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Antitrust Law
Richard L. “Rich” Bouma
Warner Norcross + Judd LLP
Appellate Law
John Bursch
Bursch Law PLLC
Paul D. Hudson
Miller, Canfield, Paddock and Stone PLC
Drew W. Broaddus
Smith Haughey Rice & Roegge
Conor B. Dugan
SouthBank Legal
Gary J. Mouw
Varnum LLP
Gaëtan Gerville-Réache
Warner Norcross + Judd LLP
Matthew T. “Matt” Nelson
Warner Norcross + Judd LLP
Arbitration
William W. Jack Jr.
Smith Haughey Rice & Roegge
Banking & Financial Service Law
Floyd E. Gates Jr.
Bodman PLC
Brian E. Kersey
Bodman PLC
Trent J. Taylor
Miller, Canfield, Paddock and Stone PLC
Kimberly A. Baber
Varnum LLP
Mary Kay Shaver
Varnum LLP
Gordon R. “Gordy” Lewis
Warner Norcross + Judd LLP
Rodney D. Martin
Warner Norcross + Judd LLP
Jeffrey A. “Jeff” Ott
Warner Norcross + Judd LLP
Bankruptcy and Creditor/Debtor Rights Law
Steve Bylenga
CBH Attorneys & Counselors
Mike Hanrahan
CBH Attorneys & Counselors
April Hulst
CBH Attorneys & Counselors
A. Todd Almassian
Keller & Almassian PLC
Greg J. Ekdahl
Keller & Almassian PLC
Nicholas S. Laue
Keller & Almassian PLC
Ryan F. Beach
The Law Offices of Ryan F. Beach PLLC
Michael E. Moore
Miller, Canfield, Paddock and Stone PLC
Robert F. Wardrop II
Wardrop & Wardrop PC
Stephen B. Grow
Warner Norcross + Judd LLP
Gordon J. Toering
Warner Norcross + Judd LLP
Commercial Law
Ronald J. Vander Veen
Cunningham Dalman
Construction Law
Andy T. Hilger
Hilger Hammond, Attorneys at Law
Jeremy N. Orenstein
Hilger Hammond, Attorneys at Law
Timothy F. Sheridan
Plunkett Cooney PC
Copyright Law
Estella P. Riahi
Bodman PLC
David Oppenhuizen
Oppenhuizen Law PLC
Corporate Law
Darren J. Burmania
Bodman PLC
Nicholas R. Dekker
Cunningham Dalman
Todd M. Neckers
McShane & Bowie
Dustin J. Jackson
Miller, Johnson, Snell & Cummiskey PLC
Ryan McNally
Miller, Johnson, Snell & Cummiskey PLC
Olivia Lanctot
Smith Haughey Rice & Roegge
Allison Sleight
Thacker Sleight
Christopher M. George
Varnum LLP
Daniel C. Molhoek
Varnum LLP
Peter G. Roth
Varnum LLP
Kurt G. Yost
Varnum LLP
Loren Andrulis
Warner Norcross + Judd LLP
Emily E. Cantor
Warner Norcross + Judd LLP
Matthew M. “Matt” Crowe
Warner Norcross + Judd LLP
Corinne N. Curtis
Warner Norcross + Judd LLP
Cameron S. “Cam” DeLong
Warner Norcross + Judd LLP
Matthew D. “Matt” Johnson
Warner Norcross + Judd LLP
Michael J. “Mike” Jones
Warner Norcross + Judd LLP
Ford J.H. Turrell
Warner Norcross + Judd LLP
Employee Benefits Law
Troy W. Haney
Haney Law
Frank E. Berrodin
Miller, Johnson, Snell & Cummiskey PLC
John D. Arendshorst
Varnum LLP
William R. Hineline
Varnum LLP
Anthony J. “Tony” Kolenic Jr.
