Legal People

Fabian, Sklar & King, P.C.

Farmington Hills-based Fabian, Sklar, & King PC recently announced  that Founding Shareholder Michael H. Fabian has been named Best Lawyers’ 2016 Insurance Law “Lawyer of the Year.” Fabian, Sklar, & King PC Shareholder Stuart A. Sklar made the announcement.

This is the second time in the past three years that Fabian has been named Lawyer of the Year” in the insurance category.  More than 30 years of legal experience, results delivered, and dedication provided by Fabian has also earned him inclusion in the 22nd Edition of The Best Lawyers in America.
In addition to his “Lawyer of the Year” honor, Fabian was also selected as a Best Lawyers for 2016.  Stuart Sklar and Jason Liss were also honored as Best Lawyers” for 2016.

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LeClairRyan

LeClairRyan is pleased to announce that Thomas T. Moga of its Detroit office was selected by their peers for inclusion in the 2016 edition of The Best Lawyers in America.  He was listed under the practice areas of Litigation – Patent and Patent Law.

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Bodman PLC

Bodman PLC is pleased to announce that the firm has been named to the 2015 State Bar of Michigan’s Circle of Excellence for its commitment to pro bono and community service. 

The State Bar recognized Bodman at the “Leadership Level,” a designation given to firms that contribute more than thirty hours of pro bono work per attorney or give at least $500 per attorney in financial donations to approved organizations.

In 2014, Bodman attorneys devoted more than 5,400 hours of pro bono work to dozens of organizations and individuals. Highlights of the firm’s recent efforts include founding and coordinating a legal clinic at Detroit’s Capuchin Soup Kitchen and helping launch the Wayne County PPO Assistance Project, which assists victims of domestic violence obtain and defend their personal protection orders.

Bodman is one of only two firms in Michigan to employ a dedicated to pro bono counsel, Kimberley Paulson. Paulson joined Bodman in 2012 to focus on the firm’s pro bono efforts and works directly with individuals and organizations to coordinate these activities.

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Potestivo & Associates P.C.

Potestivo & Associates PC is proud to announce it has been selected as one of “The Best and Brightest Companies to Work For™” in the Metro Detroit area for the third year in a row in the annual state-wide competition. The firm will be honored at a ceremony in September where a representative from the firm will accept the award.

“This is a great honor for our firm,” said President and Managing Attorney Brian A. Potestivo. “We are thrilled to accept an award that recognizes the happiness, satisfaction, and development of our diligent employees.”

The firm was assessed based upon factors such as recruitment and orientation, employee achievement and recognition, effective communication, work-life balance, and community initiatives categories.

Potestivo & Associates PC has received similar awards in the past, including being named one of “Crain’s Cool Places to Work” and ranking in the “Detroit Free Press Top 100 Workplaces.”
As part of its ongoing commitment to recruit team members who contribute to the highest level of professionalism and integrity, Potestivo & Associates PC is also pleased to announce the hiring of Kathleen G. Conger who was welcomed on Monday, August 10. Based in the firm’s Rochester Hills office, she serves as compliance manager, supporting the firm’s Michigan and Illinois offices.

With more than 20 years of experience, Conger possesses a wealth of expertise in the mortgage lending and servicing industry. Before joining Potestivo & Associates, she gained experience as assistant vice president-territory manager at a leading financial institution. Some of her duties included managing default process improvements and law firm compliance. Prior to this role, Conger served as a compliance unit manager for a local law firm.

Conger has earned several global recognition awards as well as “Best Supporting Client Award.” Outside of the office, she enjoys spending time with her family and serving her community.

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Howard & Howard Attorneys PLLC

Howard & Howard Attorneys PLLC is pleased to announce that seventeen of its attorneys were selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2016.

The Howard & Howard attorneys and the practice area under which they are listed in The Best Lawyers in America® 2016 are as follows:

Dean W. Amburn, Litigation – Intellectual Property; Litigation – Patent; Patent Law; and Trademark Law.

Daniel H. Bliss, Patent Law and Trademark Law.

Thomas W. Davis II, Commercial Litigation.

Joseph J. DeVito, Corporate Law.

Trent K. English, Patent Law.

Lisa S. Gretchko, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law; and Commercial Litigation.

Kristopher K. Hulliberger, Patent Law.

Michael V. Kell, Commercial Litigation.

Rodger A. Kershner, Energy Law.

Henry P. Lee, Trusts and Estates.

Miles T. Macik, Commercial Litigation.

Patrick M. McCarthy, Commercial Litigation; and Litigation – Intellectual Property.

Gerald E. McGlynn III, Litigation – Intellectual Property; Litigation – Patent; and Patent Law .

Gwen Rutar Mullins, Construction Law.

Brad A. Rayle, Labor Law – Management.

Robert L. Rosenthal, Employment Law – Management; Labor Law – Management; and Litigation - Labor and Employment.   

Jeffrey A. Sadowski, Litigation – Intellectual Property; Litigation – Patent; Patent Law; and Trademark Law.

