Forty-Three Dickinson Wright Attorneys Named 2024 Michigan Super Lawyers, 15 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
• Jordan S. Schreier, Employee Benefits

Detroit, MI

• Richard M. Bolton, Mergers & Acquisitions
• Aaron V. Burrell, Business Litigation
• David R. Deromedi, Labor & Employment
• Phillip J. DeRosier, Appellate, Top 100 Lawyers in Michigan
• K. Scott Hamilton, Business Litigation
• Mark R. High, Business/Corporate
• Steven G. Howell, Bankruptcy: Business, Top 100 Lawyers in Michigan
• Timothy H. Howlett, Labor & Employment
• Sharon R. Newlon, Environmental
• 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
• Daniel F. Gosch, Bankruptcy: Business
• Leslee M. Lewis, Real Estate
• Christina K. McDonald, Employment & Labor

Lansing, MI

• Peter H. Ellsworth, Administrative Law
• Kester K. So, Government Finance
• Jeffery V. Stuckey, Appellate

Troy, MI

• J. Benjamin Dolan, Business Litigation
• Deborah L. Grace, Employee Benefits
• Henry M. Grix, Estate & Probate
• Craig W. Hammond, Government Finance
• Monica J. Labe, Real Estate, Top 50 Women Lawyers in Michigan, Top 100 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
• Edward H. Pappas, Business Litigation, Top 100 Lawyers in Michigan
• 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
• Benjamin M. Sobczak, Business Litigation
• Peter H. Webster, Eminent Domain
• Kathryn S. Wood, Employment Litigation: Defense
• 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

• Max Aidenbaum, Business Litigation
• Myles Baker, Business Litigation
• Angelina R. Delmastro, Labor & Employment
• Rebecca S. Papi, Mergers & Acquisitions
• Ariana Pellegrino, Business Litigation
• M. Katherine VanderVeen, Banking
• Adam J. Wallace, Business/Corporate

Grand Rapids, MI

• Phillip W. Smith, II, Business/Corporate
• John Weiss, Government Finance

Troy, MI

• Juliet R. Boyd, Estate & Trust Litigation
• Brandon L. Debus, Business Litigation
• Kaitlyn Elias, Real Estate
• Eric W. Gregory, Employee Benefits
• Alma Sobo, Business Litigation

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 21 offices, including six in Michigan (Detroit, Troy, Ann Arbor, Lansing, Grand Rapids, and Saginaw) and 13 other domestic offices in Austin and El Paso, Texas; Chicago, Illinois; Columbus, Ohio; Denver, Colo.; Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.; Lexington, Ky.; Nashville, Tenn.; Las Vegas and Reno, Nev.; Phoenix, Ariz.; Silicon Valley, Calif.; 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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