73 Dickinson Wright Attorneys Named 2018 Michigan Super Lawyers, 33 Named Rising Stars
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Dickinson Wright PLLC is pleased to announce that 73 of the firm’s attorneys have been named 2018 Michigan Super Lawyers. Thirty-three Dickinson Wright attorneys have been named 2018 Michigan Super Lawyers “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
Michael C. Hammer, Bankruptcy: Business
Mark V. Heusel, Business Litigation
James L. Hughes, Business/Corporate
James A. Samborn, Construction/Surety
Jordan S. Schreier, Employee Benefits
Colleen M. Shevnock, Banking
Detroit, MI
Dennis W. Archer, Business Litigation
Allison R. Bach, Bankruptcy: Business
Richard M. Bolton, Mergers & Acquisitions
William T. Burgess, Bankruptcy: Business
Lawrence G. Campbell, ADR
James N. Candler, Jr., Real Estate
David R. Deromedi, Labor & Employment
Phillip J. DeRosier, Appellate
K. Scott Hamilton, Business Litigation
Mark R. High, Business/Corporate
Edgar C. Howbert, Bankruptcy: Business
Steven G. Howell, Bankruptcy: Business
Timothy H. Howlett, Labor & Employment
W. Anthony Jenkins, Real Estate
Thomas G. McNeill, Business Litigation
Sharon R. Newlon, Environmental
Francis R. Ortiz, Business Litigation
James B. Perry, Labor & Employment
James A. Plemmons, Creditor Debtor Rights
William P. Shield, Jr., Banking
James P. Spica, Estate & Probate
Theodore B. Sylwestrzak, Bankruptcy: Business
L. Pahl Zinn, Business Litigation
Grand Rapids, MI
John G. Cameron, Jr., Real Estate
Geoffrey A. Fields, Business Litigation
Daniel F. Gosch, Bankruptcy: Business
Leslee M. Lewis, Real Estate
John T. Schuring, Business/Corporate
Timothy A. Stoepker, Land Use/Zoning
Richard A. Wendt, Government Finance
Lansing, MI
James W. Bliss, Government Finance
Peter H. Ellsworth, Administrative Law
Joseph A. Fink, Civil Litigation: Defense
David J. Houston, Labor & Employment
Scott R. Knapp, Business Litigation
James E. Lozier, Business Litigation
Kester K. So, Government Finance
Jeffery V. Stuckey, Appellate
Troy, MI
Timothy L. Andersson, Business/Corporate
Margaret A. Coughlin, Environmental
Stephen E. Dawson, Real Estate
J. Benjamin Dolan, Business Litigation
Terence M. Donnelly, Government Finance
Deborah L. Grace, Employee Benefits
Roberta P. Granadier, Employee Benefits
Henry M. Grix, Estate & Probate
Hanley M. Gurwin, Family Law
Craig W. Hammond, Government Finance
Robert P. Hurlbert, Criminal Defense: White Collar
Monica J. Labe, Real Estate
Elizabeth L. Luckenbach, Estate & Trust Litigation
Christopher C. Maeso, Business/Corporate
Anna M. Maiuri, Environmental
Cynthia A. Moore, Employee Benefits
Gregory W. Moore, Health Care
Mahesh K. Nayak, Business Litigation
John H. Norris, Energy & Resources
Edward H. Pappas, Business Litigation
Richard W. Paul, Business Litigation
Daniel D. Quick, Business Litigation
William L. Rosin, Business/Corporate
Peter H. Webster, Eminent Domain
Rhonda D. Welburn, Government Finance
J. Bryan Williams, Business/Corporate
Mark E. Wilson, Health Care
Kathryn S. Wood, Employment Litigation: Defense
Katheryne L. Zelenock, Real Estate
Dickinson Wright attorneys recognized on this year’s Michigan Rising Stars list include:
Ann Arbor, MI
Robert L. Avers, Business Litigation
Suzanne K. Sukkar, Immigration: Business
Doron Yitzchaki, Business Litigation
Detroit, MI
Farayha Arrine, Civil Litigation: Defense
Eric S. Bergeron, Banking
Aaron V. Burrell, Business Litigation
Frederick R. Dewey, Business Litigation
Patrick B. Green, Business Litigation
Salina M. Hamilton, Business Litigation
Daniel J. Phillips, Business Litigation
Adam J. Wallace, Business/Corporate
Grand Rapids, MI
Nicholas Curcio, State/Local/Municipal
Christina K. McDonald, Business Litigation
Nicolas M. Morano, Real Estate
Emily A. Rysberg, State/Local/Municipal
Lansing, MI
Nolan J. Moody, Business Litigation
Samantha A. Pattwell, Business Litigation
Ryan M. Shannon, Business Litigation
Troy, MI
Eric C. Bartley, Schools & Education
Peter J. Domas, Health Care
Eric W. Gregory, Employee Benefits
Steven C. Hurles, Intellectual Property
Rachel Hutton, Business/Corporate
Michael J. Lusardi, Real Estate
James A. Martone, Business Litigation
Eric McGlothlin, Government Finance
Heather M. Olson, Real Estate
Scott A. Petz, Business Litigation
Sara B. Rubino, Estate & Probate
