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Appellate Law
Ashley G. Chrysler
Warner Norcross + Judd LLP
Laura B. Danielson
Gruel Mills Nims & Pylman PLLC
Gaëtan Gerville-Réache
Warner Norcross + Judd LLP
Brendan P. Karl
Smith Haughey Rice & Roegge, PC
Jonathan B. Koch
Smith Haughey Rice & Roegge, PC
Matthew T. Nelson
Warner Norcross + Judd LLP
Jeremy N. Orenstein
Hilger Hammond, PC
Banking & Financial Service Law
Darren J. Burmania
Bodman PLC
Dan M. Challa
McShane & Bowie, PLC
Michael E. Doversberger
Smith Haughey Rice & Roegge, PC
Floyd E. Gates Jr.
Bodman PLC
Charlie Goode
Warner Norcross + Judd LLP
Timothy Hillegonds
Warner Norcross + Judd LLP
Brian E. Kersey
Bodman PLC
Rodney D. Martin
Warner Norcross + Judd LLP
Michael E. Moore
Miller, Canfield, Paddock and Stone, PLC
Jeffrey A. Ott
Warner Norcross + Judd LLP
Trent J. Taylor
Miller, Canfield, Paddock and Stone, PLC
Bankruptcy and Creditor/ Debtor Rights Law
A. Todd Almassian
Keller & Almassian
Ryan F. Beach
The Law Offices of Ryan F. Beach, PLLC
Jeffrey O. Birkhold
Warner Norcross + Judd LLP
Steve Bylenga
CBH Attorneys & Counselors
Greg J. Ekdahl
Keller & Almassian
Daniel F. Gosch
Dickinson Wright PLLC
Stephen B. Grow
Warner Norcross + Judd LLP
Mike Hanrahan
CBH Attorneys & Counselors
April Hulst
CBH Attorneys & Counselors
Nicholas S. Laue
Keller & Almassian
Gordon J. Toering
Warner Norcross + Judd LLP
Robert F. Wardrop II
Wardrop & Wardrop, PC
Commercial Law
Construction Law
Benjamin H. Hammond
Hilger Hammond, PC
Daniel J. Hatch
Butzel Long
Stephen A. Hilger
Hilger Hammond, PC
Aileen M. Leipprandt
Hilger Hammond, PC
Christopher J. Predko
Warner Norcross + Judd LLP
Copyright Law
Frederick S. Burkhart
Gardner, Linn, Burkhart & Ondersma LLP
Timothy A. Flory
Honigman LLP Attorneys and Counselors
Corporate Counsel
Wayne P. Bryan
McShane & Bowie, PLC
Corporate Law
Loren Andrulis
Warner Norcross + Judd LLP
Jeffrey S. Battershall
Warner Norcross + Judd LLP
Gregory J. Guest
Dickinson Wright PLLC
Nicholas C. Heinz
McShane & Bowie, PLC
Matthew D. Johnson
Warner Norcross + Judd LLP
Gordon R. Lewis
Warner Norcross + Judd LLP
Todd M. Neckers
McShane & Bowie, PLC
Christopher C. Newberg
Kuiper Kraemer PC
Phillip Slot
Slot Law Group
Corinne N. Sprague
Warner Norcross + Judd LLP
Criminal Defense – Non-White Collar
Nancy Ballast
Arnson VanTol Law, PLC
Jeffery S. Crampton
Grand Law Attorneys
Mark D. Dodge
Dodge & Dodge, PC
Andrew J. Rodenhouse
Rodenhouse Law Group
Criminal Defense – White Collar
J. Terrance Dillon
Butzel Long
Madelaine C. Lane
Warner Norcross + Judd LLP
Brian P. Lennon
Warner Norcross + Judd LLP
Charles R. Quigg
Warner Norcross + Judd LLP
Matthew L. Vicari
Miller, Johnson, Snell & Cummiskey, PLC
Employee Benefits Law
Frank E. Berrodin
Miller, Johnson, Snell & Cummiskey, PLC
Troy Haney
Haney Law
Norbert F. Kugele
Warner Norcross + Judd LLP
Heidi A. Lyon
Warner Norcross + Judd LLP
Charles S. Mishkind
Miller, Canfield, Paddock and Stone, PLC
Justin W. Stemple
Warner Norcross + Judd LLP
Energy Law
Charles N. Ash
Warner Norcross + Judd LLP
Jared T. Belka
Warner Norcross + Judd LLP
Environmental Law
John V. Byl
Warner Norcross + Judd LLP
Daniel K. DeWitt
Warner Norcross + Judd LLP
Dennis J. Donohue
Warner Norcross + Judd LLP
Philip A. Grashoff Jr.
Smith Haughey Rice & Roegge, PC
Scott D. Hubbard
Warner Norcross + Judd LLP
Margaret C. Stalker
Warner Norcross + Judd LLP
Family Law
Erica Auster
Johnsen Wikander, PC
Jennie B. Bryan
McShane & Bowie, PLC
Michele M. Giordano
Giordano Law, PLC
Julianna M. Hyatt-Wierzbicki
Smith Haughey Rice & Roegge, PC
Jennifer Johnsen
Johnsen Wikander, PC
Nathaniel J. Kaleefey
Verspoor Waalkes, PC
Mary R. Pigorsh
Smith Haughey Rice & Roegge, PC
Kyle J. Quinn
McShane & Bowie, PLC
Richard A. Roane
Warner Norcross + Judd LLP
Robert C. Rutgers
Rutgers Law

