Dickinson Wright is pleased to announce that 40 of the firm's attorneys have been named 2022 Michigan Super Lawyers.
Seventeen Dickinson Wright attorneys have been named 2022 Michigan Super Lawyers "Rising Stars."
Local Dickinson Wright attorneys recognized on this year's Michigan Super Lawyers list include:
DETROIT
Dennis W. Archer, Business Litigation
Allison R. Bach, Banking
Richard M. Bolton, Mergers & Acquisitions
William T. Burgess, Bankruptcy, Business
Aaron V. Burrell, Business Litigation
James N. Candler Jr., Real Estate
David R. Deromedi, Labor & Employment
Phillip J. DeRosier, Appellate
K. Scott Hamilton, Business Litigation
Mark R. High, Business/Corporate
Steven G. Howell, Bankruptcy, Business
Timothy H. Howlett, Labor & Employment
Thomas G. McNeill, Business Litigation
Sharon R. Newlon, Environmental
James A. Plemmons, Creditor Debtor Rights
William P. Shield Jr., Banking
Kathryn S. Wood, Employment Litigation, Defense
L. Pahl Zinn, Business Litigation
TROY
Stephen E. Dawson, Real Estate
J. Benjamin Dolan, Business Litigation
Henry M. Grix, Estate & Probate
Craig W. Hammond, Government Finance
Monica J. Labe, Real Estate
Elizabeth L. Luckenbach, Estate & Trust Litigation
Cynthia A. Moore, Employee Benefits
Gregory W. Moore, Health Care
Edward H. Pappas, Business Litigation
Scott A. Petz, Business Litigation
Daniel D. Quick, Business Litigation
William L. Rosin, Business/Corporate
Peter H. Webster, Eminent Domain
Mark E. Wilson, Health Care
Katheryne L. Zelenock, Real Estate
Local Dickinson Wright attorneys recognized on this year's Michigan Super Lawyers Rising Stars list include:
DETROIT
Max Aidenbaum, Business Litigation
Angelina R. Delmastro, Labor & Employment
Ariana Pellegrino, Business Litigation
M. Katherine VanderVeen, Banking
Adam J. Wallace, Business/Corporate
TROY
Alison Duffy, Estate & Trust Litigation
Eric W. Gregory, Employee Benefits
Steven C. Hurles, Intellectual Property
Erin Johnson, Real Estate
Mark A. Jotanovic, Intellectual Property
Michael J. Lusardi, Real Estate
James A. Martone, Business Litigation
Joseph Pytel, Intellectual Property
Alma Sobo, Business Litigation
Alexandra Vallee, Health Care
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Lipson Neilson PC is pleased to announce that retired Judge Lisa M. Neilson is Of Counsel to its growing team.
Neilson joins the firm after a career of service in the Wayne County Probate Court assigned to the Family Division of the Third Judicial Circuit Court, the largest trial court in Michigan. She first served in the juvenile division and then transferred to the domestic division where most of her time was spent on the bench.
Lipson Neilson PC is ready to utilize Neilson's qualifications in family law gained from serving as both an attorney and judge.
As a certified mediator and arbitrator for family law proceedings, Neilson will also assume the role of director of Alternate Dispute Resolution (ADR) in the Family Law Department at Lipson Neilson PC.
In addition to ADR, Neilson offers holistic and multi-specialty professional services as the managing partner of Neilson Family Law Consulting LLC. The consulting services facilitate parenting time coordination, family custody disputes, and many other family law needs with empathy and care.
To bolster all her roles, Neilson is currently pursuing a master's degree in social work at the University of Michigan.
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Honigman LLP is pleased to announce Nick Winters has joined as a partner in its Real Estate Department. Winters supports his clients in real estate matters in various industries, with experience in leasing, telecommunications, electric vehicles, and the resolution of complex title and survey issues. He focuses on developing long-term relationships with his clients so that he can understand, protect, and advance their priorities.
Winters understands that not all clients' priorities are identical and that each client has its own specific objectives and tolerances for risks in a transaction. He strives to avoid "cookie cutter" and "one-size-fits-all" approaches to representing his clients and negotiating agreements on their behalf, understanding that it is important to communicate with and carefully listen to his clients in order to determine what is most important to them.