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Nemeth Law PC

Patricia Nemeth, founder of Nemeth Law PC, a Detroit-based labor and employment law firm, has been selected by her peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America© 2016. Nemeth was recognized in the practice areas of Employment Law - Management; Labor Law – Management; and Litigation- Labor and Employment.

Nemeth founded Nemeth Law as a solo practitioner in 1992. The firm is now the largest woman-owned law firm in Michigan to exclusively represent management in the prevention, resolution and litigation of labor and employment disputes.

Nemeth’s areas of expertise include all aspects of traditional labor and employment litigation law, including complex employment investigations and analyses, discrimination/harassment, age, disability, sex, race, whistleblowers, wrongful discharge, union organizing activities and union issues, and multi-party lawsuits.  She is also an arbitrator and a certified mediator for all types of civil litigation, including employment. 

Nemeth earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Michigan and law degrees from Wayne State University Law School.  She is an ABA Foundation Fellow and a member of the Michigan and Illinois state bars, Federal Bar Association, and the United States Supreme Court Bar.

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Honigman Miller Schwartz and Cohn LLP

The Best Lawyers in America 2016 has recognized Honigman, Miller, Schwartz, and Cohn LLP as a “Top-Listed” firm in Michigan in 23 key practice areas (click here for list).  Overall, 117 Honigman attorneys were selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America 2016 list, including 4 lawyers from the firm’s new Chicago office. Thirteen Honigman attorneys received the designation “Lawyer of the Year.” 

Honigman has the most Best Lawyers® of any law firm in Michigan in the following 13 key practice areas:

• Bet-the-Company Litigation.

• Corporate Governance.

• Corporate Law.

• Government Relations Law.

• Health Care Law.

• Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law.

• Litigation and Controversy – Tax.

• Mergers and Acquisitions Law.

• Nonprofit/Charities Law.

• Real Estate Law.

• Securities/Capital Markets Law.

• Tax Law.

• Venture Capital Law.

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Williams, Williams, Rattner, & Plunkett PC

Eight attorneys from Williams, Williams, Rattner, & Plunkett PC in Birmingham have been selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America 2016:  James P. Cunningham is a partner whose law practice focuses on family law; Robert B. Labe is a partner whose law practice focuses on business law, estate planning, trusts and estates and tax law; Robert A. Labelle is a senior attorney whose law practice focuses on real estate, municipal and environmental law; William T. Myers is an Of Counsel attorney whose law practice focuses on real estate law with an emphasis on residential and commercial development; Thomas G. Plunkett is a partner whose law practice focuses on commercial litigation, estate and trust administration and family law; Richard D. Rattner, is a partner whose law practice focuses on real estate, land use, zoning and corporate law; C. Kim Shierk is a partner whose law practice focuses on residential and commercial real estate development with an emphasis on condominium law as well as other forms of community property development and on telecommunications law; and R. Jamison Williams Jr. is a partner whose law practice focuses on corporate law, mergers & acquisitions law, and business and estate planning.

In addition, Donna Marie Medina of Williams, Williams, Rattner, & Plunkett has been recognized as one of the “2015 Women in the Law” by Michigan Lawyers Weekly. 

The 2015 Women in the Law award recipients will be honored at a luncheon to be held at the Marriott in Troy on September 10. 

Medina’s family law practice involves all aspects of domestic relations including children’s issues, guardianships and private adoptions. She has demonstrated an ability to assist clients making difficult decisions often involving abusive relationships and the challenges of addiction.

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Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak, & Stewart PC

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak, & Stewart PC recently announced that three attorneys from the firm’s Detroit (Metro) office were selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America© 2016.

The Detroit-based Ogletree Deakins attorneys appearing on the 2016 Best Lawyers in America© list include:

• Margaret Carroll Alli (Education Law, Employment Law - Management, Litigation - Labor and Employment).

• Martin C. Brook (Employment Law - Management).

• Thomas A. Cattel (Labor Law - Management, Litigation - Labor and Employment).

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Brooks Kushman P.C.

Brooks Kushman President Mark Cantor and Shareholders Frank Angileri, Marc Lorelli, John LeRoy, and Elizabeth Janda have been selected for inclusion in the 22nd edition of The Best Lawyers in America.

Brooks Kushman attorneys were recognized as 2016 Best Lawyers across a variety of intellectual property (IP) practice areas, including:

Mark Cantor – IP Litigation, Patent Litigation, Patent Law and Trademark Law.

Frank Angileri – IP Litigation, Patent Litigation, Patent Law and Trademark Law.

Marc Lorelli – IP Litigation.

John LeRoy – IP Litigation.

Elizabeth Janda –Trademark Law.

Angileri and Janda were also recognized as top lawyers in their practice areas in Detroit. Angileri was recognized as the “Best Lawyers’ 2016 Detroit Litigation – Intellectual Property Lawyer of the Year,” while Janda was recognized as the “Best Lawyers’ 2016 Detroit Trademark Law Lawyer of the Year.”