Bryan J. Schomer, Intellectual Property
Kimberly M. Slaven, Intellectual Property
Benjamin M. Sobczak, Business Litigation
Rosanna J. Willis, Health Care
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
Michael C. Hammer, Bankruptcy: Business
Mark V. Heusel, Business Litigation
James L. Hughes, Business/Corporate
James A. Samborn, Construction/Surety
Jordan S. Schreier, Employee Benefits
Colleen M. Shevnock, Banking
Detroit, MI
Dennis W. Archer, Business Litigation
Allison R. Bach, Bankruptcy: Business
Richard M. Bolton, Mergers & Acquisitions
William T. Burgess, Bankruptcy: Business
Lawrence G. Campbell, ADR
James N. Candler, Jr., Real Estate
David R. Deromedi, Labor & Employment
Phillip J. DeRosier, Appellate
K. Scott Hamilton, Business Litigation
Mark R. High, Business/Corporate
Edgar C. Howbert, Bankruptcy: Business
Steven G. Howell, Bankruptcy: Business
Timothy H. Howlett, Labor & Employment
W. Anthony Jenkins, Real Estate
Thomas G. McNeill, Business Litigation
Sharon R. Newlon, Environmental
Francis R. Ortiz, Business Litigation
James B. Perry, Labor & Employment
James A. Plemmons, Creditor Debtor Rights
William P. Shield, Jr., Banking
James P. Spica, Estate & Probate
Theodore B. Sylwestrzak, Bankruptcy: Business
L. Pahl Zinn, Business Litigation
Grand Rapids, MI
John G. Cameron, Jr., Real Estate
Geoffrey A. Fields, Business Litigation
Daniel F. Gosch, Bankruptcy: Business
Leslee M. Lewis, Real Estate
John T. Schuring, Business/Corporate
Timothy A. Stoepker, Land Use/Zoning
Richard A. Wendt, Government Finance
Lansing, MI
James W. Bliss, Government Finance
Peter H. Ellsworth, Administrative Law
Joseph A. Fink, Civil Litigation: Defense
David J. Houston, Labor & Employment
Scott R. Knapp, Business Litigation
James E. Lozier, Business Litigation
Kester K. So, Government Finance
Jeffery V. Stuckey, Appellate
Troy, MI
Timothy L. Andersson, Business/Corporate
Margaret A. Coughlin, Environmental
Stephen E. Dawson, Real Estate
J. Benjamin Dolan, Business Litigation
Terence M. Donnelly, Government Finance
Deborah L. Grace, Employee Benefits
Roberta P. Granadier, Employee Benefits
Henry M. Grix, Estate & Probate
Hanley M. Gurwin, Family Law
Craig W. Hammond, Government Finance
Robert P. Hurlbert, Criminal Defense: White Collar
Monica J. Labe, Real Estate
Elizabeth L. Luckenbach, Estate & Trust Litigation
Christopher C. Maeso, Business/Corporate
Anna M. Maiuri, Environmental
Cynthia A. Moore, Employee Benefits
Gregory W. Moore, Health Care
Mahesh K. Nayak, Business Litigation
John H. Norris, Energy & Resources
Edward H. Pappas, Business Litigation
Richard W. Paul, Business Litigation
Daniel D. Quick, Business Litigation
William L. Rosin, Business/Corporate
Peter H. Webster, Eminent Domain
Rhonda D. Welburn, Government Finance
J. Bryan Williams, Business/Corporate
Mark E. Wilson, Health Care
Kathryn S. Wood, Employment Litigation: Defense
Katheryne L. Zelenock, Real Estate
Dickinson Wright attorneys recognized on this year’s Michigan Rising Stars list include:
Ann Arbor, MI
Robert L. Avers, Business Litigation
Suzanne K. Sukkar, Immigration: Business
Doron Yitzchaki, Business Litigation
Detroit, MI
Farayha Arrine, Civil Litigation: Defense
Eric S. Bergeron, Banking
Aaron V. Burrell, Business Litigation
Frederick R. Dewey, Business Litigation
Patrick B. Green, Business Litigation
Salina M. Hamilton, Business Litigation
Daniel J. Phillips, Business Litigation
Adam J. Wallace, Business/Corporate
Grand Rapids, MI
Nicholas Curcio, State/Local/Municipal
Christina K. McDonald, Business Litigation
Nicolas M. Morano, Real Estate
Emily A. Rysberg, State/Local/Municipal
Lansing, MI
Nolan J. Moody, Business Litigation
Samantha A. Pattwell, Business Litigation
Ryan M. Shannon, Business Litigation
Troy, MI
Eric C. Bartley, Schools & Education
Peter J. Domas, Health Care
Eric W. Gregory, Employee Benefits
Steven C. Hurles, Intellectual Property
Rachel Hutton, Business/Corporate
Michael J. Lusardi, Real Estate
James A. Martone, Business Litigation
Eric McGlothlin, Government Finance
Heather M. Olson, Real Estate
Scott A. Petz, Business Litigation
Sara B. Rubino, Estate & Probate
Bryan J. Schomer, Intellectual Property
Kimberly M. Slaven, Intellectual Property
Benjamin M. Sobczak, Business Litigation
Rosanna J. Willis, Health Care
Contacts

