Clark Hill Attorneys Selected for Inclusion in the 2021 Edition of Best Lawyers in America | News & Events

Clark Hill is pleased to announce the following attorneys have been selected for inclusion in the 2021 edition of The Best Lawyers in America©, with nine individuals recognized with the “Lawyer of the Year” distinction.

Lawyer of the Year

Taylor S. Boone has been named San Antonio, Texas’ 2021 Trusts and Estates “Lawyer of the Year”
Thomas M. Dixon has been named Detroit, Michigan’s 2021 Litigation – Trusts and Estates “Lawyer of the Year”
David M. Hayes has been named Detroit, Michigan’s 2021 Litigation – Construction “Lawyer of the Year”
John A. Huddleston has been named San Antonio, Texas’ 2021 Litigation – Construction “Lawyer of the Year”
J. Thomas MacFarlane has been named Birmingham, Michigan’s 2021 Trusts and Estates “Lawyer of the Year”
Michael P. Nowlan has been named Detroit, Michigan’s 2021 Immigration Law “Lawyer of the Year”
Michael J. Pattwell has been named Lansing, Michigan’s 2021 Litigation – Environmental “Lawyer of the Year”
John K. Round has been named Dallas, Texas’ 2021 Litigation – Trusts and Estates “Lawyer of the Year”
Reginald M. Turner, Jr. has been named Detroit, Michigan’s 2021 Government Relations Practice “Lawyer of the Year”

Best Lawyers in America

Austin, TX

Thomas K. Anson – Energy Regulatory Law
Duane Brescia – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
James T. Cameron – Real Estate Law
Kathryn M. Darling – Health Care Law
William D. Darling – Health Care Law
Robert M. O’Boyle – Commercial Litigation
Stephen A. Roberts – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Litigation-Bankruptcy

Beaumont, TX

Mark Freeman – Admiralty and Maritime Law

Birmingham, MI

Dana L. Abrahams – Real Estate Law
Jordan S. Bolton – Litigation – Banking and Finance
Kevin A. Fanning – Commercial Litigation
John L. Gierak – Education Law; Employment Law-Management; Labor Law-Management
Randi P. Glanz – Family Law
Edward C. Hammond – Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
Douglas R. Kelly – Commercial Litigation
Ada Snyder Kerwin – Family Law; Family Law Arbitration; Family Law Mediation
Peter B. Kupelian – Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Labor and Employment
J. Thomas MacFarlane – Litigation-Trusts and Estates; Trusts and Estates
Paul S. Magy – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Real Estate Law
Daniel H. Minkus – Corporate Law
Robert A. W. Strong – Administrative / Regulatory Law; Energy Law
Linda Watson – Commercial Litigation
Anne-Marie Welch – Employment Law-Management

Chicago, IL

Ray J. Koenig III – Trusts and Estates
Royal B. Martin – Criminal Defense: White-Collar
Leigh D. Roadman – Criminal Defense: White-Collar
Nancy L. Schimmel – Banking and Finance Law
Jason Schwent – Patent Law

Dallas, TX

Luke D. Bailey – Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
Diana J. Bearden – Real Estate Law
Jules S. Brenner – Corporate Law
Daniel L. Butcher – Tax Law
Duncan L. Clore – Construction Law
R. Bradley Fletcher – Trusts and Estates
Carol A. Glendenning – Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Earsa R. Jackson – Franchise Law
P. Michael Jung – Administrative / Regulatory Law; Appellate Practice; Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Land Use and Zoning Law
Michael Keeley – Construction Law; Insurance Law
Barbara A. Kennedy – Real Estate Law
David N. Kitner – Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Insurance Law; Litigation-Labor and Employment
Patrick J. Larkin – Environmental Law; Litigation-Environmental
David K. Meyercord – Corporate Law
Toni Scott Reed – Commercial Litigation
N. Tobias Smith – Environmental Law; Litigation – Environmental
Joseph A. Turano – Medical Malpractice Law-Defendants
Christopher R. Ward – Construction Law; Insurance Law; Litigation-Construction
Allan C. Wisk – Real Estate Law
Robert J. Witte – Commercial Litigation