Winters joins Honigman from Dykema, where he served as senior counsel in its Real Estate and Commercial Leasing Practice. He earned his law degree from Wayne State University Law School in 2006 and his B.A. from Bob Jones University in 2003.
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Associate Katelyn D. Crysler of Warner Norcross + Judd LLP has been appointed to the Next Gen Advisory Council of Inforum.
Crysler will lend her expertise to the advisory council, which provides high-potential professionals (ages 21 to 33) an opportunity to make an impact in their communities, foster strategic connections with other Gen Z/Y women, men, Inforum staff and board members, and play a strategic role in shaping Inforum's future. The council will serve as a sounding board to advise Inforum on the needs, challenges and preferences of this age group who are aspiring to accelerate their careers and add more value to their organizations.
Crysler is a litigator who dedicates her practice to strategic counseling and complex commercial disputes. She represents businesses of all sizes from small corporations to Fortune 500 companies in fields ranging from automotive to health care to product liability, among others.
Crysler has played a role on Warner's pandemic response team based on significant research she has done on force majeure, commercial impracticability and other legal issues and/or defenses that arise in emergency situations and has assisted many companies in navigating supply chain constraints.
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Warner has also welcomed Paul T. Engel as senior counsel.
Engel concentrates his practice in intellectual property law with a focus on patents, trademarks and opinion work. He is based in the firm's Detroit office.
Prior to joining Warner, Engel spent more than 10 years as an attorney with Howard & Howard in Royal Oak where he specialized in intellectual property portfolio management and development, both domestically and internationally, in the automotive, construction, chemical, energy, medical, software and manufacturing industries. Prior to his legal career, Engel accrued commercial and technical experience at National Starch and Chemical, Sika Corporation and Lear Corporation.
Engel is active professionally with the American Chemical Society and Michigan Intellectual Property Law Association. He has been named a Michigan Super Lawyer Magazine "Rising Star" on five occasions.
Engel received his bachelor's degree in chemistry from Michigan State University and his master's degree in economics and chemistry from University of Detroit Mercy. He earned his law degree from Western Michigan University Cooley Law School. He is licensed to practice in Michigan and registered with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
In addition, Warner partner Lawrence J. Murphy has been selected for the Michigan Super Lawyers Magazine's 2022 Top Lawyers list.
Murphy, based in Warner's Detroit office, was named to the Top 100, 2022 Michigan Super Lawyers list for his work in business litigation.
Fifteen attorneys in the Detroit office of Warner have also been recognized by Michigan Super Lawyers Magazine.
The following 12 Detroit attorneys have been named to the 2022 Michigan Super Lawyers list:
Michael Brady, class action litigation
Kurt M. Brauer, environmental
Sean H. Cook, tax
Homayune A. Ghaussi, business litigation
William R. Jansen, business litigation
Steven C. Kohl, environmental
Mary Jo Larson, employee benefits
Thomas J. Manganello, business litigation
Lawrence J. Murphy, business litigation
Linda Paullin-Hebden, mergers and acquisitions
Alan T. Rogalski, health care
Lisa B. Zimmer, employee benefits
The following three attorneys have been named to the 2022 Rising Stars list:
Laura N. You, business litigation
Randall J. Peck, intellectual property litigation
Adam T. Ratliff, general litigation
Two attorneys in the Bloomfield Hills office of Warner have been recognized by Michigan Super Lawyers Magazine.
The following two partners have been named to the 2022 Michigan Super Lawyers list:
Roquia K. Draper, family law
Nazli G. Sater, family law
Three partners in Warner's Macomb County office have been recognized by Michigan Super Lawyers Magazine for 2022.
The partners have been named to the list are:
Matthew K. Casey, business litigation
Frank E. Henke, estate and probate law
Brian D. Wassom, intellectual property litigation
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Butzel attorney and shareholder Thomas A. Kabel has been elected chair of the State Bar of Michigan's Real Property Law Section, which provides education and information on real property law issues through seminars, publications, and networking events, as well as advocacy in the legislature and in precedential cases involving real property law. He is a former chair of the Section's CLE Committee.
Kabel, who serves on Butzel's Board of Directors and is chair of the firm's Corporate/Real Estate Practice Department, concentrates his practice in the area of commercial real estate and real estate-related finance. He has been involved in all facets of acquisition, disposition, leasing, financing and development of real property throughout his career.
