24 Dickinson Wright Attorneys Named Best Lawyers in America® 2018 Lawyers 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 by Best Lawyers in America® 2018. Only a single lawyer in each specialty in each community is being honored as the “Lawyer of the Year”.
The Best Lawyers in America® 2018 compile 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® 2018 “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® 2018 “Lawyer of the Year”:
Ann Arbor, MI
John C. Blattner, Trademark Law
James L. Hughes, Banking and Finance Law
Jordan Schreier, Labor Law – Management
Detroit, MI
Phillip J. DeRosier, Appellate Practice
Steven G. Howell, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Thomas G. McNeill, Litigation – Securities
James A. Plemmons, Litigation – Bankruptcy
Grand Rapids, MI
Brian S. Fleetham, Health Care Law
Daniel F. Gosch, Litigation – Bankruptcy
Richard A. Wendt, Municipal Law
Lansing, MI
James W. Bliss, Public Finance Law
Jeffery V. Stuckey, Appellate Practice
Las Vegas, NV
Michael N. Feder, Litigation – Intellectual Property
Jeffrey A. Silver, Administrative/Regulatory Law
Lexington, KY
David A. Owen, Litigation – Construction
Phoenix, AZ
Glenn M. Feldman, Native American Law
Les S. Raatz, Trusts and Estates
Michael S. Rubin, Litigation – Municipal
Robert L. Schwartz, Family Law
Troy, MI
Craig W. Hammond, Public Finance Law
Anna M. Maiuri, Environmental Law
Edward H. Pappas, Litigation – Real Estate
Mark E. Wilson, Health Care Law
Paul M. Wyzgoski, Municipal Law
The Best Lawyers in America® 2018 compile 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® 2018 “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® 2018 “Lawyer of the Year”:
Ann Arbor, MI
John C. Blattner, Trademark Law
James L. Hughes, Banking and Finance Law
Jordan Schreier, Labor Law – Management
Detroit, MI
Phillip J. DeRosier, Appellate Practice
Steven G. Howell, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Thomas G. McNeill, Litigation – Securities
James A. Plemmons, Litigation – Bankruptcy
Grand Rapids, MI
Brian S. Fleetham, Health Care Law
Daniel F. Gosch, Litigation – Bankruptcy
Richard A. Wendt, Municipal Law
Lansing, MI
James W. Bliss, Public Finance Law
Jeffery V. Stuckey, Appellate Practice
Las Vegas, NV
Michael N. Feder, Litigation – Intellectual Property
Jeffrey A. Silver, Administrative/Regulatory Law
Lexington, KY
David A. Owen, Litigation – Construction
Phoenix, AZ
Glenn M. Feldman, Native American Law
Les S. Raatz, Trusts and Estates
Michael S. Rubin, Litigation – Municipal
Robert L. Schwartz, Family Law
Troy, MI
Craig W. Hammond, Public Finance Law
Anna M. Maiuri, Environmental Law
Edward H. Pappas, Litigation – Real Estate
Mark E. Wilson, Health Care Law
Paul M. Wyzgoski, Municipal Law
Contacts

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

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

Mark Wilson
Member and Health Law Practice Group Chair
Troy
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