Thirty-Nine Dickinson Wright Attorneys Named 2026 Michigan Super Lawyers, 21 Named Rising Stars

Super Lawyers is a listing of outstanding attorneys from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. Rising Stars are the top up-and-coming attorneys in the state – those who are 40 years old or younger, or who have been practicing law for 10 years or less. Only five percent of the lawyers in the state are named Super Lawyers, while only two and a half percent are named Rising Stars.

Dickinson Wright attorneys recognized on this year’s Michigan Super Lawyers list include:

Ann Arbor, MI
Robert L. Avers, Legislative & Government Affairs
Aimee V. Gibbs, Employment Litigation: Defense
Michael C. Hammer, Bankruptcy: Business
Mark V. Heusel, International
Colleen M. Shevnock, Banking
Doron Yitzchaki, Business Litigation

Detroit, MI
Richard M. Bolton, Mergers & Acquisitions
Aaron V. Burrell, Business Litigation
Christopher A. Cornwall, Construction Litigation
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
James A. Plemmons, Creditor Debtor Rights
William P. Shield, Jr., Banking
Theodore B. Sylwestrzak, Bankruptcy: Business
L. Pahl Zinn, Business Litigation

Grand Rapids, MI
John G. Cameron, Jr., Real Estate
Leslee M. Lewis, Real Estate
Christina K. McDonald, Employment & Labor

Lansing, MI
Brandon C. Hubbard, Business Litigation
Jeffery V. Stuckey, Appellate

Troy, MI
J. Benjamin Dolan, Business Litigation
Deborah L. Grace, Employee Benefits
Craig W. Hammond, Government Finance
Monica J. Labe, Real Estate, Top 50 Women Lawyers in Michigan
Elizabeth L. Luckenbach, Estate & Trust Litigation, Top 50 Women Lawyers in Michigan, Top 100 Lawyers in Michigan
James A. Martone, Business Litigation
Cynthia A. Moore, Employee Benefits
Scott A. Petz, Business Litigation
Daniel D. Quick, Business Litigation, Top 100 Lawyers in Michigan
William L. Rosin, Business/Corporate
Kimberly J. Ruppel, Health Care
Lynn C. Sirich, Family Law
Michael R. Vogt, Real Estate
Peter H. Webster, Eminent Domain
Katheryne L. Zelenock, Real Estate

Dickinson Wright attorneys recognized on this year’s Michigan Super Lawyers Rising Stars list include:

Ann Arbor, MI
Sharaé L. Williams, Business Litigation

Detroit, MI
Davina Bridges, Business Litigation
Jonathon H. Oakley, Mergers & Acquisitions
Rebecca S. Papi, Mergers & Acquisitions
M. Katherine VanderVeen, Banking

Grand Rapids, MI
Jonathan Koch, Appellate
Phillip W. Smith, II, Business/Corporate
Holly M. Zoe, Real Estate

Lansing, MI
Cole Lussier, Government Contracts

Troy, MI
Juliet R. Boyd, Estate & Trust Litigation
Brandon L. Debus, Business Litigation
Allison Dolson, Health Care
Kaitlyn Elias, Real Estate
Eric W. Gregory, Employee Benefits
Lawrence Opalewski, Business Litigation
Nicholas E. Papasifakis, Estate & Probate
Anthony J. Piccirilli, Construction Litigation
Will Sanford, Estate & Probate
Alma Sobo, Business Litigation
Gage Wakula, Business Litigation
Colby Zurbay, Estate & Trust Litigation

About Dickinson Wright
Dickinson Wright is a general practice business law firm with more than 550 attorneys among more than 40 practice areas and 16 industry groups. The firm has 23 offices in the U.S. and Canada, including Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Illinois, Kentucky, Michigan, Nevada, Ohio, Tennessee, Texas, Washington, and Washington, D.C. The firm’s Canadian offices are located in Toronto and Windsor.

Dickinson Wright offers our clients a distinctive combination of superb client service, exceptional quality, value for fees, industry expertise, and business acumen. As one of the few law firms with ISO/IEC 27001:2013 certification and one of the only firms with ISO/IEC 27701:2019 certification, Dickinson Wright has built state-of-the-art, independently-verified risk management procedures, security controls, and privacy processes for our commercial transactions. Dickinson Wright lawyers are known for delivering commercially-oriented advice on sophisticated transactions and have a remarkable record of wins in high-stakes litigation. Dickinson Wright lawyers are regularly cited for their expertise and experience by Chambers, Best Lawyers, Super Lawyers, and other leading independent law firm evaluating organizations.

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