Dickinson Wright is pleased to announce that 218 of the
firm’s attorneys have been included in the Best Lawyers
in America®, Lawyer of the Year, and Ones to Watch
2025 editions.
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Dickinson Wright attorneys recognized on this year’s Best
Lawyers in America® list include:
Ann Arbor, MI
John S. Artz, Litigation – Intellectual
Property, Litigation – Patent, Patent Law
Paul R. Fransway, Franchise Law
Michael C. Hammer, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor
Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Litigation –
Bankruptcy
Mark Heusel, Commercial Litigation, Litigation
– Labor and Employment
Steven L. Oberholtzer, Patent Law
Philip E. Rettig, Litigation - Intellectual
Property, Patent Law, Technology Law
Jordan Schreier, Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law,
Employment Law – Management, Labor Law –
Management
Colleen M. Shevnock, Banking and Finance Law
Suzanne K. Sukkar, Immigration Law
William M. Thacker, Employment Law –
Management, Labor Law - Management
Doron Yitzchaki, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor
Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Austin, TX
Steven R. Daniels, Litigation – Intellectual
Property,
Ross Spencer Garsson, Patent Law
Nikki H. Gibson, Commercial Finance Law
John R. Nelson, Commercial Litigation, Litigation
– Construction
Darrell R. Windham, Business Organizations
(including LLCs and Partnerships), Corporate Law, Mergers and
Acquisitions Law
Chicago, IL
Ronald A. Damashek, Commercial Litigation
Kevin Desharnais, Environmental Law
Kristen E. Hudson, Litigation - Insurance
Columbus, OH
Michael D. Bridges, Real Estate Law
Alexander M. Brown, Business Organizations
(including LLCs and Partnerships), Corporate Law, Mergers and
Acquisitions Law, Venture Capital Law
Scot C. Crow, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Tax
Law
Terrence O’Donnell, Energy Law, Government
Relations Practice
Lloyd Pierre-Louis, Administrative/Regulatory Law,
Cannabis Law, Government Relations Practice
Jonathan R. Secrest, Commercial Litigation
J. Troy Terakedis, Corporate Law, Mergers and
Acquisitions Law, Private Funds/Hedge Funds Law, Tax Law, Trusts
and Estates
Denver, CO
Peggy E. Kozal, Health Care Law
Tripp Lake, Litigation – Intellectual
Property
Detroit, MI
Allison R. Bach, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor
Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Richard M. Bolton, Corporate Governance Law,
Corporate Law, Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law, Mergers
and Acquisitions Law
William T. Burgess, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor
Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Litigation –
Bankruptcy
Aaron V. Burrell, Commercial Litigation,
Employment Law - Management, Litigation - Labor and
Employment
Christopher A. Cornwall, Construction Law
David R. Deromedi, Employment Law –
Management, Labor Law – Management
Phillip J. DeRosier, Appellate Practice
Patrick B. Green, Commercial Litigation
K. Scott Hamilton, Appellate Practice
Mark R. High, Corporate Governance Law, Corporate
Law
Steven G. Howell, Banking and Finance Law,
Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization
Law, Litigation – Bankruptcy
Timothy H. Howlett, Employment Law –
Management, Labor Law – Management, Litigation – Labor
and Employment
John K. Lawrence, Banking and Finance Law
Andrew W. MacLeod, Corporate Law, International
Mergers & Acquisitions, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Private
Funds/Hedge Funds Law
Sharon R. Newlon, Energy Law, Environmental Law,
Litigation – Environmental
James A. Plemmons, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor
Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Bet-the-Company
Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Litigation –
Bankruptcy
William P. Shield, Jr., Banking and Finance
Law
Theodore B. Sylwestrzak, Banking and Finance Law,
Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization
Law