Warner Norcross + Judd LLP
Norbert F. Kugele
Warner Norcross + Judd LLP
Heidi A. Lyon
Warner Norcross + Judd LLP
Justin W. Stemple
Warner Norcross + Judd LLP
Energy Law
Matthew D. Zimmerman
Varnum LLP
Environmental Law
Tammy L. Helminski
Earth & Water Law
Matthew B. Eugster
Varnum LLP
John V. Byl
Warner Norcross + Judd LLP
Daniel K. “Dan” DeWitt
Warner Norcross + Judd LLP
Dennis J. Donohue
Warner Norcross + Judd LLP
Family Law
Jeffrey P. Arnson
Arnson VanTol Law
Nancy Ballast
Arnson VanTol Law
Jason VanElderen
Arnson VanTol Law
Samantha M. VanTol
Arnson VanTol Law
Jennifer A. DeYoung
Cunningham Dalman
Susan E. Vroegop
Cunningham Dalman
Courtney Sierra
Kendra Ortega PLC
Katie M. Johnson
Madarang Hoort & Associates
Jennie B. Bryan
McShane & Bowie
Kyle J. Quinn
McShane & Bowie
Jordan W. Swears
Muskegon County Family Court
Robert C. Rutgers
Rutgers Law
David Sarnacki
Sarnacki Law Firm
Mary R. Pigorsh
Smith Haughey Rice & Roegge
Benjamin R. Judd
Thacker Sleight
Emily Rysberg
Thacker Sleight
Connie Thacker
Thacker Sleight
Randall L. Velzen
Velzen Law Office PLLC
Richard A. “Ric” Roane
Warner Norcross + Judd LLP
Erica L. Auster
West Michigan Divorce
Food and Beverage Law
Joseph M. Infante
Miller, Canfield, Paddock and Stone PLC
Health Care Law
Kevin M. Lesperance
Henn Lesperance PLC
Joe Hess
Joe Hess Law Firm
Mark E. Rizik
Miller, Johnson, Snell & Cummiskey PLC
Stephen R. Ryan
Miller, Johnson, Snell & Cummiskey PLC
Joseph Rivet
Rivet Health Law PLC
Phillip Slot
Slot Law Group
Christopher H. Reed
Smith Haughey Rice & Roegge
Scott D. Alfree
Varnum LLP
Zachary J. Meyer
Varnum LLP
Jeffrey S. “Jeff” Battershall
Warner Norcross + Judd LLP
Immigration Law
Susan Im
ImLaw
Jenn Tello
Jenn Tello PLLC
Kimberly A. Clarke
Varnum LLP
Yvonne K. George
Varnum LLP
Elizabeth M. Kuperus
Varnum LLP
Michael E. Wooley
Varnum LLP
Insurance Law
Jeffrey D. DenBraber
Miller, Johnson, Snell & Cummiskey PLC
Intellectual Property and Patent Law
Peter A. Cummings
Bodman PLC
Estella P. Riahi
Bodman PLC
Monica J. Stover
Bodman PLC
Michael B. Comeau
McGarry Bair PC
Gregory A. Lewis
Miller, Canfield, Paddock and Stone PLC
Matthew J. Gipson
Price Heneveld LLP
Patricia H. Jander
Smith Haughey Rice & Roegge
Labor and Employment Law
John David Gardiner
Bodman PLC
Cameron D. Ritsema
Bodman PLC
Bradley Glazier
Cunningham Dalman
Robert Howard
Cunningham Dalman
Stephen R. Drew
Drew, Cooper & Anding
Timothy J. Ryan
Jackson Lewis PC
Fil Iorio
Kalniz, Iorio & Reardon Co., LPA
Grant T. Pecor
Miller, Canfield, Paddock and Stone PLC
William H. Fallon
Miller, Johnson, Snell & Cummiskey PLC
Jeffrey J. Fraser
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
Charissa C. Huang
Smith Haughey Rice & Roegge
Luis E. Avila
Varnum LLP
Richard D. Fries
Varnum LLP
David E. Khorey
Varnum LLP
Elizabeth Wells Skaggs
Varnum LLP
DeAndre’ Harris
Warner Norcross + Judd LLP
Jonathan P. “Jon” Kok
Warner Norcross + Judd LLP
Louis C. “Lou” Rabaut
Warner Norcross + Judd LLP
Land Use & Zoning
Scott A. Dienes
Varnum LLP
Legal Malpractice Law
Mark A. Gilchrist
Smith Haughey Rice & Roegge
John R. Oostema
Smith Haughey Rice & Roegge
Michael D. Wiese
Smith Haughey Rice & Roegge
Litigation – Commercial
Andrew T. Blum
Bodman PLC
Rachael W. Roseman
Bodman PLC
Grant Semonin
Bodman PLC
Michael C. Tibbits
Bodman PLC
Michael L. Gutierrez
Butzel Long
Christopher J. Zdarsky
Butzel Long
Andrew “Drew” McInnis
CBH Attorneys & Counselors
Michael D. Almassian
Keller & Almassian PLC
Thomas A. Kuiper
Kuiper Kraemer PC
