Twenty-Four Dickinson Wright Attorneys Named Best Lawyers in America® 2021 “Lawyer of the Year”
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Dickinson Wright PLLC is pleased to announce that 24 of the firm’s lawyers have been identified as the leading practitioner in their practice areas as a Best Lawyers in America® 2021 “Lawyer of the Year”. Only a single lawyer in each specialty in each community is being honored as the “Lawyer of the Year”.
Since it was first published in 1983, Best Lawyers® has become universally regarded as the definitive guide to legal excellence. Best Lawyers lists are compiled based on an exhaustive peer-review evaluation. Almost 87,000 industry leading lawyers are eligible to vote (from around the world), and over 10 million evaluations are received on the legal abilities of other lawyers based on their specific practice areas around the world. The lawyers being honored as Best Lawyers in America® 2021 “Lawyer of the Year” have received particularly high ratings by earning a high level of respect among their peers for their abilities, professionalism and integrity.
The following Dickinson Wright lawyers were selected as Best Lawyers in America® 2021 “Lawyer of the Year”:
Ann Arbor, MI
Thomas D. Hammerschmidt, Jr., Tax Law
James A. Samborn, Litigation – Construction
Jordan Schreier, Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
Detroit, MI
Phillip J. DeRosier, Appellate Practice
Mark R. High, Corporate Governance Law
Steven G. Howell, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Timothy H. Howlett, Employment Law – Management
James A. Plemmons, Bet-the-Company Litigation
William P. Shield, Jr., Banking and Finance Law
Bruce C. Thelen, International Trade and Finance Law
Lansing, MI
Peter H. Ellsworth, Administrative/Regulatory Law
Kester K. So, Utilities Law
Las Vegas, NV
Michael N. Feder, Litigation – Banking and Finance
John L. Krieger, Copyright Law
Jeffrey A. Silver, Administrative/Regulatory Law
Nashville, TN
Slade Sevier, Litigation – Real Estate
Phoenix, AZ
Frederick M. Cummings, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
Lisa D. Duran, Immigration Law
Reno, NV
Brian R. Irvine, Litigation – Bankruptcy
Troy, MI
Deborah L. Grace, Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
Craig W. Hammond, Public Finance Law
John H. Norris, Energy Law
Daniel D. Quick, Litigation – Banking and Finance
Edward H. Pappas, Mediation
Since it was first published in 1983, Best Lawyers® has become universally regarded as the definitive guide to legal excellence. Best Lawyers lists are compiled based on an exhaustive peer-review evaluation. Almost 87,000 industry leading lawyers are eligible to vote (from around the world), and over 10 million evaluations are received on the legal abilities of other lawyers based on their specific practice areas around the world. The lawyers being honored as Best Lawyers in America® 2021 “Lawyer of the Year” have received particularly high ratings by earning a high level of respect among their peers for their abilities, professionalism and integrity.
The following Dickinson Wright lawyers were selected as Best Lawyers in America® 2021 “Lawyer of the Year”:
Ann Arbor, MI
Thomas D. Hammerschmidt, Jr., Tax Law
James A. Samborn, Litigation – Construction
Jordan Schreier, Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
Detroit, MI
Phillip J. DeRosier, Appellate Practice
Mark R. High, Corporate Governance Law
Steven G. Howell, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Timothy H. Howlett, Employment Law – Management
James A. Plemmons, Bet-the-Company Litigation
William P. Shield, Jr., Banking and Finance Law
Bruce C. Thelen, International Trade and Finance Law
Lansing, MI
Peter H. Ellsworth, Administrative/Regulatory Law
Kester K. So, Utilities Law
Las Vegas, NV
Michael N. Feder, Litigation – Banking and Finance
John L. Krieger, Copyright Law
Jeffrey A. Silver, Administrative/Regulatory Law
Nashville, TN
Slade Sevier, Litigation – Real Estate
Phoenix, AZ
Frederick M. Cummings, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
Lisa D. Duran, Immigration Law
Reno, NV
Brian R. Irvine, Litigation – Bankruptcy
Troy, MI
Deborah L. Grace, Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
Craig W. Hammond, Public Finance Law
John H. Norris, Energy Law
Daniel D. Quick, Litigation – Banking and Finance
Edward H. Pappas, Mediation
Contacts
Phillip DeRosier
Member and Appeals and Advocacy Practice Group Co-Chair
Detroit
Thomas Hammerschmidt, Jr.
Consulting Member
Ann Arbor
Craig Hammond
Member and Public Finance Practice Group Chair
Troy
Edward Pappas
Chairman Emeritus and Consulting Member
Troy
Jordan Schreier
Member and Employee Benefits Practice Group Co-Chair
Ann Arbor
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