Phillip DeRosier
Member and Appeals and Advocacy Practice Group Co-Chair
Detroit

Eric Gregory
Member and Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation Group Co-Chair
Troy

Craig Hammond
Member and Public Finance Practice Group Chair
Troy

Mark Heusel
Member and East Asia Practice Group Chair - China, Taiwan, Japan, Korea, ASEAN Region
Ann Arbor

Scott Knapp
Member and Division Director, Litigation
Lansing

Elizabeth Luckenbach
Member and Division Director, Regulatory/Administration
Troy

Michael Lusardi
Member and Real Estate Practice Group Chair
Troy

Mahesh Nayak
Member and International Practice Group Co-Chair
Troy

Edward Pappas
Chairman Emeritus and Consulting Member
Troy

Jordan Schreier
Member and Employee Benefits Practice Group Co-Chair
Ann Arbor

Ryan Shannon
Member and Insurance - Regulatory Practice Group Chair
Lansing

Kimberly Slaven
Member and Patent Prosecution Practice Group Co-Chair
Troy

Theodore Sylwestrzak
Member, Banking and Financial Services Practice Group Chair
Detroit

Peter Webster
Member and Public Sector Practice Group Chair
Troy

Mark Wilson
Member and Health Care Practice Group Chair
Troy

Doron Yitzchaki
Member and Bankruptcy, Insolvency & Creditors’ Rights Practice Group Chair
Ann Arbor

Katheryne Zelenock
Member and Real Estate Finance Practice Group Chair
Troy
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