His real estate practice spans a wide range of diverse areas and clients, representing developers, automotive companies, colleges and universities in all aspects of their real estate needs. He also has experience representing commercial lenders in conventional financing and has served as bank and bond counsel on numerous industrial revenue and other tax-exempt financings.
Kabel also is certified by the Small Business Administration to close SBA loans under the SBA's 504 loan program. He is the author of "Equitable Subrogation: Why the Refinance Lender's Security Interest May Not be as Secure as it Thinks" (Michigan Real Property Review) and has participated as a speaker and/or author in numerous seminars and other continuing legal education programs over the years.
He is a member of the American College of Mortgage Attorneys and of the Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section of the American Bar Association.
Kabel is a graduate of Wayne State University Law School (1999) and Grand Valley State University (B.S. 1995).
In addition, forty Butzel attorneys have been named to the 2022 Michigan Super Lawyers list.
The local Butzel attorneys included in the 2022 Super Lawyers list are:
2022 RISING STARS
Javon R. David, Personal Injury General: Defense
Michael C. Decker, Construction Litigation
Laura E. Johnson, Business/Corp.
Amany Kasham, Immigration: Business
Jonathan L. Kirkland, Business Litigation
Paul M. Mersino, Business Litigation
Joseph E. Richotte, Criminal Defense: White Collar
Ivonne Soler, Business Litigation
He Xian, Business/Corp.
The list of local Butzel 2022 Michigan Super Lawyers inlcudes:
DETROIT OFFICE
James C. Bruno, Business/Corp.
Clara DeMatteis Mager, Immigration: Business
Arthur Dudley II, Mergers & Acquisitions
Darius W. Dynkowski, Eminent Domain
Bernard J. Fuhs, Business Litigation
Cynthia J. Haffey, Business Litigation
John P. Hancock Jr., Employment & Labor
Justin G. Klimko, Mergers & Acquisitions
Phillip C. Korovesis, Business Litigation
Mark R. Lezotte, Health Care
Reginald A. Pacis, Immigration: Business
James S. Rosenfeld, Employment & Labor
Daniel R.W. Rustmann, Business Litigation
Bruce L. Sendek, Business Litigation
TROY OFFICE
Carey A. DeWitt, Employment & Labor
George B. Donnini, Criminal Defense: White Collar
David F. DuMouchel, Criminal Defense: White Collar
Debra A. Geroux, Health Care
Robert A. Hudson, Business/Corp.
Thomas A. Kabel, Real Estate
Robin Luce Herrmann, Media/Advertising
Daniel J. McCarthy, Appellate
Max J. Newman, Bankruptcy: Business
Richard E. Rassel, Business Litigation
David W. Sommerfeld, Estate & Probate
Daniel B. Tukel, Employment Litigation: Defense
Ivonne Soler, Amany Kasham, He Xian, Laura E. Johnson and Jonathan L. Kirkland have been named "Rising Stars" for the first time.
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Jaffe, Raitt, Heuer, & Weiss PC recently announced that 18 of the firm's attorneys in 13 practice areas were recognized in the 2022 "Michigan Super Lawyers" list by Super Lawyers®. Jaffe CEO Mark Cooper made the announcement.
The following Jaffe attorneys were included in the 2022 Michigan Super Lawyers:
Peter M. Alter, Business Litigation
Christopher A. Andreoff, Criminal Defense, White Collar
Jeremy Bisdorf, Intellectual Property
Mark G. Cooper, Business Litigation
Paul Hage, Bankruptcy, Business
Jeffrey G. Heuer, Business Litigation
Ethan R. Holtz, Business Litigation
Bruce S. Khan, Business/Corporation
Mark L. Kowalsky, Securities Litigation
Mark P. Krysinski, Real Estate
Susan S. Lichterman, Family Law
Mark D. Rubenfire, Real Estate
Brian G. Shannon, Appellate
Aaron H. Sherbin, Estate & Probate
David Steinberg, Franchise/Dealership
Jay L. Welford, Creditor Debtor Rights
Wendy L. Zabriskie, Banking
Richard A. Zussman, Real Estate
Jaffe also announced that 14 of the firm's attorneys in 6 practice areas were recognized on the 2022 "Michigan Rising Stars" list by Super Lawyers®. Jaffe CEO Mark Cooper made the announcement.