David C. Sarnacki
The Sarnacki Law Firm PLC

Jason Siffert
Kuiper Kraemer PC

Jordan Swears
Kraayeveld Family Law

Mike Toburen
Toburen Law
Samantha M. VanTol
Arnson VanTol Law, PLC
Randall L. Velzen
Velzen Law Office, PLLC
Renee Lynn Wagenaar
WN Law PLLC
Food and Beverage Law
Christopher J. Gartman
Miller, Canfield, Paddock and Stone, PLC
Joseph M. Infante
Miller, Canfield, Paddock and Stone, PLC
Health Care Law
Brian S. Fleetham
Dickinson Wright PLLC
Joseph J. Gavin
Miller, Johnson, Snell & Cummiskey, PLC
Brian J. Kilbane
Smith Haughey Rice & Roegge, PC
Spencer K. Lickteig
Smith Haughey Rice & Roegge, PC
Christopher H. Reed
Smith Haughey Rice & Roegge, PC
Immigration Law
Susan S. Im
ImLaw PC
Meghan E. Moore
Avanti Law Group
Daniel C. Persinger
Warner Norcross + Judd LLP
Information Technology Law
Nathan W. Steed
Warner Norcross + Judd LLP
Insurance Law
Michele Dunsky Adams
Plunkett Cooney, PC

Jason L. Byrne
Warner Norcross + Judd LLP
Jeffrey D. DenBraber
Miller, Johnson, Snell & Cummiskey, PLC
Patrick F. Geary
Smith Haughey Rice & Roegge, PC
Daniel J. James
Wheeler Upham, PC
Jeffrey G. Muth
Miller, Johnson, Snell & Cummiskey, PLC
D. Andrew Portinga
Miller, Johnson, Snell & Cummiskey, PLC
Carly A. Zagaroli
Warner Norcross + Judd LLP
Intellectual Property and Patent Law
Gregory P. Bondarenko
Warner Norcross + Judd LLP
Peter A. Cummings
Bodman PLC
Douglas A. Dozeman
Warner Norcross + Judd LLP
Donald S. Gardner
Gardner, Linn, Burkhart & Ondersma LLP
Patricia H. Jander
Smith Haughey Rice & Roegge, PC
Chad E. Kleinheksel
Warner Norcross + Judd LLP
David Oppenhuizen
Oppenhuizen Law PLC
Frank M. Scutch
Scutch Law, PLC
Monica J. Stover
Bodman PLC
Labor and Employment Law
Andrea J. Bernard
Warner Norcross + Judd LLP
Andrew A. Cascini
Henn Lesperance PLC
Stephen R. Drew
Drew, Cooper & Anding
Keith E. Eastland
Miller, Johnson, Snell & Cummiskey, PLC
Patrick M. Edsenga
Miller, Johnson, Snell & Cummiskey, PLC
William H. Fallon
Miller, Johnson, Snell & Cummiskey, PLC
Amanda Fielder
Warner Norcross + Judd LLP
Jeffrey J. Fraser
Miller, Johnson, Snell & Cummiskey, PLC
John D. Gardiner
Bodman PLC
Bradley Glazier
Bos & Glazier, Trial Attorneys
Robert Howard
Cunningham Dalman
Charissa C. Huang
Smith Haughey Rice & Roegge, PC
Jonathan P. Kok
Warner Norcross + Judd LLP
Matthew M. O’Rourke
Miller, Johnson, Snell & Cummiskey, PLC
Nathan D. Plantinga
Miller, Johnson, Snell & Cummiskey, PLC
Mary L. Tabin
Miller, Johnson, Snell & Cummiskey, PLC
Catherine A. Tracey
Miller, Johnson, Snell & Cummiskey, PLC
Jessica L. Wood
Dickinson Wright PLLC
Land Use & Zoning
Clifford H. Bloom
Bloom Sluggett, PC
James R. Bruinsma
McShane & Bowie, PLC
Jeffrey Sluggett
Bloom Sluggett, PC
David L. Smith
McShane & Bowie, PLC
Legal Malpractice Law
Jonathan B. Koch
Smith Haughey Rice & Roegge, PC
E. Thomas McCarthy Jr.
Smith Haughey Rice & Roegge, PC
John R. Oostema
Smith Haughey Rice & Roegge, PC
Michael D. Wiese
Smith Haughey Rice & Roegge, PC
Litigation – Antitrust
Brian J. Masternak
Warner Norcross + Judd LLP
Litigation – Commercial
Michael D. Almassian
Keller & Almassian
William M. Azkoul
Gruel Mills Nims & Pylman PLLC
Andrew T. Blum
Miller, Canfield, Paddock and Stone, PLC
Scott R. Carvo
Warner Norcross + Judd LLP
Kevin J. Cowan
Smith Haughey Rice & Roegge, PC
Robert L. DeJong
Miller, Canfield, Paddock and Stone, PLC
David J. Gass
Miller, Johnson, Snell & Cummiskey, PLC
Mark A. Gilchrist
Smith Haughey Rice & Roegge, PC
Michael L. Gutierrez
Butzel Long
Thomas A. Kuiper
Kuiper Kraemer PC
Christina K. McDonald
Dickinson Wright PLLC
Andrew McInnis
CBH Attorneys & Counselors
Lee T. Silver
Butzel Long
Steven F. Stapleton
Clark Hill PLC
Stanley J. Stek
Miller, Canfield, Paddock and Stone, PLC
Christopher J. Zdarsky
Bodman PLC
Litigation – Construction
Charles F. Behler
Smith Haughey Rice & Roegge, PC
Stephen A. Hilger
Hilger Hammond, PC
Aileen M. Leipprandt
Hilger Hammond, PC
Robert W. O’Brien
Miller, Johnson, Snell & Cummiskey, PLC
Mark Andrew Rysberg
Hilger Hammond, PC

