171 Dickinson Wright Attorneys Ranked in Best Lawyers in America® 2019

Dickinson Wright PLLC is pleased to announce that 171 of the firm’s attorneys have been included in Best Lawyers in America® 2019.

Attorneys named to Best Lawyers in America were recognized by their peers in the legal industry for their professional excellence in 145 practice areas. For the 2019 edition, over 7 million votes were analyzed, which resulted in more than 58,000 leading lawyers being included in the new edition. To learn more about Best Lawyers in America, please visit www.bestlawyers.com.

Dickinson Wright attorneys recognized on this year’s list include:

Ann Arbor, MI

John C. Blattner, Copyright Law, Litigation – Patent, Trademark Law

John M. Dempsey, Energy Law

Paul R. Fransway, Franchise Law

Michael C. Hammer, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Litigation – Bankruptcy

Thomas D. Hammerschmidt, Jr., Tax Law

Mark Heusel, Commercial Litigation

James L. Hughes, Banking and Finance Law, Corporate Law, Health Care Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Nonprofit/Charities Law

James A. Samborn, Commercial Litigation, Construction Law, Litigation – Construction

Jordan Schreier, Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law, Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management

Colleen M. Shevnock, Banking and Finance Law

Suzanne K. Sukkar, Immigration Law

William M. Thacker, Employment Law – Management

Austin, TX

Steven R. Daniels, Litigation – Intellectual Property, Litigation – Patent

Ross Spencer Garsson, Patent Law

Darrell R. Windham, Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law

Columbus, OH

Michael D. Bridges, Real Estate Law

Alexander M. Brown, Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships), Corporate Law

Scot C. Crow, Tax Law

William J. Kelly, Jr., Corporate Governance Law, Corporate Law

Harlan W. Robins, Banking and Finance Law, Litigation – Real Estate, Real Estate Law

J. Troy Terakedis, Tax Law, Trusts and Estates

Detroit, MI

Dennis W. Archer, Commercial Litigation, Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment

Richard M. Bolton, Corporate Governance Law, Corporate Law, Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law

William T. Burgess, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law, International Mergers & Acquisitions, Litigation – Bankruptcy

Lawrence G. Campbell, Commercial Litigation, International Mergers & Acquisitions

James N. Candler, Jr., Gaming Law, Real Estate Law

Christopher A. Cornwall, Construction Law

David R. Deromedi, Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management

Phillip J. DeRosier, Appellate Practice

William E. Elwood, Tax Law

K. Scott Hamilton, Appellate Practice

Mark R. High, Corporate Governance Law, Corporate Law

Edgar C. Howbert, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law

Steven G. Howell, Banking and Finance Law, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Litigation – Bankruptcy

Timothy H. Howlett, Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment

W. Anthony Jenkins, Corporate Law, Municipal Law

John K. Lawrence, Banking and Finance Law

Kenneth J. McIntyre, Commercial Litigation

Thomas G. McNeill, Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Banking and Finance, Litigation – Mergers and Acquisitions, Litigation – Securities

Sharon R. Newlon, Energy Law, Environmental Law, Litigation – Environmental

Francis R. Ortiz, Commercial Litigation

James A. Plemmons, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Bankruptcy

Robert F. Rhoades, Litigation and Controversy – Tax

William P. Shield, Jr., Banking and Finance Law

James P. Spica, Litigation – Trusts and Estates, Trusts and Estates

Theodore B. Sylwestrzak, Banking and Finance Law, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law

Bruce C. Thelen, International Trade and Finance Law

L. Pahl Zinn, Litigation – Antitrust

El Paso, TX

Kathleen Campbell Walker, Immigration Law

Mark C. Walker, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants

Grand Rapids, MI

Ronald A. Bultje, Municipal Law

John G. Cameron, Jr., Construction Law, Real Estate Law

Frank G. Dunten, Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law

Geoffrey A. Fields, Commercial Litigation

Brian S. Fleetham, Health Care Law

Daniel F. Gosch, Banking and Finance Law, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Banking and Finance, Litigation – Bankruptcy

Leslee M. Lewis, Banking and Finance Law, Real Estate Law

Edward P. Perdue, Commercial Litigation

Timothy A. Stoepker, Construction Law, Land Use and Zoning Law, Real Estate Law

Richard A. Wendt, Municipal Law, Public Finance Law

Jeffrey G. York, Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law

Lansing, MI

James W. Bliss, Public Finance Law

Peter H. Ellsworth, Administrative/Regulatory Law, Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Gaming Law, Government Relations Practice

Joseph A. Fink, Commercial Litigation, Health Care Law, Insurance Law, Litigation – Banking and Finance, Litigation – ERISA, Litigation – Real Estate, Litigation – Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy)

David J. Houston, Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management

Scott R. Knapp, Administrative/Regulatory Law, Commercial Litigation

James E. Lozier, Commercial Litigation, Insurance Law, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants

Peter S. Sheldon, Corporate Law, Tax Law

Kester K. So, Energy Law, Municipal Law, Public Finance Law, Utilities Law

Jeffery V. Stuckey, Administrative/Regulatory Law, Appellate Practice, Energy Law

Las Vegas, NV

Jennifer Ko Craft, Trademark Law

Michael N. Feder, Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Banking and Finance, Litigation – Intellectual Property

Gregory R. Gemignani, Information Technology Law, IT Outsourcing Law

John L. Krieger, Copyright Law, Trademark Law

Jeffrey A. Silver, Administrative/Regulatory Law, Gaming Law, Land Use and Zoning Law

Lexington, KY

Kerry Harvey, Commercial Litigation

Brian M. Johnson, Commercial Litigation

David A. Owen, Appellate Practice, Commercial Litigation, Environmental Law, Litigation – Antitrust, Litigation – Construction, Litigation – Environmental