The following Jaffe attorneys were included in the 2022 Michigan Rising Stars:
Josh Borson, Business/Corporation
Michael Emmer, Real Estate
Justin A. Hanna, Business/Corporation
James Kresta, Business Litigation
Nicole A. MacWilliams, Estate & Probate
Ryan Mardini, Mergers & Acquisition
Emily M. Mayer, Business Litigation
Max Mittleman, Real Estate
Michelle A. Rubin, Estate & Probate
Jonathan H. Schwartz, Business Litigation
Brian Stone, Real Estate
Paige M. Szymanski, Business Litigation
Natalie A. Watkins, Business/Corporation
Lauren E. Willens, Intellectual Property
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Several attorneys from Plunkett Cooney have been named to the 2022 list of "Super Lawyers" by Michigan Super Lawyers magazine.
Receiving special recognition by the magazine with inclusion among the state's top 50 female lawyers this year are D. Jennifer Andreou and Mary Massaron. Andreou joins the top 50 list of attorneys practicing in the area of medical malpractice defense for the eighth time in 13 years. Massaron, who has been on the top women lawyers list for 16 consecutive years, was selected once again for her appellate expertise.
Below is a list of local Plunkett Cooney partners who received the 2022 Michigan Super Lawyer designation:
BLOOMFIELD HILLS OFFICE
Abe Barlaskar, Personal Injury General: Defense
Douglas C. Bernstein, Bankruptcy: Business
Charles W. Browning, Insurance Coverage
Mark S. Kopson, Health Care
Mary Massaron, Appellate
Scott H. Sirich, Construction Litigation
DETROIT OFFICE
D. Jennifer Andreou, Personal Injury Medical Malpractice: Defense
Laurel F. McGiffert, Personal Injury Medical Malpractice: Defense
Matthew J. Stanczyk, Personal Injury Products: Defense
In addition, Michigan Super Lawyers magazine has named 12 attorneys from Plunkett Cooney to its 2022 list of "Rising Stars."
Below is a list of local Plunkett Cooney attorneys who have received the 2022 Michigan Super Lawyer Rising Star designation:
BLOOMFIELD HILLS OFFICE
Ryan P. Bourjaily, Estate & Trust Litigation
Stephanie M. Brochert, Insurance Coverage
Ashley S. Dickey, Personal Injury: Defense
John S. Gilliam, Civil Litigation: Defense
Patrick C. Lannen, Banking
Nicholas W. Siewert, Personal Injury General: Defense
Jesse A. Zapczynski, Insurance Coverage
DETROIT OFFICE
Eric T. Ramar, Personal Injury Medical Malpractice: Defense
Kimberly K. Seibert, Civil Litigation: Defense
Claire D. Vergara, Personal Injury General: Defense
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Super Lawyers has named nine McKeen & Associates attorneys to its 2022 Super Lawyers and Rising Stars lists for the State of Michigan.
Brian McKeen was named a Top 10 Super Lawyer, Medical Malpractice, plaintiff. Jody Aaron was named a Top 100 and Top 50 Women Super Lawyer, Medical Malpractice, plaintiff. Richard Counsman, Norman Rosen, and Andrew Kay were named Super Lawyers, Medical Malpractice, plaintiff. J. Kelly Carly was named Super Lawyer, Transportation and Maritime.
This year's McKeen Rising Stars were Steven Hurbis, Kenneth Lee, and John Malone all for Medical Malpractice, plaintiff.
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Lee Hornberger has been selected to the 2022 Michigan Super Lawyers list in the primary practice area of alternative dispute resolution.
Hornberger is a former chair of the Alternative Dispute Resolution Section of the State Bar of Michigan, Editor Emeritus of The Michigan Dispute Resolution Journal, former member of the State Bar of Michigan's Representative Assembly, former president of the Grand Traverse-Leelanau-Antrim Bar Association, and former chair of the Traverse City Human Rights Commission. He is a member of the Professional Resolution Experts of Michigan (PREMi), an invitation-only group of Michigan's top mediators, and a diplomate member of The National Academy of Distinguished Neutrals. He is a Fellow of the American Bar Foundation. He is also a Fellow of the Michigan State Bar Foundation.
He has received the George Bashara Award from the ADR Section in recognition of exemplary service. He has received Hero of ADR Awards from the ADR Section.
