58 Bodman Attorneys Listed in Michigan Super Lawyers 2024

By: Bodman PLC

08/12/24

Bodman PLC is pleased to announce that 58 of the firm’s attorneys have been included in the 2024 edition of Michigan Super Lawyers, a nationally recognized journal that lists outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas.

The publisher of Super Lawyers uses a selection process that combines peer nominations and evaluations of highly regarded practitioners with independent research. Lawyers who are 40 years of age and under, or have been in practice for less than 10 years, are included in a separate category as “Rising Stars.” In each state, the Super Lawyers list recognizes no more than five percent of attorneys and the Rising Stars list recognizes no more than 2.5 percent of attorneys.

The 28 Bodman attorneys listed in Michigan Super Lawyers 2024 (by office location, including practice area) are:

Ann Arbor

• Timothy R. Damschroder (Mergers & Acquisitions)
• Susan M. Kornfield (Intellectual Property)
• Carrie Leahy (Business/Corporate)
• Jennifer M. Oertel (Nonprofit Organizations)

Detroit

• Marc M. Bakst (Bankruptcy: Business)
• Andrew H. Curoe (Estate & Probate)
• Laurence B. Deitch (Business/Corporate)
• Robert J. Diehl, Jr. (Creditor-Debtor Rights)
• Kathleen O’Callaghan Hickey (Banking)
• David P. Larsen (Estate & Probate)
• Ralph E. McDowell (Bankruptcy: Business)
• Jeffrey G. Raphelson (Business Litigation)
• Nicholas P. Scavone, Jr. (Real Estate)
• Joseph J. Shannon (Business Litigation)
• Larry R. Shulman (Banking)
• Jaimee L. Witten (Creditor-Debtor Rights)

Grand Rapids

• Floyd E. Gates, Jr. (Creditor-Debtor Rights)
• Brian E. Kersey (Banking)
• Wayne D. Roberts (Tax)

Troy

• Adam Behrendt (Business Litigation)
• John T. Below (Employment & Labor)
• John C. Cashen (Employment & Labor)
• Steven R. Cole (Tax)
• Michelle Thurber Czapski (Business Litigation)
• Stephen P. Dunn (Business Litigation)
• Gary S. Fealk (Employment Litigation: Defense)
• Thomas J. Tallerico (Business Litigation)
• Thomas Van Dusen (Business Litigation)

The 30 Bodman attorneys selected for the 2024 Michigan Rising Stars list are:

Ann Arbor

• Justin P. Bagdady (Business Litigation)
• Mary E. Cebula (Business/Corporate)
• Alexandra E. Dieck (Real Estate)
• Kelsey M. Doran (Business/Corporate)
• Debani T. Gordon Lehman (State, Local & Municipal)
• Kenneth R. Powell (Business/Corporate)

Detroit

• Sarah L. Cylkowski (Business Litigation)
• Fawzeih H. Daher (Business Litigation)
• Nathan D. Dupes (Business Litigation)
• Michelle L. Kolkmeyer (Business Litigation)
• Kelly M. Lockman (Real Estate)
• Alexandra C. Markel (Business Litigation)
• Chelsey L. Jones (Real Estate)
• Julia C. Massaro (Estate & Probate)
• Nashara A. L. Peart (Business Litigation)
• Christopher J. Rambus (Estate & Probate)
• Noel J. Ravenscroft (Bankruptcy: Business)
• Thomas J. Rheaume, Jr. (Business Litigation)
• Erica J. Sarver (Real Estate)
• Matthew A. Slipchuk (Mergers & Acquisitions)
• Alexis A. Smith-Scott (Mergers & Acquisitions)

Grand Rapids

• Peter A. Cummings (Intellectual Property)
• Erin M. Haney (Tax)
• Rachel W. Roseman (Estate and Trust Litigation)
• Carrie E. Trimpe (Estate & Probate)

Troy

• Donovan S. Asmar (Business Litigation)
• Ryan M. Olson (Business/Corporate)
• Rebecca C. Seguin-Skrabucha (Employment & Labor)
• Melissa M. Tetreau (Employment & Labor)
• Kyle Traver (Business/Corporate)