Detroit, MI

Anthony A. Agosta – Product Liability Litigation-Defendants
Fred W. Batten – Employment Law-Management; Labor Law-Management
John E. Berg – Commerical Litigation
Jay M. Berger – Construction Law
Jennifer A. Bielfield – Banking and Finance Law
James E. Brenner – Appellate Practice
Daniel J. Bretz – Employment Law-Management; Labor Law-Management
Connie M. Cessante – Employment Law-Management; Litigation-Labor and Employment
David M. Cessante – Employment Law-Management; Labor Law-Management; Litigation-Labor and Employment
Paul W. Coughenour – Employment Law-Management; Labor Law-Management; Litigation-Labor and Employment
Martin E. Crandall – Litigation-Labor and Employment
Kevin M. DiDio – Corporate Law
Thomas M. Dixon – Litigation-Trusts and Estates; Trusts and Estates
Daniel J. Dulworth – Commerical Litigation
Maria Fracassa Dwyer – Employment Law – Management
Jeffrey M. Gallant – Litigation – Construction
David M. Hayes – Construction Law; Litigation-Construction
Kevin S. Hendrick – Arbitration; Construction Law; Litigation-Construction; Mediation
John P. Hensien – Corporate Law
John J. Hern, Jr. – Banking and Finance Law; Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Edward J. Hood – Litigation-Construction
Thomas M. Keranen – Construction Law; Litigation-Construction
Timothy M. Koltun – Real Estate Law
William A. Moore – Employment Law-Management; Labor Law-Management
Michael P. Nowlan – Immigration Law
Andrew C. Richner – Government Relations Practice
Daniel J. Scully – Personal Injury Litigation-Defendants; Product Liability Litigation-Defendants
Richard A. Sundquist – Real Estate Law
Duane L. Tarnacki – Corporate Law; Nonprofit / Charities Law
Christopher M. Trebilcock – Employment Law-Management; Litigation-Labor and Employment
Reginald M. Turner, Jr. – Commercial Litigation; Employment Law-Management; Government Relations Practice; Labor Law-Management; Litigation – ERISA; Litigation-Labor and Employment; Litigation – Municipal
Robert M. Vercruysse – Employment Law-Management; Labor Law-Management; Litigation-Labor and Employment
Timothy D. Wittlinger – Commercial Litigation; Litigation-Construction

Frisco, TX

Sam Hallman – Corporate Law
Kimberly S. Moore – Employment Law-Management
John K. Round – Litigation-Trusts and Estates; Tax Law; Trusts and Estates
Scott Shanes – Commercial Litigation

Grand Rapids, MI

David W. Centner – Commercial Litigation
William B. Dunn – Real Estate Law
Sean Fitzgerald – Commercial Litigation
Ingrid A. Jensen – Real Estate Law
Barbara A. Ruga – Education Law
James R. Stadler – Employment Law-Management
Steven F. Stapleton – Commercial Litigation
Steven J. Tjapkes – Litigation-Trusts and Estates; Trusts and Estates
Stephen D. Turner – Appellate Practice; Commercial Litigation; Litigation-Environmental; Litigation-Intellectual Property; Litigation-Labor and Employment

Houston, TX

Michael J. Cenatiempo – Litigation-Trusts and Estates; Trusts and Estates
Richard D. Fladung – Litigation-Patent
W. Garney Griggs – Admiralty and Maritime Law; Corporate Law; Energy Law
Debra Hatter – Corporate Law
Elizabeth B. Kamin – Commercial Litigation
F. William Mahley – Admiralty and Maritime Law
Bijan R. Siahatgar – Admiralty and Maritime Law
Jana H. Woelfel – Employment Law-Management

Lansing, MI

Roderick S. Coy – Administrative / Regulatory Law; Communications Law; Energy Law
Charles A. Lawler – Commercial Litigation
Brian P. Lick – Litigation – Construction
Michael J. Pattwell – Litigation-Environmental

Las Vegas, NV

Paola Armeni – Civil Rights Law; Criminal Defense: General Practice; Criminal Defense: White-Collar
Mark S. Dzarnoski – Criminal Defense: White-Collar
Dominic Gentile – Criminal Defense: General Practice; Criminal Defense: White-Collar; First Amendment Law
John A. Hunt – Litigation – Real Estate
Vincent Savarese, III – Criminal Defense: General Practice; Criminal Defense: White-Collar