He is included in The Best Lawyers of America 2018 and 2019 for arbitration, and 2020 to 2022 for arbitration and mediation. He is on the 2016 to 2022 Michigan Super Lawyers lists for alternative dispute resolution. He has received a First Tier ranking in Northern Michigan for Mediation by U.S. News Best Lawyers® Best Law Firms in 2022; and he has received a Second Tier ranking in Northern Michigan for Arbitration by U.S. News Best Lawyers® Best Law Firms in 2022. He has received a Second Tier ranking in Northern Michigan for Mediation by U.S. News Best Lawyers® Best Law Firms in 2020. He has received a First Tier ranking in Northern Michigan for Arbitration by U.S. News Best Lawyers® Best Law Firms in 2019.
While serving with the U.S. Army in Vietnam, he was awarded the Bronze Star Medal and Army Commendation Medals. The unit he was in was awarded the Meritorious Unit Commendation and the Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross Unit Citation with Palm.
He earned his B.A. from the University of Michigan and his law degrees from U of M Law School and Wayne State University Law School.
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Dykema recently announced that 38 of its attorneys from the firm's Michigan offices-and from multiple practice areas-were named to the 2022 Super Lawyers list by Michigan Super Lawyers Magazine. Additionally, 10 of the firm's attorneys were named to the 2022 Michigan Rising Stars list.
Of those recognized, Robert A. Boonin was also included on Super Lawyers Top 100 list
The local Dykema attorneys named on the 2022 Michigan Super Lawyers list, identified by office and the practice area(s) for which they are being recognized, are:
BLOOMFIELD HILLS
Laura C. Baucus, Business Litigation, Creditor Debtor Rights: Business
Brendan J. Cahill, Business/Corporate; Mergers & Acquisitions; Securities & Corporate Finance
Michael G. Cumming, Estate Planning & Probate; Tax: Consumer
James P. Feeney, Personal Injury - Products: Defense; Civil Litigation: Defense; Class Action/Mass Torts: Defense
Adam M. Fishkind, Real Estate: Business; Banking; Creditor Debtor Rights: Business
Alan M. Greene, Land Use/Zoning; Eminent Domain; Construction Litigation: Business
Kyle R. Hauberg, Real Estate: Business
Howard B. Iwrey, Antitrust Litigation; Franchise/Dealership
Mark G. Malven, Technology Transactions; Mergers & Acquisitions; Business/Corporate
Bonnie Mayfield, Employment Litigation: Defense; Personal Injury - Products: Defense; Class Action/Mass Torts: Defense
Brian M. Moore, Business Litigation; General Litigation; Real Estate: Business
Sheryl L. Toby, Business/Corporate
DETROIT
Robert A. Boonin, Employment & Labor: Employer; Employment Litigation: Defense
James R. Case, Construction Litigation: Business; Surety
Michael P. Cooney, Personal Injury - Products: Defense; Business Litigation; Intellectual Property Litigation; Class Action/Mass Torts: Defense
Grant P. Gilezan, Environmental; Environmental Litigation; Lobbying
James F. Hermon, Employment Litigation: Defense; Employment & Labor
Peter M. Kellett, Class Action/Mass Torts: Defense; Business Litigation; Personal Injury - Products: Defense
Jin-Kyu Koh, Mergers & Acquisitions; Business/Corporate
Cameron H. Piggott, Real Estate: Business
Thomas M. Schehr, Business Litigation
The local Dykema attorneys named on the 2022 Michigan Rising Stars list, identified by office and the practice area(s) for which they are being recognized, are:
BLOOMFIELD HILLS
Scott R. Kocienski, Tax: Business; Business/Corporate; Estate Planning & Probate
Igli Psari, Business/Corporate
DETROIT
Milo Madole, Real Estate: Business
Nasseem S. Ramin, Business Litigation
John F. Rhoades, Business Litigation
Bryce Rucker, Personal Injury - Products: Defense; Personal Injury - General: Defense; Business Litigation; Class Action/Mass Torts: Defense; Transportation/Maritime
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Kitch congratulates its attorneys that have been nominated and evaluated by their peers, and selected for recognition by Super Lawyers. The Kitch honorees include:
SUPER LAWYERS
Karen B. Berkery, Employment Litigation: Defense
Christina A. Ginter, Appellate
Andrew M. Harris, Business Litigation
John M. Sier, Construction Litigation
Michael J. Watza, State/Local/Municipal
Beth A. Wittmann, Appellate
RISING STARS
Brian Boehne, Personal Injury General: Defense
Matthew H. Faiver, Personal Injury Medical Malpractice: Defense
Katharine Gostek, Appellate
Joslyn R. Iafrate, Health Care
Laura Sherbrook, Personal Injury Medical Malpractice: Defense
Jeremy Stoller, Personal Injury General: Defense
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Eleven Kerr Russell members have been included among the 2022 Michigan Super Lawyers.