Litigation – Intellectual Property
Richard A. Gaffin
Grand Law Attorneys
James Moskal
Warner Norcross + Judd LLP
Litigation – Labor Employment Benefits
Edward J. Bardelli
Warner Norcross + Judd LLP
John D. Gardiner
Bodman PLC
Dean F. Pacific
Warner Norcross + Judd LLP
Litigation – Real Estate
Thomas M. Amon
Warner Norcross + Judd LLP
Brandon J. Cory
Warner Norcross + Judd LLP
Sara Lachman
Lachman King PLC
Brian T. Lang
Warner Norcross + Judd LLP
Mediation
Mary Benedict
Mary L. Benedict PC
Anne Bachle Fifer
Anne Bachle Fifer
James H. Fisher
Dickinson Wright PLLC
William W. Jack Jr.
Smith Haughey Rice & Roegge, PC
Timothy F. Sheridan
Plunkett Cooney, PC
Lee T. Silver
Butzel Long
Robert E.L. Wright
The Peace Talks PLC
Medical Malpractice Law
Tyler Anderson
Smith Haughey Rice & Roegge, PC
Thomas R. Behm
Gruel Mills Nims & Pylman PLLC
Rob Buchanan
Buchanan Firm
David J. Busscher
Henn Lesperance PLC
Carol D. Carlson
Smith Haughey Rice & Roegge, PC
Christopher R. Genther
Smith Haughey Rice & Roegge, PC
Stephen L. Grimm
Stephen L. Grimm, PC
Stephanie C. Hoffer
Hoffer & Sheremet PLC
Laura A. Johnson
Smith Haughey Rice & Roegge, PC
Kevin M. Lesperance
Henn Lesperance PLC
Vanessa F. McCamant
Smith Haughey Rice & Roegge, PC
William F. Mills
Gruel Mills Nims & Pylman PLLC
John C. O’Loughlin
Smith Haughey Rice & Roegge, PC
Paul M. Oleniczak
Smith Haughey Rice & Roegge, PC
Ashley C. Quackenbush
Smith Haughey Rice & Roegge, PC
Jason R. Sebolt
Smith Haughey Rice & Roegge, PC
Aubri N. Sheremet
Hoffer & Sheremet PLC
Mergers & Acquisitions Law
Maxwell N. Barnes
Miller, Johnson, Snell & Cummiskey, PLC
Erik R. Daly
Miller, Johnson, Snell & Cummiskey, PLC
Dustin J. Daniels
Miller, Johnson, Snell & Cummiskey, PLC
Michael J. Jones
Warner Norcross + Judd LLP
Tracy T. Larsen
Honigman LLP Attorneys and Counselors
Gregory E. Schmidt
Warner Norcross + Judd LLP
John T. Schuring
Dickinson Wright PLLC
Stephen C. Waterbury
Warner Norcross + Judd LLP
Jeffrey G. York
Dickinson Wright PLLC
Municipal Law
Clifford H. Bloom
Bloom Sluggett, PC
Jeffrey Sluggett
Bloom Sluggett, PC
Douglas W. Van Essen
Stenger Law
Nonprofit/Charities Law
Jeffrey B. Power
Warner Norcross + Judd LLP
W. Michael Van Haren
Warner Norcross + Judd LLP
Matthew J. Wiebe
Smith Haughey Rice & Roegge, PC
Personal Injury
William M. Azkoul
Gruel Mills Nims & Pylman PLLC
Nicholas Dondzila
Dondzila Law, PLLC
J. Paul Janes
Gruel Mills Nims & Pylman PLLC
Justin Maxim
CBH Attorneys & Counselors
Gary A. Maximiuk
Wheeler Upham, PC
F. William McKee
Warner Norcross + Judd LLP
Benjamin W. Mills
Gruel Mills Nims & Pylman PLLC
Norman H. Pylman
Gruel Mills Nims & Pylman PLLC
Loryn Schlinker
West Michigan Injury Lawyers, PLC
