Detroit-based business publication DBusiness Magazine has included 69 attorneys from Bodman PLC on its 2020 “Top Lawyers” list.
To compile the Top Lawyers list, DBusiness conducted a peer review survey of more than 18,000 attorneys in Wayne, Oakland, Macomb, Washtenaw, and Livingston counties. Participants were asked to nominate up to three leading attorneys practicing in the five-county area in each of 53 legal specialties.
Bodman attorneys were recognized in 33 different areas of practice. All three of the firm’s Southeast Michigan offices are represented on the 2020 list.
Bodman attorneys in the Ann Arbor office include. Harvey W. Berman (Construction Law; Litigation-Construction); Timothy R. Damschroder (Corporate Law; M&A Law); Sandra Sorini Elser (Municipal Law); Susan M. Kornfield (Copyright Law; IP and Patent Law); Carrie Leahy (Corporate Law; Securities Law); and Sarah J. Williams (Municipal Law).
In further new, U.S. News & World Report, in association with The Best Lawyers in America, has named Bodman 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 nationally in Banking and Finance Law, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Corporate Law, and Environmental Law.
The Ann Arbor market was listed as Tier 1 in Appellate Practice, Commercial Litigation, Copyright Law, Corporate Law, Litigation-Patent, Mergers & Acquisitions Law, Nonprofit/Charities Law, Real Estate Law, Tax Law, and Trademark Law.
- Posted November 28, 2019
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Bodman attorneys included in DBusiness Top Lawyers

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