Southfield Attorneys Selected as 2025 Michigan Super Lawyers and “Rising Stars”
August 21, 2025
* Indicates having been on the list for 10 years. ** Indicates additional Super Lawyers honors. Julie Fershtman was listed in Super Lawyers “Top 100 Lawyers” and “Top 50 Women Lawyers.
2025 Michigan Super Lawyers and their area(s) of practice:
- Dirk H. Beckwith – Transportation/Maritime
- Michael R. Blum – Employment & Labor
- Julie I. Fershtman** – Civil Litigation: Defense
- Paul J. Millenbach* – Business Litigation
Only five percent of the lawyers in Michigan are selected by Super Lawyers while the “Rising Stars” list recognizes no more than 2.5 percent of attorneys in each state.
Super Lawyers is a research-driven rating system of outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high-degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. Annual selections are made using a multiphase process that includes peer nominations, independent research by Super Lawyers and evaluations from a highly credentialed panel of attorneys.
To be eligible for inclusion in Rising Stars, a candidate must be either 40 years of age or younger, or been in practice for 10 years or less.