Henry C.T. Richmond III, Trusts and Estates

Nashville, TN

Austen Adams, Litigation – Intellectual Property

John E. Anderson, Sr., Commercial Litigation

Jeffrey M. Beemer, Litigation – Labor and Employment

Derek C. Crownover, Entertainment Law – Music

Kevin M. Doherty, Entertainment Law – Music, Insurance Law

M. Reid Estes, Jr., Litigation – Labor and Employment

N. Courtney Hollins, Real Estate Law

Noah C. McPike, Entertainment Law – Music

Slade Sevier, Construction Law

Darrell L. West, Commercial Litigation

Phoenix, AZ

Fredda J. Bisman, Municipal Law

James T. Braselton, Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law, Litigation – Real Estate

David G. Bray, Commercial Litigation

J. Gregory Cahill, Construction Law, Litigation – Construction

Spencer W. Cashdan, Real Estate Law

D. Samuel Coffman, Commercial Litigation, Employment Law – Individuals, Litigation – Labor and Employment

Frederick M. Cummings, Medical Malpractice – Defendants, Personal Injury Litigation –Defendants, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants, Professional Malpractice Law – Defendants

Lisa D. Duran, Immigration Law

Fred C. Fathe, Real Estate Law

Glenn M. Feldman, Gaming Law, Native American Law

Richard A. Friedlander, Arbitration, Litigation – Construction, Mediation

Jerry K. Gaffaney, Health Care Law, Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants

Scott A. Holcomb, Construction Law, Litigation – Construction

Carolyn J. Johnsen, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Litigation – Bankruptcy

Dana M. Levy, Family Law

Matthew J. Martinez, Litigation – Labor & Employment

William L. Novotny, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Litigation – Bankruptcy

David J. Ouimette, Commercial Litigation, Legal Malpractice Law – Defendants, Litigation – Municipal, Litigation – Real Estate

James H. Patterson, Real Estate Law

Michael J. Plati, Litigation – Real Estate

Charles S. Price, Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Antitrust, Litigation – Construction, Litigation – Intellectual Property, Litigation – Securities

Andrew L. Pringle, Commercial Litigation

Les Raatz, Tax Law, Trusts and Estates

Leonce A. Richard III, Family Law

Stephen E. Richman, Construction Law, Litigation – Construction

Michael S. Rubin, Appellate Practice, Arbitration, Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Municipal, Mediation

Michael R. Scheurich, Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Real Estate

Robert L. Schwartz, Family Law, Family Law Mediation

Robert A. Shull, Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Construction, Litigation – Real Estate

David I. Thompson, Corporate Compliance Law, Corporate Law, International Mergers & Acquisitions

Denise H. Troy, Construction Law, Litigation – Construction

Steven D. Wolfson, Family Law

Reno, NV

John P. Desmond, Appellate Practice, Commercial Litigation

Brian R. Irvine, Litigation – Bankruptcy

Anjali D. Webster, Commercial Litigation

Saginaw, MI

Michael H. Allen, Litigation – Trusts and Estates, Trusts and Estates

James C. Foresman, Health Care Law

Troy, MI

Christian S. Allen, Immigration Law

Timothy L. Andersson, Corporate Law

John A. Artz, Patent Law

Kevin M. Bernys, Trusts and Estates

Margaret A. Coughlin, Environmental Law, Litigation – Environmental

Roger H. Cummings, Corporate Law, International Trade and Finance Law

Stephen E. Dawson, Real Estate Law

Joseph W. DeLave, Litigation – Construction

J. Benjamin Dolan, Litigation – Real Estate

Terence M. Donnelly, Municipal Law, Public Finance Law

Deborah L. Grace, Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law

Roberta P. Granadier, Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law

Henry M. Grix, Nonprofit/Charities Law, Trusts and Estates

Hanley M. Gurwin, Family Law

Craig W. Hammond, Banking and Finance Law, Public Finance Law

William H. Honaker, Litigation – Intellectual Property Law, Litigation – Patent, Patent Law, Trademark Law

Robert P. Hurlbert, Criminal Defense: White-Collar

Richard A. Jones, Patent Law

Monica J. Labe, Real Estate Law

Judith Fertel Layne, Trusts and Estates

Elise S. Levasseur, Immigration Law

Elizabeth L. Luckenbach, Trusts and Estates

Christopher C. Maeso, Corporate Law

Anna M. Maiuri, Environmental Law, Litigation – Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy)

Kelly M. Martorano, Environmental Law

Cynthia A. Moore, Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law

John H. Norris, Energy Law, Environmental Law, Natural Resources Law, Oil and Gas Law

Edward H. Pappas, Arbitration, Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Real Estate, Mediation

Robert V. Peterson, Real Estate Law

Scott A. Petz, Commercial Litigation

Daniel D. Quick, Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Banking and Finance, Litigation – Intellectual Property

William L. Rosin, Corporate Law

Robert L. Schwartz, Public Finance Law

Robert L. Stearns, Litigation – Intellectual Property

Peter H. Webster, Land Use and Zoning Law

Rhonda D. Welburn, Municipal Law, Public Finance Law

J. Bryan Williams, Corporate Law, International Mergers & Acquisitions

Mark E. Wilson, Health Care Law

Laurence E. Winokur, Real Estate Law

Kathryn S. Wood, Employment Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment

Paul M. Wyzgoski, Municipal Law, Public Finance Law

Katheryne L. Zelenock, Banking and Finance Law, Corporate Law, Real Estate Law, Securitization and Structured Finance Law

Washington, DC

William E. Elwood, Tax Law

Michael de León Hawthorne, Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Securities/Capital Markets Law

Seth B. Waxman, Criminal Defense: White-Collar