Michael B. Lewiston

Mr. Lewiston specializes in a wide range of business litigation, formation, and negotiation. He has represented major sports franchises including The Detroit Lions and The Detroit Red Wings, as well as numerous business executives and their companies, law firms, and real estate developers.

He has been involved in major antitrust action suits, recovering in excess of $50 million for his clients. He has served as a mediator/facilitator/lecturer in business matters throughout Michigan. For many years he was a member of Bodman’s Executive Committee.

Mr. Lewiston is a recipient of the American Jurisprudence Awards in Bankruptcy, Corporations, Negotiable Instruments, Business Associations, Pleading, and Municipal Corporations. He was the assistant editor for the Michigan Law Review and is a member of the Order of the Coif, a national legal honor society. He has been listed for many years in The Best Lawyers in America under Commercial Litigation, Litigation-Real Estate, and Litigation-Trusts & Estates, in Michigan Super Lawyers under Business/Corporate, and in Michigan Super Lawyers, Corporate Counsel Edition under Business/Corporate.

He is a member of the board of the Oakland County Michigan Inns of Court and a past member of the Michigan Anti-Trust Council and the Arbitrator Selection Committee of the American Arbitration Association, Michigan Division.

Mr. Lewiston is AV Preeminent® Peer Rated by Martindale-Hubbell.

Honors, Awards, and Recognition

• The Best Lawyers in America® 2005-2025, Commercial Litigation, Litigation-Real Estate, and Litigation-Trusts & Estates
• The Best Lawyers in America® 202 Troy “Lawyer of the Year” for Litigation – Trusts and Estates
• DBusiness Magazine “Top Lawyers,” 2009-2011, 2015
• Michigan Super Lawyers 2006-2014, Business/Corporate
• Martindale-Hubbell® AV Preeminent® Peer Rated for Highest Level of Professional Excellence; Endorsed for High Ethical Standing

Professional Affiliation

• American Arbitration Association (AAA)®
  • Commercial Dispute Advisory Council
• American Bar Association, Member
• American Inns of Court — Oakland County Bar Association (OCBA) Chapter
  • Board of Directors, Former Member
• Detroit Bar Association (DBA), Member
• Federal Bar Association — Eastern District of Michigan Chapter, Member
• Oakland County Bar Association (OCBA), Member
• State Bar of Michigan
  • Antitrust Section
    • Board of Directors, Former Member

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