Robert L. “Bob” DeJong
Miller, Canfield, Paddock and Stone PLC
Christopher J. Gartman
Miller, Canfield, Paddock and Stone PLC
Stephen M. Ragatzki
Miller, Canfield, Paddock and Stone PLC
Jeffrey G. Muth
Miller, Johnson, Snell & Cummiskey PLC
Edward P. Perdue
Perdue Law Group PLLC
Kevin John Cowan
Smith Haughey Rice & Roegge
Christian E. Pederson
Smith Haughey Rice & Roegge
William E. Rohn
Varnum LLP
Andrea J. Bernard
Warner Norcross + Judd LLP
Litigation – Construction
Barnes & Thornburg LLP
616-742-3938
smurphy@btlaw.com
Daniel J. Hatch
Butzel Long
Benjamin H. Hammond
Hilger Hammond, Attorneys at Law
Stephen A. Hilger
Hilger Hammond, Attorneys at Law
Aileen M. Leipprandt
Hilger Hammond, Attorneys at Law
Mark A. Rysberg
Hilger Hammond, Attorneys at Law
Charles F. Behler
Smith Haughey Rice & Roegge
Litigation – Insurance
Foster, Swift, Collins & Smith PC
616-726-2251
ttermaat@fosterswift.com
D. Andrew Portinga
Miller, Johnson, Snell & Cummiskey PLC
Devin Day
RizzoDay PC
Litigation – Intellectual Property
Richard A. Gaffin
Grand Law Attorneys
R. Michael “Mike” Azzi
Warner Norcross + Judd LLP
Douglas A. “Doug” Dozeman
Warner Norcross + Judd LLP
Janet L. Ramsey
Warner Norcross + Judd LLP
Litigation – Labor Employment Benefits
Stephanie R. Setterington
Varnum LLP
Joseph J. Vogan
Varnum LLP
Edward J. “Ed” Bardelli
Warner Norcross + Judd LLP
Amanda Fielder
Warner Norcross + Judd LLP
Dean F. Pacific
Warner Norcross + Judd LLP
Litigation – Real Estate
Scott W. Kraemer
Kuiper Kraemer PC
Mediation
Lee T. Silver
Butzel Long
Thomas R. Behm
Gruel, Mills, Nims & Pylman PLLC
Michael Stephan Dantuma
Holmes & Wiseley PC
Dale Ann Iverson
JustMediation PLC
Thomas A. Kuiper
Kuiper Kraemer PC
Margaret E. Allen
Margaret E. Allen PC
Mary L. Benedict
Mary L. Benedict PC
Robert E. Lee Wright
The Peace Talks
Mary M. Mims
Scholten Fant
Connie Thacker
Thacker Sleight
Mike Toburen
Toburen Law PLC
Medical Malpractice Law
Rob J. Buchanan
Buchanan Firm
Susan Garver
Hall Matson Garver Thomas Law
Stephanie C. Hoffer
Hoffer & Sheremet PLC
Aubri N. Sheremet
Hoffer & Sheremet PLC
Carol D. Carlson
Smith Haughey Rice & Roegge
Melissa Renee Charbonneau
Smith Haughey Rice & Roegge
Christopher R. Genther
Smith Haughey Rice & Roegge
Laura A. Johnson
Smith Haughey Rice & Roegge
Brian J. Kilbane
Smith Haughey Rice & Roegge
John C. O’Loughlin
Smith Haughey Rice & Roegge
Paul M. Oleniczak
Smith Haughey Rice & Roegge
Jason R. Sebolt
Smith Haughey Rice & Roegge
Aaron Swayne
Smith Haughey Rice & Roegge
Stephen L. Grimm
Stephen L. Grimm PC
Mergers & Acquisitions Law
Tracy T. Larsen
Honigman LLP
Maxwell N. Barnes
Miller, Johnson, Snell & Cummiskey PLC
Erik R. Daly
Miller, Johnson, Snell & Cummiskey PLC
Dustin J. Daniels
Miller, Johnson, Snell & Cummiskey PLC
Christian K. Leeka
Smith Haughey Rice & Roegge
Gregory E. “Greg” Schmidt
Warner Norcross + Judd LLP
Stephen C. “Steve” Waterbury
Warner Norcross + Judd LLP
Municipal Law
Clifford H. Bloom
Bloom Sluggett PC
Jeffrey Sluggett
Bloom Sluggett PC
Vincent L. Duckworth
Cunningham Dalman
Craig R. Noland
McGraw Morris PC
Brennen J. Gorman
Parmenter Law
Non-White-Collar Criminal Defense
Nicholas Dondzila
Dondzila Law
Paul L. Mitchell
Paul L. Mitchell PLLC
Rachel L. Frank
Rachel Frank Law PLLC
Michael R. Bartish
SBBL Law PLLC
Matthew G. Borgula
SBBL Law PLLC
Mikayla S. Hamilton
SBBL Law PLLC
Heath M. Lynch
SBBL Law PLLC
Tessa K. Muir
SBBL Law PLLC
Mark P. Hunting
West Michigan Defense Team
Charles E. Chamberlain Jr.
