Thirty-Nine Dickinson Wright Attorneys Named 2023 Michigan Super Lawyers, 23 Named Rising Stars
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Dickinson Wright is pleased to announce that 39 of the firm’s attorneys have been named 2023 Michigan Super Lawyers. Twenty-three Dickinson Wright attorneys have been named 2023 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
Robert L. Avers, Legislative & Government Affairs
Michael C. Hammer, Bankruptcy: Business
Mark V. Heusel, International
Detroit, MI
Richard M. Bolton, Mergers & Acquisitions
Aaron V. Burrell, Business Litigation
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
Sharon R. Newlon, Environmental
James A. Plemmons, Creditor Debtor Rights
William P. Shield, Jr., Banking
Theodore B. Sylwestrzak, Bankruptcy: Business
L. Pahl Zinn, Business Litigation
Grand Rapids, MI
John G. Cameron, Jr., Real Estate
Daniel F. Gosch, Bankruptcy: Business
Leslee M. Lewis, Real Estate
Christina K. McDonald, Employment & Labor
Lansing, MI
Peter H. Ellsworth, Administrative Law
Kester K. So, Government Finance
Jeffery V. Stuckey, Appellate
Troy, MI
J. Benjamin Dolan, Business Litigation
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
Lynn C. Sirich, Family Law
Peter H. Webster, Eminent Domain
Kathryn S. Wood, Employment Litigation: Defense
Katheryne L. Zelenock, Real Estate
Dickinson Wright attorneys recognized on this year’s Michigan Super Lawyers Rising Stars list include:
Ann Arbor, MI
Yafeez Fatabhoy, IP Litigation
Christopher Ryan, Business Litigation
Detroit, MI
Max Aidenbaum, Business Litigation
Angelina R. Delmastro, Labor & Employment
Ariana Pellegrino, Business Litigation
Kory M. Steen, Business Litigation
M. Katherine VanderVeen, Banking
Adam J. Wallace, Business/Corporate
Grand Rapids, MI
Rebecca S. Papi, Mergers & Acquisitions
Phillip W. Smith, II, Business/Corporate
John Weiss, Government Finance
Lansing, MI
Nolan J. Moody, Business Litigation
Troy, MI
Juliet R. Boyd, Estate & Trust Litigation
Brandon L. Debus, Business Litigation
Alison Duffy, Estate & Trust Litigation
Eric W. Gregory, Employee Benefits
Steven C. Hurles, Intellectual Property
Michael J. Lusardi, Real Estate
James A. Martone, Business Litigation
Joseph Pytel, Intellectual Property
Benjamin M. Sobczak, Business Litigation
Alma Sobo, Business Litigation
Alexandra Vallee, Health Care
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
Robert L. Avers, Legislative & Government Affairs
Michael C. Hammer, Bankruptcy: Business
Mark V. Heusel, International
Detroit, MI
Richard M. Bolton, Mergers & Acquisitions
Aaron V. Burrell, Business Litigation
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
Sharon R. Newlon, Environmental
James A. Plemmons, Creditor Debtor Rights
William P. Shield, Jr., Banking
Theodore B. Sylwestrzak, Bankruptcy: Business
L. Pahl Zinn, Business Litigation
Grand Rapids, MI
John G. Cameron, Jr., Real Estate
Daniel F. Gosch, Bankruptcy: Business
Leslee M. Lewis, Real Estate
Christina K. McDonald, Employment & Labor
Lansing, MI
Peter H. Ellsworth, Administrative Law
Kester K. So, Government Finance
Jeffery V. Stuckey, Appellate
Troy, MI
J. Benjamin Dolan, Business Litigation
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
Lynn C. Sirich, Family Law
Peter H. Webster, Eminent Domain
Kathryn S. Wood, Employment Litigation: Defense
Katheryne L. Zelenock, Real Estate
Dickinson Wright attorneys recognized on this year’s Michigan Super Lawyers Rising Stars list include:
Ann Arbor, MI
Yafeez Fatabhoy, IP Litigation
Christopher Ryan, Business Litigation
Detroit, MI
Max Aidenbaum, Business Litigation
Angelina R. Delmastro, Labor & Employment
Ariana Pellegrino, Business Litigation
Kory M. Steen, Business Litigation
M. Katherine VanderVeen, Banking
Adam J. Wallace, Business/Corporate
Grand Rapids, MI
Rebecca S. Papi, Mergers & Acquisitions
Phillip W. Smith, II, Business/Corporate
John Weiss, Government Finance
Lansing, MI
Nolan J. Moody, Business Litigation
Troy, MI
Juliet R. Boyd, Estate & Trust Litigation
Brandon L. Debus, Business Litigation
Alison Duffy, Estate & Trust Litigation
Eric W. Gregory, Employee Benefits
Steven C. Hurles, Intellectual Property
Michael J. Lusardi, Real Estate
James A. Martone, Business Litigation
Joseph Pytel, Intellectual Property
Benjamin M. Sobczak, Business Litigation
Alma Sobo, Business Litigation
Alexandra Vallee, Health Care
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
Lynn Capp Sirich
Member and Domestic Relations & Family Law Practice Group Co-Chair
Troy
Theodore Sylwestrzak
Member, Banking and Financial Practice Group Chair
Detroit
Peter Webster
Member and Public Sector Practice Group Chair
Troy
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