Dickinson Wright Receives Top Rankings in 2026 Chambers USA Guide; 66 Attorneys Recognized as Leaders in their Fields

Dickinson Wright is pleased to announce that Chambers & Partners, publisher of the world’s leading guides to the legal profession, has ranked 24 of the firm’s practices and 66 of the firm’s attorneys in the 2026 Chambers USA Guide.

London-based publisher Chambers & Partners researches 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 are listed in Chambers USA 2026:

Arizona
Construction
Intellectual Property (Band 1)
Litigation: General Commercial
Real Estate

Kentucky
Intellectual Property
Litigation: General Commercial

Michigan
Banking & Finance (Band 1)
Bankruptcy & Restructuring (Band 1)
Corporate/M&A
Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation (Band 1)
Immigration
Intellectual Property
Labor & Employment
Litigation: General Commercial (Band 1)
Public Finance (Band 1)
Real Estate (Band 1)

Nevada
Gaming & Licensing
Intellectual Property (Band 1)
Litigation: General Commercial

Ohio
Real Estate

Texas 
Immigration
Intellectual Property

USA – Nationwide
Cannabis Law
Political Law

Below is a list of Dickinson Wright attorneys who are listed in Chambers USA 2026:

Banking and Finance
Nikki Gibson, Austin
Craig W. Hammond, Troy
Colleen M. Shevnock, Ann Arbor
William P. Shield, Jr., Detroit (Star Individual)
Rachel Wolock, Detroit

Bankruptcy & Restructuring
Steven G. Howell, Detroit (Senior Statesperson)
James A. Plemmons, Detroit (Band 1)
Patrick J. Potter, Washington, DC
Theodore B. Sylwestrzak, Detroit (Band 1)

Cannabis: Eastern US – Nationwide
Scot C. Crow, Columbus
Benjamin M. Sobczak, Troy

Construction
Christopher A. Cornwall, Detroit

Corporate/M&A
Andrew W. MacLeod, Detroit
John T. Schuring, Grand Rapids

Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation
Deborah L. Grace, Troy
Roberta P. Granadier, Troy (Band 1)
Eric W. Gregory, Troy
Cynthia A. Moore, Troy
Jordan Schreier, Ann Arbor (Band 1)

Environmental: Mainly Transactional
Kevin G. Desharnais, Chicago

Gaming & Licensing
Gregory R. Gemignani, Las Vegas

Health Care
Brian S. Fleetham, Grand Rapids (Band 1)
Mark E. Wilson, Troy (Band 1)

Immigration
Heather Frayre, El Paso
Suzanne Sukkar, Ann Arbor
Kathleen Campbell Walker, El Paso (Nationwide/Band 1) (Texas/Star Individual)

Insurance
Timothy M. Strong, Phoenix

Intellectual Property
Andrea L. Arndt, Austin
John S. Artz, Ann Arbor (Band 1)
Flavia Campbell, Phoenix (Band 1)
Bennett Evan Cooper, Phoenix (Band 1)
Andrew D. Dorisio, Lexington
William H. Honaker, Troy
John L. Krieger, Las Vegas (Band 1)
Cindy A. Villanueva, Phoenix

Intellectual Property: Patent Prosecution
David W. Wu, Silicon Valley

Labor & Employment
Aaron V. Burrell, Detroit
Timothy H. Howlett, Detroit (Band 1)
Christina K. McDonald, Grand Rapids
William Thacker, Ann Arbor

Litigation: Appellate
Bennett Evan Cooper, Phoenix

Litigation: General Commercial
Cynthia Alexander, Las Vegas
Scot L. Claus, Phoenix
John P. Desmond, Reno
Michael N. Feder, Las Vegas
Josh Grabel, Phoenix 
Kristen E. Hudson, Austin
Brian Johnson, Lexington
James A. Martone, Troy
Daniel D. Quick, Troy (Band 1)

Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations
Robert Driscoll, Washington, DC

Political Law
Charles Spies, Washington, DC (Nationwide) (Band 1)

Public Finance
Laura M. Bassett, Troy
Craig W. Hammond, Troy (Band 1)
Peter J. Kulick, Lansing
Jarrod T. Smith, Lansing 
Kester K. So, Lansing (Band 1)
Roger A. Swets, Grand Rapids

Real Estate Law
Michael D. Bridges, Columbus
John G. Cameron, Jr., Grand Rapids (Band 1)
Monica J. Labe, Troy (Band 1)
Leslee M. Lewis, Grand Rapids
Michael J. Lusardi, Troy
Jeremy J. Schirra, Columbus
Dawn Faxon Singer, Troy
Katheryne L. Zelenock, Troy

Telecoms, Broadcast & Satellite
Lee G. Petro, Washington, DC
Glenn Richards, Washington, DC

Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business 2026 is available online here.