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Warner Attorneys Selected for Multiple Honors by Best Lawyers in America®

August 22, 2025
Warner Norcross + Judd LLP attorneys have been selected for multiple honors by The Best Lawyers in America® 2026.

Honors included:

  • Best Lawyers, which highlighted attorneys in 50-plus practice areas across Warner’s nine offices for the peer-review award, denoting legal excellence in specific practice areas.
  • Best Lawyers Ones to Watch, which recognized 32 attorneys who are earlier in their careers for outstanding professional excellence in private practice.
  • Best Lawyers Lawyers of the Year, which honored 10 attorneys for legal excellence in specific practice areas by geography.

Warner attorneys by office are (unless otherwise noted, all are Best Lawyers):

Bloomfield Hills

  • Roquia K. Draper
  • Charles Kadado, Ones to Watch
  • Randall J. Peck
  • Nazli G. Sater

Detroit

  • Michael Brady
  • Kurt M. Brauer
  • Vito A. Ciaravino
  • Sean H. Cook, Detroit Closely Held Companies and Family Business Law Lawyer of the Year
  • Katelyn D. Crysler, Ones to Watch
  • Jennifer L. Dudley
  • Homayune A. Ghaussi
  • Rozanne M. Giunta
  • Wyatt J. Istvan-Mitchell
  • William R. Jansen
  • Jay A. Kennedy
  • Kurt A. Kissling, Detroit Environmental Law Lawyer of the Year
  • Steven C. Kohl
  • Mary Jo Larson
  • Christopher M. LeClair, Ones to Watch
  • Dennis W. Loughlin
  • Thomas J. Manganello
  • John C. Muhs, Ones to Watch
  • Lawrence J. Murphy
  • Linda Paullin-Hebden
  • Katherine L. Pullen
  • Ashley E. Racette, Ones to Watch
  • Adam T. Ratliff, Ones to Watch
  • Andrew M. Reside, Ones to Watch
  • Alan T. Rogalski
  • Zainab H. Sabbagh, Ones to Watch
  • Jeffrey S. Segal, Ones to Watch
  • Timothy H. Smith, Ones to Watch
  • Jennifer A. Watkins
  •  Laura N. You
  • Lisa B. Zimmer

Grand Rapids

  • Thomas M. Amon
  • Loren Andrulis
  • Charles N. Ash Jr.
  •  Edward J. Bardelli
  • Jeffrey S. Battershall
  • Paul H. Beach, Ones to Watch
  • Jared T. Belka
  • Andrea J. Bernard
  • Jeffrey O. Birkhold
  • Daniel W. Borst
  • Richard L. Bouma
  • Michael J. Bovill, Ones to Watch
  • Daniel S. Brookins, Ones to Watch
  • Charles E. Burpee
  • John V. Byl
  • Emily E. Cantor
  • Scott R. Carvo
  • Haley E. Clough, Ones to Watch
  • Brandon J. Cory, Ones to Watch
  • Corinne N. Curtis
  • Rob M. Davies
  • Cameron S. DeLong, Grand Rapids Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law Lawyer of the Year
  • Daniel K. DeWitt
  • Dennis J. Donohue, Grand Rapids Water Law Lawyer of the Year
  • Douglas A. Dozeman
  • Carl W. Dufendach
  • Daniel P. Ettinger, Grand Rapids Environmental Litigation Lawyer of the Year
  • Amanda Fielder
  • Gaëtan Gerville-Réache
  • Charlie Good
  • Stephen B. Grow
  • William W. Hall
  • Sarah Harper, Ones to Watch
  • DeAndre’ Harris, Ones to Watch
  • Alexandra E. Haywood, Ones to Watch
  • Philip T. Haywood, Ones to Watch
  • Timothy Hillegonds
  • Kelly R. Hollingsworth, Ones to Watch
  • Timothy L. Horner, Grand Rapids Securities and Capital Markets Law Lawyer of the Year
  • Catherine H. Jacobs
  • Laura A. Jeltema
  • Matthew D. Johnson
  • Michael J. Jones
  • Jonathan P. Kok
  • Anthony J. Kolenic Jr.
  • Stephen R. Kretschman
  • Norbert F. Kugele
  • Madelaine C. Lane
  • Gordon R. Lewis
  • Heidi A. Lyon
  • Rodney D. Martin
  • Brian J. Masternak
  • F. William McKee
  • Christian E. Meyer, Grand Rapids Real Estate Litigation Lawyer of the Year
  • Susan Gell Meyers
  • Cody A. Mott, Ones to Watch
  • Laura E. Morris
  • James Moskal
  • Matthew T. Nelson
  • Robert J. Nolan
  • Jeffrey A. Ott, Grand Rapids Securities Regulation Lawyer of the Year
  • Dean F. Pacific
  • Steven A. Palazzolo
  •  Daniel C. Persinger
  • M. Johnny Pinjuv, Ones to Watch
  • Jeffrey B. Power
  • Christopher J. Predko
  • James J. Rabaut
  • Louis C. Rabaut
  • Janet L. Ramsey
  • Richard A. Roane, Grand Rapids Family Law and Family Law Mediation Lawyer of the Year
  • Emily S. Rucker, Ones to Watch
  • Vernon P. Saper
  • Gregory E. Schmidt
  • Matthew E. Sierawski, Ones to Watch
  • David L.J.M. Skidmore
  • Nathan W. Steed
  • Jamie C. Slotsema, Ones to Watch
  • Malaina W. Snyder, Ones to Watch
  • Anne Steen, Ones to Watch
  • James J. Steffel
  • Justin W. Stemple
  • Allyson R. Terpsma, Ones to Watch
  • Alexander J. Thiboeau, Ones to Watch
  • Gordon J. Toering
  •  Jarrod H. Trombley, Ones to Watch
  • Ford J.H. Turrell
  • W. Michael Van Haren
  • Karen J. VanderWerff
  • Douglas E. Wagner
  • Mark J. Wassink
  • Stephen C. Waterbury
  • Bruce C. Young
  • Carly A. Zagaroli, Ones to Watch
  • Lance R. Zoerhof

Holland

  • Mark K. Harder, Grand Rapids Trusts and Estates Lawyer of the Yea
  • Jennifer L. Remondino

Kalamazoo

  • Sara Nicholson
  • Christopher E. Tracy
  • B. Jay Yelton III

Lansing

  • Jeffrey W. Bracken
  • James G. Cavanagh
  • Troy M. Cumings
  • Monique C. Field-Foster

Macomb County

  • Matthew K. Casey
  • David C.C. Eberhard
  •  Frank E. Henke
  • Nina E. Lucido, Ones to Watch
  • David W. MacDonald
  • James E. Romzek, posthumously awarded
  • Brian D. Wassom
  • Robin E. Yono

Midland

  • Susan M. Cook
  • Gregory T. Demers

Muskegon

  • Robert A. Dubault
  • Paul R. Jackson
  • Karen L. Kayes
  • Brian T. Lang

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