Kerr Russell's 2022 Michigan Super Lawyers are:
Jason W. Bank, Bankruptcy; Business Law
James R. Cambridge, Business/Corporate Law
Michael D. Carroll, Construction Litigation
Mark M. Cunningham, Surety Law
Fred K. Herrmann, Business Litigation
Mark C. Knoth, Business Litigation
Eric I. Lark, Business/Corporate Law
Stephen D. McGraw, Personal Injury Medical Malpractice Law Defense
Daniel J. Schulte, Health Care Law
Joanne Geha Swanson, Civil Litigation Defense
James E. Tamm, Personal Injury Medical Malpractice Law Defense
Kerr Russell's 2022 Michigan Rising Star is:
Kevin McQuillan, Appellate Law
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Collins Einhorn Farrell PC is pleased to announce that 22 of the firm's lawyers have been included in the 2022 editions of Super Lawyers.
The 2022 Super Lawyers recipients are:
David C. Anderson, Legal Malpractice Law Defendants, Product Liability Litigation Defendants, and Professional Malpractice Law Defendants
Joshua I. Arnkoff, General and Automotive Liability, and Professional Malpractice Law Defendants
Theresa M. Asoklis, Legal Malpractice Law Defendants, Personal Injury Litigation Defendants and Professional Malpractice Law Defendants
Donald D. Campbell, Ethics and Professional Responsibility Law and Professional Malpractice Law Defendants
Trent B. Collier, Appellate Practice and Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Michael J. Cook, Appellate Practice
Patrick D. Crandell, Insurance Law
Brian D. Einhorn, Legal Malpractice Law Defendants, Personal Injury Litigation Defendants, Product Liability Litigation Defendants, and Professional Malpractice Law Defendants
Clayton F. Farrell, Product Liability Litigation Defendants
Melissa E. Graves, Professional Malpractice Law Defendants
Deborah A. Hebert, Appellate Practice and Insurance Law
Matthew S. LaBeau, Personal Injury Litigation Defendants
Deborah A. Lujan, Personal Injury Litigation Defendants
Kari L. Melkonian, Personal Injury Litigation Defendants
Kevin P. Moloughney, Personal Injury Litigation Defendants
Lindsey A. Peck, Appellate Law, Employment Practices Liability, and Asbestos/Toxic Tort
Michael J. Sullivan, Professional Liability Defendants
Nicole E. Wilinski, Insurance Law
The 2022 Super Lawyers "Rising Stars" recipients are:
Brian A. Catrinar, General Litigation
James J. Hunter, Professional Liability Defendants
Scott J. Pawlak, Personal Injury Litigation Defendants
Kyle N. Smith, Personal Injury Litigation- Defendants
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Harness IP is pleased to announce that two of its IP attorneys have been named to the 2022 Michigan Super Lawyers list by Super Lawyers magazine. The publication also named one of the firm's attorneys as a 2022 Michigan Rising Star. The honorees are based in the Metro Detroit office.