Paul E. Shibley
West Michigan Injury Lawyers, PLC
Tom G. Sinas
Sinas Dramis Law Firm
Matthew L. Wikander
Smith Haughey Rice & Roegge, PC
Product Liability
Scott R. Melton
Gruel Mills Nims & Pylman PLLC
Douglas E. Wagner
Warner Norcross + Judd LLP
Public Finance Law
Richard A. Wendt
Dickinson Wright PLLC
Real Estate Law
John G. Cameron Jr.
Dickinson Wright PLLC
Rob M. Davies
Warner Norcross + Judd LLP
Jenny L. DeGraves
Smith Haughey Rice & Roegge, PC
William W. Hall
Warner Norcross + Judd LLP
Holly A. Jackson
Kuiper Kraemer PC
Christian K. Leeka
Smith Haughey Rice & Roegge, PC
Leslee M. Lewis
Dickinson Wright PLLC
Christian E. Meyer
Warner Norcross + Judd LLP
James J. Rabaut
Warner Norcross + Judd LLP
Matthew R. Smith
Bodman PLC
David L. Smith
McShane & Bowie, PLC
Erick R. Starck
Miller, Johnson, Snell & Cummiskey, PLC
Timothy A. Stoepker
Dickinson Wright PLLC
Thomas J. Vitale
Smith Haughey Rice & Roegge, PC
Justin R. Wheeler
Bodman PLC
Securities Law
Shane B. Hansen
Warner Norcross + Judd LLP
Tax Law
Erin M. Haney
Bodman PLC
Stephen R. Kretschman
Warner Norcross + Judd LLP
Mark S. Pendery
Honigman LLP Attorneys and Counselors
Mark E. Rizik
Miller, Johnson, Snell & Cummiskey, PLC
Wayne D. Roberts
Bodman PLC
Trusts and Estates
Daniel W. Borst
Warner Norcross + Judd LLP
Robert D. Brower
Miller, Johnson, Snell & Cummiskey, PLC
Lindsay M. Cummings
Bodman PLC
Carl W. Dufendach
Warner Norcross + Judd LLP
Susan Gell Meyers
Warner Norcross + Judd LLP
Mark K. Harder
Warner Norcross + Judd LLP
Bobbi S. Hines
Miller, Johnson, Snell & Cummiskey, PLC
Wendy Parr Holtvluwer
Holtvluwer Law
Catherine H. Jacobs
Warner Norcross + Judd LLP
Laura A. Jeltema
Warner Norcross + Judd LLP
Michael Lichterman
Baar & Lichterman
Raj A. Malviya
Miller, Johnson, Snell & Cummiskey, PLC
Lauretta K. Murphy
Miller, Johnson, Snell & Cummiskey, PLC
Nicholas A. Reister
Smith Haughey Rice & Roegge, PC
Carrie E. Trimpe
Bodman PLC
John G. Van Slambrouck
Miller, Canfield, Paddock and Stone, PLC

Workers Compensation Law
Martha Reamon
Reamon Law PLC
Circuit Court Judges
Terence J. Ackert
Kent County 17th Circuit Court
Curt A. Benson
Kent County 17th Circuit Court
Alida J. Bryant
Kent County 17th Circuit Court
Paul J. Denenfeld
Kent County 17th Circuit Court
Christina Elmore
Kent County 17th Circuit Court
Maureen A. Gottlieb
Kent County 17th Circuit Court
Deborah L. McNabb
Kent County 17th Circuit Court
David M. Murkowski
Kent County Probate Court
J. Joseph Rossi
Kent County 17th Circuit Court
Jon A. Van Allsburg
Ottowa County 20th Circuit Court
Christopher P. Yates
Michigan 3rd District Court of Appeals
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