Willey & Chamberlain LLP
Nonprofit/Charities Law
Matthew J. Wiebe
Smith Haughey Rice & Roegge
Jeffrey B. “Jeff” Power
Warner Norcross + Judd LLP
Personal Injury
Justin Maxim
CBH Attorneys & Counselors
Carole D. Bos
Cunningham Dalman
Adam C. Sturdivant
Drew, Cooper & Anding
Bill Failey
Failey Law PLC
William M. Azkoul
Gruel, Mills, Nims & Pylman PLLC
Melissa B. Heinz
Gruel, Mills, Nims & Pylman PLLC
J. Paul Janes
Gruel, Mills, Nims & Pylman PLLC
Benjamin W. Mills
Gruel, Mills, Nims & Pylman PLLC
Thomas J. Worsfold
Gruel, Mills, Nims & Pylman PLLC
Aaron David Wiseley
Holmes & Wiseley PC
Anne Mabbitt
Mabbitt Bhimani Law
E. Thomas McCarthy Jr.
Smith Haughey Rice & Roegge
Thomas V. Nafziger
Smith Haughey Rice & Roegge
Matthew L. Wikander
Smith Haughey Rice & Roegge
Professional Malpractice Law
William L. Henn
Henn Lesperance PLC
Public Finance Law
Susan M. Wyngaarden
Varnum LLP
Real Estate Law
Matthew R. Smith
Bodman PLC
Justin R. Wheeler
Bodman PLC
Randall S. Schipper
Cunningham Dalman
Jonathan M. Durell
durellaw PLC
David L. Smith
McShane & Bowie
Eric R. Starck
Miller, Johnson, Snell & Cummiskey PLC
Jenny L. DeGraves
Smith Haughey Rice & Roegge
Michael E. Doversberger
Smith Haughey Rice & Roegge
Christian K. Leeka
Smith Haughey Rice & Roegge
Jonathan W. Anderson
Varnum LLP
David T. Caldon
Varnum LLP
Nyal D. Deems
Varnum LLP
Peter A. Schmidt
Varnum LLP
Rob M. Davies
Warner Norcross + Judd LLP
William W. “Bill” Hall
Warner Norcross + Judd LLP
James J. “Jim” Rabaut
Warner Norcross + Judd LLP
Securities Law
Mel Moseley
Moseley Law PLLC
Tax Law
Erin M. Haney
Bodman PLC
Wayne D. Roberts
Bodman PLC
Thomas J. Hillegonds
Cunningham Dalman
Mark S. Pendery
Honigman LLP
Robert D. Brower
Miller, Johnson, Snell & Cummiskey PLC
Jeffrey A. DeVree
Varnum LLP
Stephen R. “Steve” Kretschman
Warner Norcross + Judd LLP
Trusts and Estates
Michael Lichterman
Baar & Lichterman PLLC
Carrie E. Trimpe
Bodman PLC
Jessica Arends
Cunningham Dalman
P. Haans Mulder
Cunningham Dalman
Lindsay M. Cummings
Kuiper Kraemer PC
Jeffrey M. Black
Mika Meyers PLC
616-632-8054
jblack@mikameyers.com
Raj A. Malviya
Miller, Johnson, Snell & Cummiskey PLC
Lauretta K. Murphy
Miller, Johnson, Snell & Cummiskey PLC
Jay C. Kakaty
Smith Haughey Rice & Roegge
Nicholas A. Reister
Smith Haughey Rice & Roegge
Christopher J. Caldwell
Varnum LLP
Linsey Gleason
Varnum LLP
John M. Huff
Varnum LLP
Marilyn Lankfer
Varnum LLP
Laura E. Radle
Varnum LLP
Fredric A. Sytsma
Varnum LLP
Jay Rosloniec
Verity Law
Daniel W. “Dan” Borst
Warner Norcross + Judd LLP
Carl W. Dufendach
Warner Norcross + Judd LLP
Laura A. Jeltema
Warner Norcross + Judd LLP
Susan “Susie” Gell Meyers
Warner Norcross + Judd LL
Laura E. Morris
Warner Norcross + Judd LLP
David L.J.M. Skidmore
Warner Norcross + Judd LLP
James J. “Jim” Steffel
Warner Norcross + Judd LLP
W. Michael “Mike” Van Haren
Warner Norcross + Judd LLP
White-Collar Criminal Defense
Matthew L. Vicari
Miller, Johnson, Snell & Cummiskey PLC
Gary K. Springstead
SBBL Law PLLC
Madelaine C. Lane
Warner Norcross + Judd LLP
Charles R. “Charlie” Quigg
Warner Norcross + Judd LLP
Peter VanGelderen
Willey & Chamberlain LLP
Larry C. Willey
Willey & Chamberlain LLP
Workers’ Compensation Law
Leonard M. Hickey
Hickey Combs PLC
Christopher J. Rabideau
McCroskey Law
Martha E. Reamon
Reamon Law
Themis J. Fotieo
Themis J. Fotieo PLC
