Forty-Four Dickinson Wright Attorneys Named 2021 Michigan Super Lawyers, 19 Named Rising Stars
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Dickinson Wright PLLC is pleased to announce that 44 of the firm’s attorneys have been named 2021 Michigan Super Lawyers. Nineteen Dickinson Wright attorneys have been named 2021 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
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
Thomas G. McNeill, Business Litigation
Sharon R. Newlon, Environmental
James A. Plemmons, Creditor Debtor Rights
William P. Shield, Jr., Banking
Theodore B. Sylwestrzak, Bankruptcy: Business
Kathryn S. Wood, Employment Litigation: Defense
L. Pahl Zinn, Business Litigation
Grand Rapids, MI
John G. Cameron, Jr., Real Estate
Daniel F. Gosch, Bankruptcy: Business
Leslee M. Lewis, Real Estate
Lansing, MI
Peter H. Ellsworth, Administrative Law
Kester K. So, Government Finance
Jeffery V. Stuckey, Appellate
Troy, MI
Stephen E. Dawson, Real Estate
J. Benjamin Dolan, Business Litigation
Terence M. Donnelly, Government Finance
Deborah L. Grace, Employee Benefits
Henry M. Grix, Estate & Probate
Craig W. Hammond, Government Finance
Monica J. Labe, Real Estate
Elizabeth L. Luckenbach, Estate & Trust Litigation
Cynthia A. Moore, Employee Benefits
Gregory W. Moore, Health Care
Edward H. Pappas, Business Litigation
Scott A. Petz, Business Litigation
Daniel D. Quick, Business Litigation
William L. Rosin, Business/Corporate
Peter H. Webster, Eminent Domain
Mark E. Wilson, Health Care
Katheryne L. Zelenock, Real Estate
Dickinson Wright attorneys recognized on this year’s Michigan Super Lawyers Rising Stars list include:
Ann Arbor, MI
Robert L. Avers, Business Litigation
Jonathan D. Nikkila, Intellectual Property
Christopher Ryan, Business Litigation
Detroit, MI
Salina M. Hamilton, Business Litigation
Adam J. Wallace, Business/Corporate
Grand Rapids, MI
Alexandre Zucco, Estate Planning
Lansing, MI
Nolan J. Moody, Business Litigation
Troy, MI
Alison Duffy, Estate and Trust Litigation
Eric W. Gregory, Employee Benefits
Steven C. Hurles, Intellectual Property
Erin Johnson, Real Estate
Mark A. Jotanovic, Intellectual Property
Michael J. Lusardi, Real Estate
Michael N. MacCallum, Intellectual Property
James A. Martone, Business Litigation
Joseph Owens, Estate Planning
Joseph Pytel, Intellectual Property
Bryan J. Schomer, Intellectual Property
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
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
Thomas G. McNeill, Business Litigation
Sharon R. Newlon, Environmental
James A. Plemmons, Creditor Debtor Rights
William P. Shield, Jr., Banking
Theodore B. Sylwestrzak, Bankruptcy: Business
Kathryn S. Wood, Employment Litigation: Defense
L. Pahl Zinn, Business Litigation
Grand Rapids, MI
John G. Cameron, Jr., Real Estate
Daniel F. Gosch, Bankruptcy: Business
Leslee M. Lewis, Real Estate
Lansing, MI
Peter H. Ellsworth, Administrative Law
Kester K. So, Government Finance
Jeffery V. Stuckey, Appellate
Troy, MI
Stephen E. Dawson, Real Estate
J. Benjamin Dolan, Business Litigation
Terence M. Donnelly, Government Finance
Deborah L. Grace, Employee Benefits
Henry M. Grix, Estate & Probate
Craig W. Hammond, Government Finance
Monica J. Labe, Real Estate
Elizabeth L. Luckenbach, Estate & Trust Litigation
Cynthia A. Moore, Employee Benefits
Gregory W. Moore, Health Care
Edward H. Pappas, Business Litigation
Scott A. Petz, Business Litigation
Daniel D. Quick, Business Litigation
William L. Rosin, Business/Corporate
Peter H. Webster, Eminent Domain
Mark E. Wilson, Health Care
Katheryne L. Zelenock, Real Estate
Dickinson Wright attorneys recognized on this year’s Michigan Super Lawyers Rising Stars list include:
Ann Arbor, MI
Robert L. Avers, Business Litigation
Jonathan D. Nikkila, Intellectual Property
Christopher Ryan, Business Litigation
Detroit, MI
Salina M. Hamilton, Business Litigation
Adam J. Wallace, Business/Corporate
Grand Rapids, MI
Alexandre Zucco, Estate Planning
Lansing, MI
Nolan J. Moody, Business Litigation
Troy, MI
Alison Duffy, Estate and Trust Litigation
Eric W. Gregory, Employee Benefits
Steven C. Hurles, Intellectual Property
Erin Johnson, Real Estate
Mark A. Jotanovic, Intellectual Property
Michael J. Lusardi, Real Estate
Michael N. MacCallum, Intellectual Property
James A. Martone, Business Litigation
Joseph Owens, Estate Planning
Joseph Pytel, Intellectual Property
Bryan J. Schomer, Intellectual Property
Alma Sobo, Business Litigation
Contacts

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

Eric Gregory
Member and Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation Group Co-Chair
Troy

Craig Hammond
Member and Public Finance Practice Group Chair
Troy

Mark Heusel
Member and East Asia Practice Group Chair - China, Taiwan, Japan, Korea, ASEAN Region
Ann Arbor

Elizabeth Luckenbach
Member and Division Director, Regulatory/Administration
Troy

Michael Lusardi
Member and Real Estate Practice Group Chair
Troy

Theodore Sylwestrzak
Member, Banking and Financial Practice Group Chair
Detroit

Peter Webster
Member and Public Sector Practice Group Chair
Troy

Mark Wilson
Member and Health Law Practice Group Chair
Troy
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