22 Dickinson Wright Attorneys Named "Lawyers of the Year" for 2017
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Dickinson Wright PLLC is pleased to announce that 22 of the firm’s lawyers have been identified as the leading practitioner in their practice area by Best Lawyers in America® 2017. Only a single lawyer in each specialty in each community is being honored as the “Lawyer of the Year”.
The Best Lawyers in America® 2017 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® 2017 “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® 2017 “Lawyer of the Year”:
Ann Arbor, MI
James A. Samborn, Litigation – Construction
Jordan Schreier, Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
Columbus, OH
William J. Kelly, Jr., Corporate Governance Law
J. Troy Terakedis, Tax Law
Detroit, MI
Thomas G. McNeill, Litigation – Banking and Finance
William P. Shield, Jr., Banking and Finance Law
Bruce C. Thelen, International Trade and Finance Law
Grand Rapids, MI
Scott G. Smith, Litigation – Municipal
Lansing, MI
Peter H. Ellsworth, Government Relations Practice
Kester K. So, Municipal Law, Public Finance Law
Phoenix, AZ
Glenn M. Feldman, Gaming Law
Richard A. Friedlander, Litigation – Construction
William L. Novotny, Litigation – Bankruptcy
David J. Ouimette, Litigation – Real Estate
Robert L. Schwartz, Family Law Mediation
Troy, MI
Terence M. Donnelly, Municipal Law
Henry M. Grix, Trusts and Estates
Craig W. Hammond, Banking and Finance Law
Edward H. Pappas, Arbitration
Daniel D. Quick, Litigation – Banking and Finance
Laurence E. Winokur, Real Estate Law
Paul M. Wyzgoski, Public Finance Law
The Best Lawyers in America® 2017 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® 2017 “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® 2017 “Lawyer of the Year”:
Ann Arbor, MI
James A. Samborn, Litigation – Construction
Jordan Schreier, Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
Columbus, OH
William J. Kelly, Jr., Corporate Governance Law
J. Troy Terakedis, Tax Law
Detroit, MI
Thomas G. McNeill, Litigation – Banking and Finance
William P. Shield, Jr., Banking and Finance Law
Bruce C. Thelen, International Trade and Finance Law
Grand Rapids, MI
Scott G. Smith, Litigation – Municipal
Lansing, MI
Peter H. Ellsworth, Government Relations Practice
Kester K. So, Municipal Law, Public Finance Law
Phoenix, AZ
Glenn M. Feldman, Gaming Law
Richard A. Friedlander, Litigation – Construction
William L. Novotny, Litigation – Bankruptcy
David J. Ouimette, Litigation – Real Estate
Robert L. Schwartz, Family Law Mediation
Troy, MI
Terence M. Donnelly, Municipal Law
Henry M. Grix, Trusts and Estates
Craig W. Hammond, Banking and Finance Law
Edward H. Pappas, Arbitration
Daniel D. Quick, Litigation – Banking and Finance
Laurence E. Winokur, Real Estate Law
Paul M. Wyzgoski, Public Finance Law
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 Chair
Ann Arbor

J. Troy Terakedis
Member and Taxation Practice Group Co-Chair
Columbus
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