estate - Real Estate Law - Tax Law Tier 2 - Appellate Practice - Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law - Corporate Law - Land Use & Zoning Law - Litigation Bankruptcy - Litigation Labor & Employment - Litigation Securities - Mergers & Acquisitions Law Tier 3 - Banking and Finance Law - Employment Law Management - Labor Law Management - Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law - Litigation Construction - Litigation Intellectual Property - Native American Law - Trusts & Estates Law State/Metropolitan Rankings Tier 1 Detroit - Appellate Practice - Banking and Finance Law - Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law - Bet-the-Company Litigation - Commercial Litigation - Construction Law - Corporate Governance Law - Corporate Law - Employment Law Management - International Mergers & Acquisitions - Labor Law Management - Litigation Banking & Finance - Litigation Bankruptcy - Litigation Labor & Employment - Litigation Securities - Litigation Trusts & Estates - Municipal Law Troy - Arbitration - Banking and Finance Law - Bet-the-Company Litigation - Commercial Litigation - Corporate Law - Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law - Energy Law - Environmental Law - Family Law - Immigration Law - Land Use & Zoning Law - Litigation Banking & Finance - Litigation Construction - Litigation Environmental - Litigation Intellectual Property - Litigation Real Estate - Mediation - Municipal Law - Public Finance Law - Real Estate Law - Securitization and Structured Finance Law - Tax Law - Trusts & Estates Law Tier 2 Detroit - Energy Law - Environmental Law - International Trade and Finance Law - Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law - Litigation Antitrust - Litigation Environmental - Litigation Mergers & Acquisitions - Mergers & Acquisitions Law - Real Estate Law - Trusts & Estates Law Troy - Criminal Defense: White-Collar - Health Care Law - Litigation Trusts & Estates - Nonprofit/Charities Law - Patent Law - Trademark Law Tier 3 Detroit - Litigation Tax Troy - Litigation Patent ----- Dykema Dykema recently announced that the firm was nationally ranked in 11 practice areas in the 2020 U.S. News Best Lawyers "Best Law Firms" list, as well as receiving a total of 123 metropolitan rankings representing various areas of law. Practices are ranked and classified in three different tier levels in both national and metropolitan categories. Dykema's recognized national and local practices are listed below: National Tier 1 - Land Use & Zoning Law - Real Estate Law National Tier 2 - Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law - Insurance Law - Litigation - Real Estate National Tier 3 - Commercial Litigation - Corporate Law - Environmental Law - Litigation - Tax - Mergers & Acquisitions Law - Securities / Capital Markets Law Metropolitan Tier 1 Bloomfield Hills - Arbitration - Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law - Commercial Litigation - Corporate Law - Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law - Land Use & Zoning Law - Litigation - Banking & Finance - Litigation - Bankruptcy - Litigation - Land Use & Zoning - Litigation - Mergers & Acquisitions - Litigation - Real Estate - Litigation - Trusts & Estates - Mergers & Acquisitions Law - Product Liability Litigation - Defendants - Real Estate Law - Securities / Capital Markets Law - Trusts & Estates Law Detroit - Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law - Commercial Litigation - Corporate Law - Employment Law - Management - Environmental Law - Litigation - Environmental - Litigation - Labor & Employment - Litigation - Real Estate - Litigation - Tax - Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants - Mediation - Mergers & Acquisitions Law - Product Liability Litigation - Defendants - Securities / Capital Markets Law - Tax Law Metropolitan Tier 2 Bloomfield Hills - Bet-the-Company Litigation - Litigation - Antitrust - Litigation - Labor & Employment - Litigation - Securities - Securities Regulation Detroit - Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law - Litigation - Antitrust - Litigation - Securities - Real Estate Law Metropolitan Tier 3 Detroit - Construction Law - Los Angeles - Litigation - Intellectual Property ----- Chalgian & Tripp Law Offices Southfield attorney John Mabley has been named a Super Lawyer by Michigan