Dickinson Wright Attorneys Ranked in Best Lawyers in America®, Lawyer of the Year, and Ones to Watch 2026 Editions

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Dickinson Wright attorneys recognized on this Best Lawyers in America® year’s list include:

Ann Arbor, MI

• John S. Artz, Litigation – Intellectual Property, Litigation – Patent, Patent Law
• Paul R. Fransway, Franchise Law
• Michael C. Hammer, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Litigation – Bankruptcy
• Mark Heusel, Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Labor and Employment
• Steven L. Oberholtzer, Patent Law
• Philip E. Rettig, Litigation – Intellectual Property, Patent Law, Technology Law
• Jordan Schreier, Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law, Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management
• Colleen M. Shevnock, Banking and Finance Law
• Suzanne K. Sukkar, Immigration Law
• William M. Thacker, Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management
• Thomas J. Vitale, Commercial Litigation, Construction Law, Litigation – Real Estate
• Doron Yitzchaki, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law

Detroit, MI

• Allison R. Bach, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• Richard M. Bolton, Corporate Governance Law, Corporate Law, Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• William T. Burgess, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Litigation – Bankruptcy
• Aaron V. Burrell, Commercial Litigation, Employment Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment
• Christopher A. Cornwall, Construction Law
• David R. Deromedi, Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management
• Phillip J. DeRosier, Appellate Practice
• Patrick B. Green, Commercial Litigation
• K. Scott Hamilton, Appellate Practice
• Mark R. High, Corporate Governance Law, Corporate Law
• Steven G. Howell, Banking and Finance Law, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Litigation – Bankruptcy
• Timothy H. Howlett, Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment
• John K. Lawrence, Banking and Finance Law
• Andrew W. MacLeod, Corporate Law, International Mergers & Acquisitions, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Private Funds/Hedge Funds Law
• James A. Plemmons, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Bankruptcy
• William P. Shield, Jr., Banking and Finance Law
• Theodore B. Sylwestrzak, Banking and Finance Law, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• Bruce C. Thelen, International Trade and Finance Law
• L. Pahl Zinn, Litigation – Antitrust

Grand Rapids, MI

• Ronald A. Bultje, Municipal Law
• John G. Cameron, Jr., Construction Law, Real Estate Law
• Brian S. Fleetham, Health Care Law
• Daniel F. Gosch, Banking and Finance Law, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Banking and Finance, Litigation – Bankruptcy
• Leslee M. Lewis, Banking and Finance Law, Real Estate Law
• Christina K. McDonald, Commercial Litigation, Employment Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment
• Christopher A. Mitchell, Litigation – Intellectual Property
• John T. Schuring, Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Jeffrey G. York, Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Alexandre M. Zucco, Trusts and Estates

Lansing, MI

• Brandon C. Hubbard, Commercial Litigation
• Scott R. Knapp, Administrative/Regulatory Law, Commercial Litigation
• Peter J. Kulick, International Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Tax Law
• James F. Mauro, Corporate Law, Real Estate Law
• Ryan M. Shannon, Insurance Law
• Jarrod T. Smith, Public Finance Law
• Kester K. So, Energy Law, Municipal Law, Public Finance Law, Utilities Law
• Jeffery V. Stuckey, Administrative/Regulatory Law, Appellate Practice, Energy Law

Saginaw, MI

• Michael H. Allen, Litigation – Trusts and Estates, Trusts and Estate
• James C. Foresman, Health Care Law