Bruce C. Thelen, International Trade and Finance
Law
L. Pahl Zinn, Litigation – Antitrust
El Paso, TX
Kathleen Campbell Walker, Immigration Law
Mark C. Walker, Commercial Litigation, Personal
Injury Litigation – Defendants
Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Charles D. Brecker, Community Associations Law,
Real Estate Law
Clint J. Gage, Securities/Capital Markets
Law
Allison T. Jones, Land Use and Zoning Law, Real
Estate Law
Joel D. Mayersohn, Corporate Law, Mergers and
Acquisitions Law
Alan J. Perlman, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor
Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Litigation –
Bankruptcy
Grand Rapids, MI
Ronald A. Bultje, Municipal Law
John G. Cameron, Jr., Construction Law, Real
Estate Law
Brian S. Fleetham, Health Care Law
Daniel F. Gosch, Banking and Finance Law,
Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization
Law, Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Banking and Finance,
Litigation – Bankruptcy
Leslee M. Lewis, Banking and Finance Law, Real
Estate Law
Christopher A. Mitchell, Litigation - Intellectual
Property
John T. Schuring, Corporate Law, Mergers and
Acquisitions Law
Jeffrey G. York, Corporate Law, Mergers and
Acquisitions Law
Lansing, MI
Peter H. Ellsworth, Administrative/Regulatory Law,
Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Gaming Law,
Government Relations Practice
Brandon C. Hubbard, Commercial Litigation
Scott R. Knapp, Administrative/Regulatory Law,
Commercial Litigation
Peter J. Kulick, International Mergers and
Acquisitions Law, Tax Law
James F. Mauro, Corporate Law, Real Estate
Law
Ryan M. Shannon, Insurance Law
Kester K. So, Energy Law, Municipal Law, Public
Finance Law, Utilities Law
Jeffery V. Stuckey, Administrative/Regulatory Law,
Appellate Practice, Energy Law
Las Vegas, NV
Cynthia L. Alexander, Commercial Litigation
Jennifer Ko Craft, Corporate Law, Trademark
Law
Michael N. Feder, Commercial Litigation,
Litigation – Banking and Finance, Litigation –
Intellectual Property
Gregory R. Gemignani, Administrative / Regulatory
Law, Copyright Law, Gaming Law, Information Technology Law, IT
Outsourcing Law, Trademark Law
John L. Krieger, Copyright Law, Litigation –
Intellectual Property, Trademark Law
Shauna Norton, Trademark Law
Melissa Waite, Cannabis Law, Corporate Law
Lexington, KY
Kimberly Bryant, Corporate Law, Real Estate
Law
Emily M. Dorisio, Tax Law
Jeffrey L. Gehring, Litigation – Trusts and
Estates, Trusts and Estates
Brian M. Johnson, Bet-the-Company Litigation,
Commercial Litigation
David A. Owen, Appellate Practice, Commercial
Litigation, Environmental Law, Litigation – Antitrust,
Litigation – Construction, Litigation –
Environmental
Henry C.T. Richmond, III, Trusts and Estates
Nashville, TN
Jeffrey M. Beemer, Litigation – Labor and
Employment
Joshua L. Burgener, Commercial Litigation,
Litigation – Labor and Employment
Jay Campbell, Corporate Law
James B. Cunningham, Real Estate Law
Kevin M. Doherty, Administrative/Regulatory Law,
Entertainment Law – Music, Insurance Law
M. Reid Estes, Jr., Employment Law –
Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment
Autumn L. Gentry, Commercial Litigation
Sheri O. Jacobs, Environmental Law
Peter F. Klett, Commercial Litigation, Litigation
– Labor and Employment
Stephen Montgomery, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor
Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law
M. Kimberly Stagg, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor
Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Commercial
Litigation
Phoenix, AZ
Todd A. Baxter, Commercial Litigation,
Construction Law
James T. Braselton, Eminent Domain and
Condemnation Law, Land Use and Zoning Law, Litigation – Real
Estate
David G. Bray, Commercial Litigation
Flavia Campbell, Trademark Law
Spencer W. Cashdan, Real Estate Law
Scot L. Claus, Commercial Litigation, Litigation
– Real Estate
D. Samuel Coffman, Arbitration, Commercial
Litigation, Employment Law – Management, Litigation –
Labor and Employment
Bennett Evan Cooper, Appellate Practice,
