Thirteen Dickinson Wright Attorneys Named Best Lawyers in America® 2019 Lawyers of the Year
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Dickinson Wright PLLC is pleased to announce that 13 of the firm’s lawyers have been identified as the leading practitioner in their practice areas by Best Lawyers in America® 2019. Only a single lawyer in each specialty in each community is being honored as the “Lawyer of the Year”.
Best Lawyers in America® 2019 compiles its list of outstanding lawyers by conducting exhaustive peer-review surveys in which thousands of leading lawyers confidentially evaluate their professional peers. The lawyers being honored as Best Lawyers in America® 2019 “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® 2019 “Lawyer of the Year”:
Ann Arbor, MI
John C. Blattner, Copyright Law
Thomas D. Hammerschmidt, Jr., Tax Law
Jordan Schreier, Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
Detroit, MI
Mark R. High, Corporate Governance Law
James P. Spica, Litigation – Trusts and Estates
Theodore B. Sylwestrzak, Banking and Finance Law
Bruce C. Thelen, International Trade and Finance Law
Grand Rapids, MI
Timothy A. Stoepker, Land Use and Zoning Law
Lansing, MI
James E. Lozier, Insurance Law
Las Vegas, NV
Jeffrey A. Silver, Gaming Law
Phoenix, AZ
Leonce A. Richard, III, Family Law
Troy, MI
Terence M. Donnelly, Public Finance Law
Daniel D. Quick, Litigation – Banking and Finance
Best Lawyers in America® 2019 compiles its list of outstanding lawyers by conducting exhaustive peer-review surveys in which thousands of leading lawyers confidentially evaluate their professional peers. The lawyers being honored as Best Lawyers in America® 2019 “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® 2019 “Lawyer of the Year”:
Ann Arbor, MI
John C. Blattner, Copyright Law
Thomas D. Hammerschmidt, Jr., Tax Law
Jordan Schreier, Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
Detroit, MI
Mark R. High, Corporate Governance Law
James P. Spica, Litigation – Trusts and Estates
Theodore B. Sylwestrzak, Banking and Finance Law
Bruce C. Thelen, International Trade and Finance Law
Grand Rapids, MI
Timothy A. Stoepker, Land Use and Zoning Law
Lansing, MI
James E. Lozier, Insurance Law
Las Vegas, NV
Jeffrey A. Silver, Gaming Law
Phoenix, AZ
Leonce A. Richard, III, Family Law
Troy, MI
Terence M. Donnelly, Public Finance Law
Daniel D. Quick, Litigation – Banking and Finance
Contacts

Thomas Hammerschmidt, Jr.
Consulting Member
Ann Arbor

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

Theodore Sylwestrzak
Member, Banking and Financial Practice Group Chair
Detroit
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