Forty-one Bodman Attorneys Named “Super Lawyers” or “Rising Stars”
October 6, 2008 — Bodman LLP is pleased to announce that 41 of its attorneys have been selected by their peers for inclusion in Michigan Super Lawyers & Rising Stars 2008.
The publisher of Michigan Super Lawyers & Rising Stars compiles annual lists of leading attorneys by area of practice based upon a rigorous selection process that includes a statewide survey of practicing attorneys, independent research by the publisher’s attorney-led research staff and a peer review of candidates. Leading attorneys who have been in practice for more than ten years receive the “Super Lawyers” designation; attorneys who have been practicing for ten years or less are honored as “Rising Stars.”
The Bodman lawyers recognized as Super Lawyers in the 2008 edition are:
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Banking
- Sol M. Friedman
- James T. Heimbuch
- Kathleen O’Callaghan Hickey
- Joseph J. Kochanek
- Larry R. Shulman
- Wendy L. Zabriskie
Bankruptcy & Creditor-Debtor Rights
- Marc M. Bakst
- Robert J. Diehl, Jr.
- Ralph E. McDowell
Bonds/Government Finance
Business Litigation
- Diane L. Akers
- J. Adam Behrendt
- George G. Kemsley
- Joseph J. Shannon
- Thomas J. Tallerico
- Thomas Van Dusen
Business/Corporate
- Timothy R. Damschroder
- Laurence B. Deitch
- Michael B. Lewiston
- David C. Stone
Employee Benefits/ERISA
Employment & Labor
Environmental
- Fredrick J. Dindoffer
- R. Craig Hupp
Estate Planning & Probate
Government/Municipal
Intellectual Property
- Courtland W. Anderson
- Alan Nathan Harris
- Susan M. Kornfield
Real Estate
- David W. Hipp
- Nicholas P. Scavone, Jr.
Securities Litigation
Tax
The Bodman attorneys who are recognized as Rising Stars are:
Banking
- Melissa A. Lewis
- Damali A. Sahu
Business/Corporate
Construction Litigation
Employment & Labor
Real Estate
- Erik S. Prater
- Andrew Z. Spilkin
Only five percent of lawyers in each state are listed as Super Lawyers, and only two and a half percent are listed as Rising Stars.