Bet-the-Company Litigation, Insurance
Fred C. Fathe, Real Estate Law
Dawn R. Gabel, Tax Law
Dan W. Goldfine, Commercial Litigation, Insurance
Law
Joshua Grabel, Administrative/Regulatory Law,
Construction Law, Litigation – Construction
Jamie L. Halavais, Commercial Litigation
Scott A. Holcomb, Construction Law, Litigation
– Construction, Litigation – Municipal
Carolyn J. Johnsen, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor
Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Litigation –
Bankruptcy
Dana M. Levy, Family Law, Family Law
Mediation
Frank G. Long, Copyright Law, Litigation -
Intellectual Property, Technology Law, Trade Secrets Law, Trademark
Law
James H. Patterson, Real Estate Law
Marlene A. Pontrelli, Family Law, Family Law
Mediation
Les Raatz, Tax Law, Trusts and Estates
Leonce A. Richard, III, Family Law
Stephen E. Richman, Commercial Litigation,
Construction Law, Litigation – Construction
James S. Rigberg, Commercial Litigation
Robert L. Schwartz, Family Law, Family Law
Mediation
Robert A. Shull, Bet-the-Company Litigation,
Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Construction, Litigation
– Real Estate
Timothy M. Strong, Insurance Law, Litigation
– Insurance
David I. Thompson, Corporate Compliance Law,
Corporate Law, International Mergers & Acquisitions
Cindy A. Villanueva, Copyright Law, Litigation
– Intellectual Property
Steven D. Wolfson, Family Law
Reno, NV
John P. Desmond, Appellate Practice, Commercial
Litigation
Brian R. Irvine, Commercial Litigation, Litigation
– Bankruptcy
Saginaw, MI
Michael H. Allen, Litigation – Trusts and
Estates, Trusts and Estate
James C. Foresman, Health Care Law
Silicon Valley, CA
Craig Y. Allison, Technology Law
Troy, MI
Roger H. Cummings, Corporate Law, International
Trade and Finance Law
J. Benjamin Dolan, Litigation – Real
Estate
Alison F. Duffy, Litigation - Trusts and Estates,
Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs
John P. Gonway, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Real
Estate Law
Deborah L. Grace, Employee Benefits (ERISA)
Law
Roberta P. Granadier, Employee Benefits (ERISA)
Law
Eric W. Gregory, Employee Benefits (ERISA)
Law
Henry M. Grix, Nonprofit/Charities Law, Trusts and
Estates
Craig W. Hammond, Banking and Finance Law, Public
Finance Law
William H. Honaker, Litigation –
Intellectual Property, Litigation – Patent, Patent Law,
Trademark Law
Richard A. Jones, Patent Law
Mark Jotanovic, Patent Law
Michael R. Kramer, Corporate Law
Monica J. Labe, Real Estate Law
Elise S. Levasseur, Immigration Law
Elizabeth L. Luckenbach, Trusts and Estates
Michael J. Lusardi, Real Estate Law
Michael N. MacCallum, Litigation - Intellectual
Property, Litigation - Patent, Patent Law
Christopher C. Maeso, Corporate Law
Scott A. McBain, Patent Law
Eric McGlothlin, Public Finance Law
Cynthia A. Moore, Employee Benefits (ERISA)
Law
Mahesh K. Nayak, Commercial Litigation
Shannon M. Nichols, Banking and Finance Law
Edward H. Pappas, Arbitration, Bet-the-Company
Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Real Estate,
Mediation
Erin M. Pawlowski, Corporate Law, Litigation -
Intellectual Property
Scott A. Petz, Commercial Litigation, Litigation
– Banking and Finance, Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions -
Defendants
Daniel D. Quick, Commercial Litigation, Litigation
– Banking and Finance, Litigation – Intellectual
Property
Paul Rodriguez, Patent Law
William L. Rosin, Corporate Law
Kimberly J. Ruppel, Commercial Litigation
Lynn Capp Sirich, Family Law
Joan Cripe Skrzyniarz, Trusts and Estates
Kimberly M. Slaven, Patent Law
Robert L. Stearns, Litigation – Intellectual
Property
Michael R. Vogt, Litigation - Real Estate, Real
Estate Law
Peter H. Webster, Commercial Litigation, Eminent
Domain and Condemnation Law, Land Use and Zoning Law, Municipal
Law
Mark E. Wilson, Health Care Law
Kathryn S. Wood, Employment Law –
Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment
Katheryne L. Zelenock, Banking and Finance Law,
Corporate Law, Real Estate Law, Securitization and Structured