Troy, MI

• Roger H. Cummings, Corporate Law, International Trade and Finance Law
• J. Benjamin Dolan, Litigation – Real Estate
• Alison F. Duffy, Litigation – Trusts and Estates, Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs
• Joanne B. Faycurry, Litigation and Controversy – Tax
• John P. Gonway, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Real Estate Law
• Deborah L. Grace, Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
• Roberta P. Granadier, Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
• Eric W. Gregory, Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
• Henry M. Grix, Nonprofit/Charities Law, Trusts and Estates
• Craig W. Hammond, Banking and Finance Law, Public Finance Law
• William H. Honaker, Litigation – Intellectual Property, Litigation – Patent, Patent Law, Trademark Law
• Richard A. Jones, Patent Law
• Mark Jotanovic, Litigation – Patent, Patent Law
• Monica J. Labe, Real Estate Law
• Elise S. Levasseur, Immigration Law
• Elizabeth L. Luckenbach, Trusts and Estates
• Michael J. Lusardi, Real Estate Law
• Michael N. MacCallum, Litigation – Intellectual Property, Litigation – Patent, Patent Law
• Christopher C. Maeso, Corporate Law
• Scott A. McBain, Patent Law
• Eric McGlothlin, Public Finance Law
• Samuel J. McKim, Litigation and Controversy – Tax
• Cynthia A. Moore, Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
• Mahesh K. Nayak, Commercial Litigation
• Shannon M. Nichols, Banking and Finance Law
• Edward H. Pappas, Arbitration, Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Real Estate, Mediation
• Erin M. Pawlowski, Corporate Law, Litigation – Intellectual Property
• Scott A. Petz, Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Banking and Finance, Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants
• Daniel D. Quick, Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Banking and Finance, Litigation – Intellectual Property
• Paul Rodriguez, Patent Law
• William L. Rosin, Corporate Law
• Kimberly J. Ruppel, Commercial Litigation
• Lynn Capp Sirich, Family Law
• Joan Cripe Skrzyniarz, Trusts and Estates
• Kimberly M. Slaven, Patent Law
• Jared A. Smith, Information Technology Law
• Robert L. Stearns, Litigation – Intellectual Property
• Michael R. Vogt, Litigation – Real Estate, Real Estate Law
• Peter H. Webster, Commercial Litigation, Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law, Land Use and Zoning Law, Municipal Law
• Mark E. Wilson, Health Care Law
• Kathryn S. Wood, Employment Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment
• Katheryne L. Zelenock, Banking and Finance Law, Corporate Law, Real Estate Law, Securitization and Structured Finance Law

Dickinson Wright attorneys recognized on this year’s Best Lawyers in America® “Lawyer of the Year” list include:

Ann Arbor, MI

• Jordan Schreier, Employment Law – Management
• William Thacker, Labor Law – Management

Detroit, MI

• Phillip J. DeRosier, Appellate Practice
• James A. Plemmons, Bet-the-Company Litigation; Litigation – Bankruptcy
• L. Pahl Zinn, Litigation – Antitrust

Grand Rapids, MI

• Brian S. Fleetham, Health Care Law

Troy, MI

• Craig W. Hammond, Banking and Finance Law
• Monica J. Labe, Real Estate Law
• Daniel D. Quick, Litigation – Banking and Finance

Dickinson Wright attorneys recognized on this year’s Best Lawyers in America® Ones to Watch list include:

Ann Arbor, MI

• Sungwook Lee, Litigation – Patent, Patent Law

Detroit, MI

• Max A. Aidenbaum, Commercial Litigation
• Angelina Delmastro, Labor and Employment – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment
• Patrick Masterson, Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Antitrust
• M. Katherine VanderVeen, Banking and Finance Law
• Adam J. Wallace, Banking and Finance Law, Corporate Law

Grand Rapids, MI

• Jonathan B. Koch, Appellate Practice, Legal Malpractice Law

Lansing, MI

• Nolan J. Moody, Commercial Litigation

Troy, MI

• Juliet R. Boyd, Litigation – Trusts and Estates
• Brandon Debus, Commercial Litigation
• Kaitlyn Elias, Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Real Estate, Real Estate Law
• Erick W. Hosner, Corporate Law
• William J. Hurles, Intellectual Property Law
• Charles W. Kocher, Intellectual Property Law
• James A. Martone, Commercial Litigation
• Corey Neil, Patent Law
• Aleanna Siacon, Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Labor and Employment, Municipal Law, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
• Alma Sobo, Commercial Litigation, Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law, Litigation – Real Estate, Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants, Municipal Law

About Dickinson Wright
Dickinson Wright is a general practice business law firm with more than 500 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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