Super Lawyers Magazine for the 14th year in a row. In addition, Mabley has been recognized by The Best Lawyers in America in the fields of Trusts and Estates since 1991. Mabley has also been recognized by Leading Lawyers for his work in Trust, Wills, and Estate Planning since 2016. Mabley concentrates his practice in the areas of estate planning, probate and trust administration, and trust and estate litigation. Mabley is an attorney with Chalgian & Tripp Law Offices. Mabley practices out of the Chalgian and Tripp Southfield office. In addition, Southfield attorney Christopher Smith has been selected as a Leading Lawyer by Leading Lawyers Magazine for the third year in a row. Smith concentrates his practice on special needs planning, elder law, and estate planning. Smith works in the Chalgian and Tripp Southfield office. Southfield attorney Jim Spica has has also been named a Super Lawyer by Michigan Super Lawyers Magazine for the 10th year in a row. In addition, Spica has been recognized by The Best Lawyers in America in the fields of Trusts and Estates since 2009 and Litigation- Trust and Estates since 2012. Spica has also been recognized by Leading Lawyers for his work in Trust, Wills, and Estate Planning since 2013 and Tax Law since 2018. Spica has also been recognized as 'Top Ranked" Chambers 2017-present for High new Worth Guide (HNW) and DBusiness Top Lawyers in Trust and Estates since 2014. Spica concentrates his practice in the areas of estate planning, including charitable planning for high net worth client, complex trust planning and litigation. Spica practices out of the Chalgian and Tripp Southfield office. ----- Maddin, Hauser, Roth, & Heller PC Maddin, Hauser, Roth & Heller PC is pleased to announce that 13 of its attorneys have been recognized in DBusiness Magazine's list of 2020 Top Lawyers. The recipients and respective categories in which they were honored include: Stuart M. Bordman, shareholder and chairman of Franchise and Distribution Practice Group: Franchise Law Earle I. Erman, shareholder: Bankruptcy and Creditor/Debtor Rights Law, Mediation Harvey R. Heller, shareholder, Executive Committee member, and Chairman of Defense and Insurance Coverage Practice Group: Insurance Law, Legal Malpractice Law Robert D. Kaplow, shareholder: Trusts and Estates Kathleen H. Klaus, shareholder: Legal Malpractice Law, Professional Malpractice Law Charles M. Lax, shareholder: Employee Benefits Law Julie Chenot Mayer, shareholder: Professional Malpractice Law Richard F. Roth, shareholder: Real Estate Law Steven D. Sallen, president, CEO, Executive Committee member, and co-chairman of Real Estate Practice Group: Real Estate Law David M. Saperstein, shareholder: Legal Malpractice Law Julie Beth Teicher, shareholder: Bankruptcy and Creditor/Debtor Rights Law Marc S. Wise, shareholder: Employee Benefits Law Steven M. Wolock, shareholder: Legal Malpractice Law, Professional Malpractice Law ----- Howard and Howard Attorneys PLLC Howard & Howard is pleased to announce that attorney Lisa S. Gretchko was selected to Crain's Detroit Business 2019 "Notable Women in Law." Joining Howard & Howard in late 2003, Gretchko provides informal direction, insight, and counsel to the attorneys in the firm's Business Bankruptcy and Creditors' Rights Practice Group. As a highly experienced bankruptcy and creditors' rights attorney, she consistently leads by example in her professional and successful representation of many clients, including large companies in the state and around the country. Gretchko has served a variety of professional organizations including the American Bankruptcy Institute where she is currently the vice president-publications, chair of the Publications Committee, and member of the Executive Committee and Board of Directors. She is a past secretary and council member of the State Bar of Michigan's Real Property Law Section, and a current member of the Mediation Panel of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Michigan. Lisa is a frequent author and speaker and has published more than two dozen scholarly articles on a wide range of bankruptcy-related topics. Recognized as a Michigan Super Lawyer and named to The Best Lawyers in America©, among others, Gretchko is a long-time supporter of Ferndale-based Affirmations and the Michigan Autism Partnership. Published: Mon, Nov 11, 2019