Warner Names Nine Attorneys as Partners

The new partners are Sarah R. Bileti, Daniel S. Brookins, Sarah Harper, Alexandra E. Haywood, Catherine H. Jacobs, Nina E. Lucido, Ashley E. Racette, Matthew E. Sierawski, and Timothy H. Smith. Bileti, Racette, and Smith are based in Detroit, and Lucido is based in Macomb County. All are members of the State Bar of Michigan.

“We are delighted to welcome each attorney to the partnership,” said Mark Wassink, managing partner of Warner. “Their commitment to providing excellent legal counsel, building strong partnerships and delivering exceptional client service epitomizes the spirit of Warner. They will each make strong contributions to their practice areas and to our continued growth as a firm.”

Detroit partners include:
Sarah Bileti concentrates her practice on immigration law with a focus on domestic and international employment-based immigration matters that span employee work authorization, corporate restructuring challenges and Form I-9 compliance. She represents clients in health care, information technology, engineering, automotive, financial services, higher education, pharmaceuticals and energy, proactively developing strategies to address potential obstacles before they arise to ensure a smooth and efficient journey. Bileti chairs the firm’s Immigration Practice Group, co-chairs the International Business and Trade Industry Group and launched the Talent Without Borders blog, which provides immigration updates impacting workforce planning and compliance.

Bileti was named to the Best Lawyers®: Ones to Watch list from 2021-23 and received JD Supra’s Reader Choice Top Ten Award for immigration law in 2025. She is a member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association, or AILA, and serves on the AILA National Business Steering Committee. She is licensed to practice in both Michigan and Colorado.

Bileti holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Michigan, a master’s from Sotheby’s Institute of Art and her law degree from Wayne State University Law School.

Ashley Racette is a commercial litigator who advises clients on complex business and contractual matters. She focuses her practice on supply chain conflicts and contractual disputes, representing automotive and other supply chain clients at all stages of business and contractual disputes.

Racette has been recognized on the Best Lawyers in America: Ones to Watch list in 2026 and Best Lawyers Detroit: Ones to Watch since 2021. Michigan Super Lawyers recognized her as a Rising Star in 2025. She serves on the Women’s Committee for the Eastern District of Michigan Bar Association.

Racette holds two bachelor’s degrees from the University of Louisville and a law degree summa cum laude from MSU College of Law, where she was the associate editor of the Michigan State Law Review.

Timothy Smith is a litigator representing clients in both state and federal courts. His practice focuses on appeals, supply chain conflicts, contractual disputes, complex commercial litigation and constitutional litigation.

Smith has been recognized on the Best Lawyers in America: Ones to Watch list in 2026 and Best Lawyers Detroit: Ones to Watch list in 2024. He is licensed to practice in both Michigan and New York.

Smith holds a bachelor’s degree summa cum laude from Middlebury College and a law degree magna cum laude and Order of the Coif from the University of Michigan Law School, where he was a contributing editor of the Michigan Law Review.

Macomb partner:
Nina Lucido concentrates her practice in trusts and estates, tax and business succession planning and corporate operations. She is experienced with tax planning, charitable giving, trust administration, estate settlement and other areas for individuals, families, nonprofits and family offices.

Lucido has been recognized by Michigan Super Lawyers on its Ones to Watch list in 2025 and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch list since 2024. Super Lawyers recognized her as a Rising Star in 2024.

Lucido is a member of the Financial and Estate Planning Council of Metro Detroit and the Women Lawyers Association of Michigan. She is a graduate of Leadership Macomb. Lucido is a member of the ABA, Macomb County Bar Association and Italian American Bar Association of Michigan.

Lucido holds a bachelor’s degree with honors from the University of Michigan and a law degree summa cum laude from MSU College of Law, where she was the notes editor of the Michigan State University Law Review. She completed a program at the Institute for Comparative Law & Jurisprudence at the University of Bialystok in Poland through MSU.

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