Kudos to Our Legal Colleagues!
On September 15, 2016, Michigan Lawyers Weekly will host its annual award luncheon celebrating this year’s class of “Women in the Law.” These outstanding lawyers have made meaningful contributions to the Michigan legal community, are inspiring and accomplished leaders in the profession, serve as mentors to other women, and who give significant time and effort to volunteerism and pro bono efforts.
The 2016 "Women in the Law" honorees:
- Jody Aaron - Johnson Law PLC, Detroit
- Jennifer Belveal - Foley & Lardner LLP, Detroit
- Dora Brantley - Rutledge, Manion, Rabaut, Terry & Thomas PC, Detroit
- Rosemary Howley Buhl - Buhl, Little, Lynwood & Harris PLC, East Lansing
- Kerry Cahill - Sue Ellen Eisenberg & Associates PC, Bloomfield Hills
- Alisha Cieslak - Gordon Food Service, Wyoming
- Jennifer Dukarski - Butzel Long, Ann Arbor
- Sheila Eddy - Smith Haughey Rice & Roegge, Grand Rapids
- Julie Fershtman - Foster Swift Collins & Smith PC, Southfield
- Lynn Gandhi - Honigman Miller Schwartz and Cohn LLP, Detroit
- Melissa Graves - Collins Einhorn Farrell PC, Southfield
- Jenna Wright Greenman - Kitch Drutchas Wagner Valitutti & Sherbrook, Detroit
- Carolyn Jereck - Plunkett Cooney, Bloomfield Hills
- Jennifer Lord - Pitt McGehee Palmer & Rivers PC, Royal Oak
- Karen Libertiny Ludden - Maddin, Hauser, Roth & Heller PC, Southfield
- Cynthia Moore - Dickinson Wright PLLC, Troy
- Emily Partridge - Garan Lucow Miller PC, Grand Rapids
- Julia Perkins - Varnum LLP, Novi
- Roshunda Price - Jaffe Raitt Heuer & Weiss PC, Southfield
- Jennifer Puplava - Mika Meyers PLC, Grand Rapids
- Marie Racine - Racine & Associates, Detroit
- Lauren Rousseau - WMU Thomas M. Cooley Law School, Auburn Hills
- Dawn Schluter - Miller Canfield, Troy
- Heidi Sharp - Burgess Sharp & Golden PLLC, Clinton Township
- C. Kim Shierk - Williams, Williams, Rattner & Plunkett PC, Birmingham
- Hope Shovein - Brooks Kushman, Southfield
- Amy Tripp - Chalgian & Tripp Law Offices, Jackson
- Sarah Walburn - Secrest, Wardle, Lynch, Hampton, Truex & Morley PC, Grand Rapids
- Linda Watson - Clark Hill PLC, Birmingham
- Lisa Zimmer - Warner Norcross & Judd LLP, Southfield
In its July 26, 2016 issue, Crain’s Detroit Business published a special report – “The Litigators” – in which it identified attorneys actively engaged in significant litigation that will impact Michigan’s business climate. Included in the report:
- Rick Berg - Butzel Long PC, Detroit
- Jennifer Lord - Pitt McGehee Palmer & Rivers, PC, Royal Oak
- Michael Bogren - Plunkett Cooney, PC, Kalamazoo
- Keefe Brooks - Brooks, Wilkins Sharkey & Turco PLLC, Birmingham
- Gary August - Zausmer, August & Caldwell PC, Farmington Hills
- Douglas Donnell - Mika Meyers Beckett & Jones PLC, Grand Rapids
- Kathleen Lang - Dickinson Wright PLLC, Detroit
- Alan Greene - Dykema Gossett PLLC, Bloomfield Hills
- Len Niehoff - Honigman Miller Schwartz & Cohn LLP, Ann Arbor
- E. Powell Miller - The Miller Law Firm PC, Rochester
- Ven Johnson - Johnson Law PLC, Detroit
- Perrin Rynders - Varnum LLP, Grand Rapids
- David Shea - Shea Aiello PC, Southfield
All those recognized are to be congratulated for their past commitment and future contributions to our legal profession. Thank you!