Finance Law
Washington, DC
Jacob S. Frenkel, Securities Regulation
Venroy K. July, Corporate Law
Glenn S. Richards, Communications Law
Charles R. Spies, Government Relations
Practice
Jonathan R. Wachs, Business Organizations
(including LLCs and Partnerships), Cannabis Law, Copyright Law,
Litigation - Intellectual Property, Trademark Law
Seth B. Waxman, Commercial Litigation, Criminal
Defense: White-Collar
Dickinson Wright attorneys recognized on this year’s Best
Lawyers in America® “Lawyer of the Year” list
include:
Ann Arbor, MI
Steven L. Oberholtzer, Patent Law
Collen M. Shevnock, Banking and Finance Law
Detroit, MI
Timothy H. Howlett, Employment Law -
Management
Sharon R. Newlon, Environmental Law
Bruce C. Thelen, International Trade and Finance
Law
Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Charles D. Brecker, Community Association
Law
Lansing, MI
James F. Mauro, Corporate Law
Kester K. So, Municipal Law
Las Vegas, NV
Michael N. Feder, Litigation - Intellectual
Property
Lexington, KY
David A. Owen, Litigation –
Construction
Reno, NV
Brian R. Irvine, Litigation –
Bankruptcy
Troy, MI
Eric W. Gregory, Employee Benefits (ERISA)
Law
Shannon M. Nichols, Banking and Finance Law
Edward H. Pappas, Arbitration
Dickinson Wright attorneys recognized on this year’s Best
Lawyers in America® Ones to Watch list include:
Ann Arbor, MI
Robert L. Avers, Commercial Litigation
Sungwook Lee, Litigation - Patent
Austin, TX
Andrew J. Alvarado, Appellate Practice, Commercial
Litigation
Andrea L. Arndt, Patent Law
Chicago, IL
Tron Fu, Intellectual Property Law
Columbus, OH
Anthony Alfano, Corporate Governance and
Compliance Law
Nathan J. Armanini, Corporate Law
Sara H. Jodka, Labor and Employment –
Management
Stephanie L. Teaford, Education Law, Labor and
Employment - Management
Detroit, MI
Max A. Aidenbaum, Commercial Litigation
Angelina Delmastro, Labor and Employment –
Management, Litigation - Labor and Employment
Ariana D. Pellegrino, Commercial Litigation
M. Katherine VanderVeen, Banking and Finance
Law
Adam J. Wallace, Banking and Finance Law,
Corporate Law
El Paso, TX
Heather L. Frayre, Immigration Law
Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Keith Hagan, Tax Law
Grand Rapids, MI
Gregory J. Guest, Corporate Law
Christina K. McDonald, Commercial Litigation,
Litigation – Labor & Employment
Alexandre M. Zucco, Trusts and Estates
Lansing, MI
Nolan J. Moody, Commercial Litigation
Las Vegas, NV
Caleb Green, Commercial Litigation, Litigation
– Intellectual Property
Lexington, KY
Tara N. Halbert, Trusts and Estates
Logan Mayfield, Commercial Litigation
Nashville, TN
Colin T. Ferguson, Banking and Finance Law,
Corporate Law, Real Estate Law
Phoenix, AZ
Bradley A. Burns, Commercial Litigation
Vail C. Cloar, Appellate Practice, Commercial
Litigation
Claire E.F. Grimes, Commercial Litigation
Brian J. Hembd, Commercial Litigation, Litigation
– Antitrust, Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions –
Defendants
Brian H. Merdinger, Family Law
Amanda Newman, Commercial Litigation
Holly Zoe, Commercial Litigation
Reno, NV
Brooks T. Westergard, Commercial Litigation
Silicon Valley, CA
Melissa E. Patterson, Intellectual Property
Law
Troy, MI
Juliet R. Boyd, Litigation – Trusts and
Estates
Brandon Debus, Commercial Litigation
Kaitlyn Elias, Commercial Litigation, Litigation -
Real Estate, Real Estate Law
Erick W. Hosner, Corporate Law
William J. Hurles, Intellectual Property Law
Erin A. Johnson, Real Estate Law
Charles W. Kocher, Intellectual Property Law
James A. Martone, Commercial Litigation
Corey Neil, Patent Law
Alma Sobo, Commercial Litigation, Eminent Domain
and Condemnation Law, Litigation - Real Estate, Mass Tort
Litigation/Class Actions - Defendants, Municipal Law
PRESS RELEASE
15 August 2024
218 Dickinson Wright Attorneys Ranked In Best Lawyers In America®, Lawyer Of The Year, And Ones To Watch 2025 Editions
Dickinson Wright is pleased to announce that 218 of the firm’s attorneys have been included in the Best Lawyers in America®, Lawyer of the Year, and Ones to Watch 2025 editions.