64 Dickinson Wright Attorneys Named 2019 Michigan Super Lawyers, 21 Named Rising Stars
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Dickinson Wright PLLC is pleased to announce that 64 of the firm’s attorneys have been named 2019 Michigan Super Lawyers. Twenty-one Dickinson Wright attorneys have been named 2019 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, International
James A. Samborn, Construction Litigation
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
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
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 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
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
Craig W. Hammond, Government Finance
Robert P. Hurlbert, Criminal Defense: White Collar
Monica J. Labe, Real Estate
Elizabeth L. Luckenbach, Estate & Trust Litigation
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
Scott A. Petz, Business Litigation
Daniel D. Quick, Business Litigation
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
Peter J. Domas, Health Care
Detroit, MI
Farayha Arrine, Civil Litigation: Defense
Aaron V. Burrell, Business Litigation
Frederick R. Dewey, Business Litigation
Patrick B. Green, Business Litigation
Salina M. Hamilton, Business Litigation
Adam J. Wallace, Business/Corporate
Grand Rapids, MI
Christina K. McDonald, Business Litigation
Emily A. Rysberg, State/Local/Municipal
Lansing, MI
Nolan J. Moody, Business Litigation
Samantha Pattwell, Business Litigation
Ryan M. Shannon, Business Litigation
Troy, MI
Jessica V. Currie, General Litigation
Eric W. Gregory, Employee Benefits
Erin Johnson, Real Estate
Michael J. Lusardi, Real Estate
James A. Martone, Business Litigation
Eric McGlothlin, Government Finance
Benjamin M. Sobczak, Business Litigation
Alma Sobo, Business Litigation
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, International
James A. Samborn, Construction Litigation
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
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
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 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
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
Craig W. Hammond, Government Finance
Robert P. Hurlbert, Criminal Defense: White Collar
Monica J. Labe, Real Estate
Elizabeth L. Luckenbach, Estate & Trust Litigation
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
Scott A. Petz, Business Litigation
Daniel D. Quick, Business Litigation
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
Peter J. Domas, Health Care
Detroit, MI
Farayha Arrine, Civil Litigation: Defense
Aaron V. Burrell, Business Litigation
Frederick R. Dewey, Business Litigation
Patrick B. Green, Business Litigation
Salina M. Hamilton, Business Litigation
Adam J. Wallace, Business/Corporate
Grand Rapids, MI
Christina K. McDonald, Business Litigation
Emily A. Rysberg, State/Local/Municipal
Lansing, MI
Nolan J. Moody, Business Litigation
Samantha Pattwell, Business Litigation
Ryan M. Shannon, Business Litigation
Troy, MI
Jessica V. Currie, General Litigation
Eric W. Gregory, Employee Benefits
Erin Johnson, Real Estate
Michael J. Lusardi, Real Estate
James A. Martone, Business Litigation
Eric McGlothlin, Government Finance
Benjamin M. Sobczak, Business Litigation
Alma Sobo, Business Litigation
Contacts
![Allison Bach](/-/media/images/our-people/bio-images/b/allisonbachhirez-new.jpg?rev=72fceb69707a41b2992e2ccc57d826ce)
Allison Bach
Member and Deputy Practice Group Chair – Corporate/M&A
Detroit
![Phillip DeRosier](/-/media/images/our-people/bio-images/d/phillip_j_derosier.jpg?rev=66212943ffd84069a1aff1a12a3e1e0a)
Phillip DeRosier
Member and Appeals and Advocacy Practice Group Co-Chair
Detroit
![Eric Gregory](/-/media/images/our-people/bio-images/g/eric_w_gregory.jpg?rev=59949f05967a4c6ba8d8d787aa2baff8)
Eric Gregory
Member and Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation Group Co-Chair
Troy
![Craig Hammond](/-/media/images/our-people/bio-images/h/craig_w_hammond.jpg?rev=e8f3307a9bd446548d311c2319d69a6c)
Craig Hammond
Member and Public Finance Practice Group Chair
Troy
![Mark Heusel](/-/media/images/our-people/bio-images/h/mark_heusel.jpg?rev=513669c212f74801a94a943419af1aa5)
Mark Heusel
Member and East Asia Practice Group Chair - China, Taiwan, Japan, Korea, ASEAN Region
Ann Arbor
![Scott Knapp](/-/media/images/our-people/bio-images/k/scott_r_knapp.jpg?rev=5bd3c5c95ebe4efea9049e852e07fe9a)
Scott Knapp
Member and Division Director, Litigation
Lansing
![Elizabeth Luckenbach](/-/media/images/our-people/bio-images/l/elizabeth_l_luckenbach.jpg?rev=0da34eb77c674d98837ad0cfdffdd3c4)
Elizabeth Luckenbach
Member and Division Director, Regulatory/Administration
Troy
![Michael Lusardi](/-/media/images/our-people/bio-images/l/michael_j_lusardi.jpg?rev=9589ac00ad4b4e8e9b11bfadbaec1df0)
Michael Lusardi
Member and Real Estate Practice Group Chair
Troy
![Mahesh Nayak](/-/media/images/our-people/bio-images/n/mahesh_nayak.jpg?rev=a91843c73434495e8016899e314a2773)
Mahesh Nayak
Member and International Practice Group Co-Chair
Troy
![Sharon Newlon](/-/media/images/our-people/bio-images/n/sharon_r_newlon.jpg?rev=e3ce3bba3bf34eabad8e00ba664e2061)
Sharon Newlon
Member and Environmental, Energy & Sustainability Practice Group Co-Chair
Detroit
![Edward Pappas](/-/media/images/our-people/bio-images/p/edward_h_pappas.jpg?rev=1f4406760b384f3e9db973c40e161b61)
Edward Pappas
Chairman Emeritus and Consulting Member
Troy
![Ryan Shannon](/-/media/images/our-people/bio-images/s/ryan_m_shannon.jpg?rev=899e407267f541cbad2d013cb51ccd2e)
Ryan Shannon
Member and Insurance - Regulatory Practice Group Chair
Lansing
![Theodore Sylwestrzak](/-/media/images/our-people/bio-images/s/theodore_b_sylwestrzak_v2.jpg?rev=917e4f6e8b9d46d3bf07feee431a05e4)
Theodore Sylwestrzak
Member, Banking and Financial Services Practice Group Chair
Detroit
![Peter Webster](/-/media/images/our-people/bio-images/w/peter_webster-new.jpg?rev=f935f6c164c944808d36a41011a3b0b3)
Peter Webster
Member and Public Sector Practice Group Chair
Troy
![Mark Wilson](/-/media/images/our-people/bio-images/w/mark_e_wilson.jpg?rev=b36001352e1e42449fc45ab2c4f047f9)
Mark Wilson
Member and Health Care Practice Group Chair
Troy
![Katheryne Zelenock](/-/media/images/our-people/bio-images/z/katheryne_l_zelenock.jpg?rev=be5ef22c33e844e7a626fe175f56ab22)
Katheryne Zelenock
Member and Real Estate Finance Practice Group Chair
Troy
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