78 Bodman Attorneys Included in DBusiness Top Lawyers 2025

By: Bodman PLC

11/04/24

Bodman PLC is pleased to announce that Detroit-based business publication DBusiness Magazine has included 78 of the firm’s attorneys on its 2025 Top Lawyers list.

To compile the Top Lawyers list, DBusiness conducted a peer review survey of attorneys in the five-county Detroit metropolitan area. Participants were asked to nominate up to three leading attorneys practicing in each of 53 legal specialties.

Bodman attorneys were recognized in 29 different areas of practice. All three of the firm’s Southeast Michigan offices are represented on the 2025 list.

Bodman attorneys included in DBusiness Top Lawyers 2025, with the practice areas for which they were nominated, are listed below by office.

Ann Arbor Office (14 attorneys)

• Justin P. Bagdady (Litigation-Intellectual Property)
• Andrew S. Balazer (Intellectual Property and Patent Law; Litigation-Patents)
• Harvey W. Berman (Construction Law)
• Timothy R. Damschroder (Mergers & Acquisitions Law)
• Alexandra E. Dieck (Municipal Law)
• Megan E. Fink (Intellectual Property and Patent Law)
• Sarah J. Gabis (Municipal Law)
• Debani T. Gordon Lehman (Municipal Law)
• Susan M. Kornfield (Intellectual Property and Patent Law)
• Carrie Leahy (Corporate Law)
• Jill M. Miller (Information Technology Law)
• Jennifer M. Oertel (Nonprofit/Charities Law)
• Kenneth R. Powell (Mergers and Acquisitions Law)
• Sarah J. Williams (Mergers & Acquisitions Law)

Detroit Office (36 attorneys)

• Courtland W. Anderson (Franchise Law)
• Hebba Aref (Banking & Financial Services Law)
• Marc M. Bakst (Bankruptcy and Creditor/Debtor Rights Law)
• Jonathan S. Berg (Commercial Law)
• Kelly M. Burnell (Trusts and Estates)
• Andrew H. Curoe (Trusts and Estates)
• Sarah L. Cylkowski (Litigation-Insurance)
• Brandon M. Dalziel (Health Care Law)
• Laurence B. Deitch (Corporate Law)
• Robert J. Diehl, Jr. (Bankruptcy and Creditor/Debtor Rights Law)
• Forrest O. Dillon (Antitrust Law)
• Fredrick J. Dindoffer (Environmental Law)
• Christopher J. Dine (Nonprofit/Charities Law)
• Nathan D. Dupes (Environmental Law)
• Aaron D. Graves (Labor and Employment Law)
• Scott P. Gyorke (Banking & Financial Services Law)
• Joseph J. Kochanek (Banking & Financial Service Law)
• David P. Larsen (Trusts and Estates)
• Melissa A. Lewis (Banking & Financial Services Law)
• Kelly M. Lockman (Real Estate Law)
• Jay B. Long (Tax Law)
• Julia C. Massaro (Trusts and Estates)
• Ralph E. McDowell (Bankruptcy and Creditor/Debtor Rights Law)
• Nicholas P. McElhinny (Antitrust Law)
• Adam B. Norlander (Banking & Financial Services Law)
• Christopher J. Rambus (Trusts and Estates)
• Jeffrey G. Raphelson (Litigation-Commercial)
• Noel J. Ravenscroft (Bankruptcy and Creditor/Debtor Rights Law)
• Thomas J. Rheaume, Jr. (Appellate Law)
• Damali A. Sahu (Banking & Financial Services Law)
• Joseph J. Shannon (Litigation-Commercial)
• Erica J. Sarver (Environmental Law)
• Bonnie S. Sherr (Banking & Financial Services Law)
• Larry R. Shulman (Banking & Financial Services Law)
• Annalise Lekas Surnow (Health Care Law)
• Brian R. Trumbauer (Bankruptcy and Creditor/Debtor Rights Law)
• Jaimee L. Witten (Bankruptcy and Creditor/Debtor Rights Law)

Troy Office (28 attorneys)

• Celeste E. Arduino (Nonprofit/Charities Law)
• Donovan S. Asmar (Appellate Law)
• J. Adam Behrendt (Litigation-Banking and Finance)
• John T. Below (Labor and Employment Law)
• David C. Bosman (Banking & Financial Services Law)
• Gene P. Bowen (Mergers & Acquisitions Law)
• Barbara A. Bowman (Public Finance Law)
• Robert J. Cambridge (Securities Law)
• Steven R. Cole (Tax Law)
• Michael G. Costello (Insurance Law)
• Anthony P. Cracchiolo (Trusts and Estates)
• Michelle Thurber Czapski (Insurance Law; Litigation-Insurance)
• Stephen P. Dunn (Litigation-Commercial)
• Gary S. Fealk (Labor and Employment Law)
• Gregory J. Gamalski (Real Estate Law)
• Jennifer M. Hetu (Copyright Law; Intellectual Property and Patent Law)
• Michelle L. Kolkmeyer (Labor and Employment Law)
• Ryan M. Olson (Mergers & Acquisitions Law)
• Kenneth J. Sachs (Employee Benefits Law)
• Nicholas P. Scavone, Jr. (Real Estate Law)
• Rebecca C. Seguin-Skrabucha (Labor and Employment Law)
• Andrew Z. Spilkin (Real Estate Law)
• Thomas J. Tallerico (Litigation-Antitrust)
• Melissa M. Tetreau (Labor and Employment Law)
• Thomas Van Dusen (Litigation-Commercial)
• David B. Walters (Employee Benefits Law)