The selected attorneys include:
MICHIGAN SUPER LAWYERS 2022
Beth Coakley
Glenn Forbis
MICHIGAN RISING STARS 2022
Brad Luchsinger
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Secrest Wardle is pleased to announce that 11 attorneys have been named by Super Lawyers magazine to the 2022 Michigan Super Lawyers list:
Daniel P. Makarski, Alternative Dispute Resolution
Drew W. Broaddus, Appellate
Anthony A. Randazzo, Business Litigation
Justin L. Cole, Civil Litigation - Defense
Henry S. Emrich, Civil Litigation - Defense
Mark. E. Morley, Civil Litigation - Defense
Bruce A. Truex, General Litigation
Thomas J. Azoni, Personal Injury General - Defense
Nathan J. Edmonds, Personal Injury General - Defense
John L. Weston, Personal Injury General - Defense
Derk W. Beckerleg, State, Local & Municipal
Secrest Wardle is also pleased to announce that eight attorneys have been named by Super Lawyers magazine to the 2022 Michigan Rising Stars list:
Matthew J. Consolo, Business Litigation
Amanda B. Fopma, Insurance Coverage
Daniel S. Schrode II, Insurance Coverage
Justin A. Grimske, Personal Injury General Defense
Rebecca M. Haines, Personal Injury General Defense
Najla Mackie, Personal Injury General Defense
Cleveland Simmons, Personal Injury General Defense
Lauren A, Sterrett, Personal Injury General Defense
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Super Lawyers released its annual index of attorneys who exhibit excellence in the practice of law, and intellectual property law firm Fishman Stewart PLLC is pleased to announce that a total of nine firm attorneys have been named to the 2022 Michigan Super Lawyers and Rising Stars lists.
The following Fishman Stewart attorneys have been named Michigan Super Lawyers for 2022 in their practice areas, followed by the years they have been chosen for this distinction:
Michael D. Fishman, Intellectual Property (2006-2013; 2015-2022)
Michael B. Stewart, Intellectual Property (2008-2022)
Maxwell Goss, Business Litigation (2020-2022; Rising Star 2018-2019)
John P. Guenther, Intellectual Property (2018-2022)
Douglas P. LaLone, Intellectual Property (2020-2022)
Barbara Lynn Mandell, Intellectual Property Litigation (2016-2022)
Michelle Visser, Intellectual Property (2021-2022)
Michigan Super Lawyers also included two Rising Stars from Fishman Stewart on its list:
Kameron Bonner, Intellectual Property (2017-2022)
Michael Comeau, Intellectual Property (2019-2022)
In addition to Michigan Super Lawyers, Mandell and Visser have been recognized in the special Super Lawyers Women's Edition.
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A trio of attorneys from Detroit-based management side labor and employment law firm Nemeth Law PC has been designated 2022 Michigan Super Lawyers. The firm is pleased to announce the following honorees:
Managing Partner Deborah Brouwer has been named in the category of Employment Litigation Defense. Brouwer has been listed as a Michigan Super Lawyer since 2019.
Partner Terry W. Bonnette, who has also been included on the Michigan Super Lawyers list since 2019, has been named in the area of Employment & Labor.
Patricia Nemeth, Of Counsel, who founded Nemeth Law in 1992 and has been selected as a Michigan Super Lawyer since 2006, was listed in the category of Employment LitigationDefense.
Brouwer and Nemeth have also been included in the special Super Lawyers Women's Edition.
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J.J. Conway Law, an employee benefits and Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) law firm, is pleased to announce that principal attorney and founder John Joseph (J.J.) Conway has been named a 2022 Michigan Super Lawyer.
Identified as a Michigan Super Lawyer since 2013, Conway has been listed in the category of Employee Benefits in 2022. He adds this recognition to several other Super Lawyers titles including Michigan Super Lawyers' list of "Rising Stars" 20082011 and the Top 50: Michigan Consumer Super Lawyers for 2016 and 2017.
Conway has legally navigated the complexities of disability, employee health benefits, and ERISA law for the past 23 years. Establishing his practice on the principle of helping people secure the employee benefits rightfully owed to them, Conway has recovered more than $65 million for his clients and won landmark class-action lawsuits in favor of families and retirees.
Conway is known in particular for securing healthcare benefits for children. He successfully co-litigated the first federal autism benefits healthcare action against an employee benefit plan where the court held that denying medical treatment for autism was "arbitrary and capricious," and has acted as co-lead class action counsel on many cases-one notably for a nationwide class action of 22,000 military families seeking healthcare treatment for their children with autism.
In addition, Conway served as co-lead class action counsel for 9,000 pension plan participants against the City of Detroit's Pension Fund, its trustees and advisors, seeking protection of the funds themselves and resulting in a multi-million-dollar settlement and major structural reforms concerning the investment of pension monies in unregulated investments. He has been involved in similar class action litigation protecting the pension rights of police, fire, and sheriff deputies from improper financial investments by their pension plan trustees.
