Dickinson Wright Receives Top Rankings by Chambers USA; 36 Attorneys Recognized as Leaders in their Fields
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Dickinson Wright PLLC is pleased to announce that Chambers USA, publisher of the world’s leading guides to the legal profession, has ranked 13 of the firm’s practices and 36 of the firm’s attorneys in the 2018 Chambers USA Guide.
London-based publisher Chambers & Partners conducts research into the strengths and reputations of U.S. law firms by state, through in-depth interviews with peers and competing firm attorneys, in-house counsel and significant purchasers of legal services.
Below is a list of Dickinson Wright practices that were listed in Chambers USA 2018:
Arizona
Real Estate
Michigan
Banking & Finance
Corporate/M&A
Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation
Intellectual Property
Labor & Employment
Litigation: General Commercial
Real Estate
Nevada
Gaming & Licensing (Recognized Practitioner)
Ohio
Real Estate
Tennessee
Litigation: General Commercial
Media & Entertainment (Recognized Practitioner)
Real Estate (Recognized Practitioner)
Below is a list of Dickinson Wright attorneys who were listed in Chambers USA 2018:
Banking and Finance
Craig W. Hammond, Troy
Colleen M. Shevnock, Ann Arbor
William P. Shield, Jr., Detroit
Rachel Wolock, Detroit
Banking and Finance: Bankruptcy
Steven G. Howell, Detroit
James A. Plemmons, Detroit
Theodore B. Sylwestrzak, Detroit
Corporate/M&A
Richard M. Bolton, Detroit
Mark R. High, Detroit
Michael T. Raymond, Troy
Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation
Cynthia A. Moore, Troy
Jordan Schreier, Ann Arbor
Gaming & Licensing
Kate Lowenhar-Fisher, Las Vegas
Jeffrey Silver, Las Vegas (Nationwide)
General Commercial Litigation
John P. Desmond, Reno
Michael N. Feder, Las Vegas
Kenneth J. McIntyre, Detroit
Thomas G. McNeill, Detroit
Edward H. Pappas, Troy
Daniel D. Quick, Troy
Immigration
Kathleen Campbell Walker, El Paso (Nationwide)
Intellectual Property
John S. Artz, Troy
John C. Nishi, Ann Arbor
Labor & Employment
Timothy H. Howlett, Detroit
Media & Entertainment
Austen Adams, Music Row – Nashville
Derek C. Crownover, Music Row – Nashville
Native American Law
Glenn M. Feldman, Phoenix (Nationwide)
Real Estate Law
John G. Cameron, Jr., Grand Rapids
James N. Candler, Jr., Detroit
Stephen E. Dawson, Troy
Fred C. Fathe, Phoenix
N. Courtney Hollins, Nashville
Monica J. Labe, Troy
James H. Patterson, Phoenix
Harlan W. Robins, Columbus
Katheryne L. Zelenock, Troy
London-based publisher Chambers & Partners conducts research into the strengths and reputations of U.S. law firms by state, through in-depth interviews with peers and competing firm attorneys, in-house counsel and significant purchasers of legal services.
Below is a list of Dickinson Wright practices that were listed in Chambers USA 2018:
Arizona
Real Estate
Michigan
Banking & Finance
Corporate/M&A
Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation
Intellectual Property
Labor & Employment
Litigation: General Commercial
Real Estate
Nevada
Gaming & Licensing (Recognized Practitioner)
Ohio
Real Estate
Tennessee
Litigation: General Commercial
Media & Entertainment (Recognized Practitioner)
Real Estate (Recognized Practitioner)
Below is a list of Dickinson Wright attorneys who were listed in Chambers USA 2018:
Banking and Finance
Craig W. Hammond, Troy
Colleen M. Shevnock, Ann Arbor
William P. Shield, Jr., Detroit
Rachel Wolock, Detroit
Banking and Finance: Bankruptcy
Steven G. Howell, Detroit
James A. Plemmons, Detroit
Theodore B. Sylwestrzak, Detroit
Corporate/M&A
Richard M. Bolton, Detroit
Mark R. High, Detroit
Michael T. Raymond, Troy
Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation
Cynthia A. Moore, Troy
Jordan Schreier, Ann Arbor
Gaming & Licensing
Kate Lowenhar-Fisher, Las Vegas
Jeffrey Silver, Las Vegas (Nationwide)
General Commercial Litigation
John P. Desmond, Reno
Michael N. Feder, Las Vegas
Kenneth J. McIntyre, Detroit
Thomas G. McNeill, Detroit
Edward H. Pappas, Troy
Daniel D. Quick, Troy
Immigration
Kathleen Campbell Walker, El Paso (Nationwide)
Intellectual Property
John S. Artz, Troy
John C. Nishi, Ann Arbor
Labor & Employment
Timothy H. Howlett, Detroit
Media & Entertainment
Austen Adams, Music Row – Nashville
Derek C. Crownover, Music Row – Nashville
Native American Law
Glenn M. Feldman, Phoenix (Nationwide)
Real Estate Law
John G. Cameron, Jr., Grand Rapids
James N. Candler, Jr., Detroit
Stephen E. Dawson, Troy
Fred C. Fathe, Phoenix
N. Courtney Hollins, Nashville
Monica J. Labe, Troy
James H. Patterson, Phoenix
Harlan W. Robins, Columbus
Katheryne L. Zelenock, Troy
Contacts

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

Theodore Sylwestrzak
Member, Banking and Financial Practice Group Chair
Detroit
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