Throughout his career, Conway has been the recipient of multiple awards and authored a primer on ERISA law and benefits: "Hitting You When You Least Expect It: A Basic Guide to ERISA for Non-ERISA Lawyers." He is a co-author of the "Michigan Basic Practice Handbook," published by the Institute for Continuing Legal Education.
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Dalton & Tomich is pleased to announce two firm attorneys have been named to the 2022 Michigan Super Lawyers and Rising Stars lists.
Daniel Dalton, a founding partner of the firm, has been named a 2022 Michigan Super Lawyer in the category of Land Use/Zoning. Awarded the Super Lawyer designation numerous times since 2009, Dalton not only works in commercial land use and zoning, but he also has an understanding of religious denominational splits and property disputes. Throughout the country, he has represented institutions of all faiths in cases related to the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act of 2000 (RLUIPA), in addition to local churches seeking to separate from the United Methodist Church and other denominations while retaining their property using denominational trust clauses.
Partner Lawrence Opalewski has again been chosen as a Michigan Super Lawyer Rising Star. Selected in the category of General Litigation, Opalewski has been listed as a Rising Star since 2017. He focuses his practice on land use and zoning litigation, including riparian (water) rights, as well as constitutional and civil rights litigation. Mindful of the value of pre-litigation conflict resolution, Opalewski is also certified by the State of Michigan as a civil mediator.
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David M. Moss and A. Vince Colella, personal injury attorneys and founding partners of Southfield-based Moss & Colella PC, have been named to the 2022 Michigan Super Lawyers list, while associate attorney Victor Balta has been awarded the Super Lawyers Rising Star designation. All three attorneys devote 100% of their practice to litigation.
In his 15th year on the Michigan Super Lawyers list, Moss has been named in the category of Personal Injury General: Plaintiff. He has spent his nearly 40-year legal career entirely devoted to his clients in personal injury law representing victims and their families in a variety of injury cases against insurance companies, national corporations, hospitals, municipalities, and individual defendants. Moss has successfully argued at the appellate level, both before the Court of Appeals and the Michigan Supreme Court. Because of his many legal accomplishments and varied courtroom experience, Moss is sought after by both plaintiff and defense attorneys seeking to retain outside counsel to advocate their cases.
Also named in the category of Personal Injury General: Plaintiff, Colella's appearance marks the 12th consecutive year that he has been selected as a Michigan Super Lawyer. His trial experience includes automobile negligence, police brutality and misconduct, premises liability, trucking accidents, insurance disputes, medical malpractice, sexual harassment, sexual assault, discrimination, and wrongful death. In recent years, Colella has gained a reputation for his trailblazing litigation efforts in government liability, recreational accidents and civil rights cases.
In his second appearance as a Super Lawyer Rising Star, Balta has been recognized in the category of Civil Litigation: Plaintiff. He has helped guide firm clients through complex legal matters, including gross negligence, statutory immunity, employment discrimination, and police misconduct claims, and has successfully briefed and argued cases involving recreational waivers, the Michigan Governmental Tort Liability Act, the Michigan Ski Area Safety Act, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Elliot Larsen Civil Rights Act, and 42 U.S.C § 1983.
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Four attorneys from the Southfield office of Foster Swift have been selected to the 2022 Michigan Super Lawyers list while six others have been selected as "Rising Stars."
The 2022 Michigan Super Lawyers and their area(s) of practice for which they are listed:
Dirk H. Beckwith, Business Litigation
Michael R. Blum, Employment & Labor
Julie I. Fershtman**, Civil Litigation, Defense
Paul J. Millenbach, Business Litigation
The 2022 "Rising Stars" List and their area(s) of practice for which they are listed:
Adam A. Fadly, Civil Litigation, Defense
Joseph B. Gale, Civil Litigation, Defense
Robert A. Hamor, Business/Corporate
Rachel G. Olney, General Litigation
Tyler J. Olney*, Workers' Compensation
Kathrine A. Ruttkofsky**, Appellate
*Indicates a new addition to the list. **In addition to being listed in Super Lawyers, Julie Fershtman was also listed in the "Top 100 Michigan Super Lawyers" and the "Top 50 Women Michigan Super Lawyers." "Rising Star" Kathrine Ruttkofsky was selected to be listed in the Super Lawyers Women's Edition as well.