Los Angeles, CA

James C. Earle – Construction Law
Richard H. Nakamura – Appellate Practice
Rafael G. Nendel-Flores – Employment Law-Management
Carl Shusterman – Immigration Law

Philadelphia, PA

Robert S. Davis – Real Estate Law
Robert W. Tomilson – Insurance Law

Pittsburgh, PA

Paul D. Bangor – Patent Law; Trademark Law
Peter K. Blume – Corporate Law
Mario R. Bordogna – Employment Law-Management; Litigation-Labor and Employment
Danny P. Cerrone, Jr. – Construction Law
Hal D. Coffey – Real Estate Law
Jeffrey J. Conn – Banking and Finance Law; Securitization and Structured Finance Law
Jarrod J. Duffy – Corporate Law
Joshua M. Farber – Real Estate Law
James K. Goldberg – Corporate Law
Scott E. Henderson – First Amendment Law; Litigation – First Amendment; Media Law
Sara A. Mercer – Trusts and Estates
Kurt A. Miller – Employment Law-Management; Labor Law-Management
Jacques Moye – Corporate Law
Mark F. Nowak – Commercial Litigation; Construction Law; Litigation-Construction
Charles G. O’Hara – Health Care Law
James R. Olson – Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law
Robert J. Ridge – Criminal Defense: White-Collar; Litigation – Securities
John C. Rodney – Tax Law
D. Craig Russell III – Banking and Finance Law
Jerri A. Ryan – Commercial Litigation
Randolph T. Struk – Commercial Litigation; Personal Injury Litigation-Defendants
James P. Thomas – Litigation-Labor and Employment
James H. Webster – Public Finance Law
Keith H. West – Tax Law; Trusts and Estates

Princeton, NJ

Mark R. Kossow – Tax Law
Steven M. Richman – International Trade and Finance Law

San Antonio, TX

Judith R. Blakeway – Antitrust Law; Commercial Litigation; Litigation-Antitrust; Litigation-Intellectual Property
Stanley L. Blend – Litigation and Controversy-Tax; Tax Law
Taylor S. Boone – Trusts and Estates
Katherine David – Litigation and Controversy – Tax; Real Estate Law; Tax Law
Cynthia Day Grimes – Health Care Law; Medical Malpractice Law-Defendants; Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
Reese L. Harrison, Jr. – Commercial Litigation; Criminal Defense: White-Collar; Litigation-Antitrust
John A. Huddleston – Commercial Litigation; Construction Law; Litigation-Banking and Finance; Litigation-Construction
Farley P. Katz – Criminal Defense: White-Collar; Litigation and Controversy-Tax; Tax Law
Andrew L. Kerr – Appellate Practice; Commercial Litigation; Litigation-Banking and Finance; Litigation-Bankruptcy; Litigation-Real Estate; Personal Injury Litigation-Defendants
J. David Oppenheimer – Banking and Finance Law; Corporate Law
R. Bradley Oxford – Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
John M. Pinckney III – Commercial Litigation; Criminal Defense: General Practice
Sona Ramirez – Litigation-Labor and Employment
Martin I. Roos – Trusts and Estates
David P. Stanush – Trusts and Estates
Robert K. Sugg – Real Estate Law
John H. Tate II – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Litigation-Bankruptcy
Gilbert F. Vazquez – Corporate Law

San Diego, CA

Mark E. Hellenkamp – Litigation – Insurance
Roger G. Perkins – Product Liability Litigation – Defendants

Scottsdale, AZ

Charles R. Berry – Securities Regulation
Darrell E. Davis – Commercial Litigation
P. Douglas Folk – Construction Law; Litigation-Construction
Christopher D. Hossack – Construction Law
David L. Lansky – Real Estate Law; Litigation – Real Estate
Darra L. Rayndon – Litigation – Trusts and Estates
Andrew B. Turk – Commercial Litigation; Construction Law
James B. Wright – Litigation – Construction

Washington, DC

Thomas K. Ragland – Immigration Law

Ones to Watch

Birmingham, MI

Lauren K. Burton – Natural Resources Law
Tiffany B. Hunter – Commerical Litigation; Transportation Law

Chicago, IL

Adam M. Ansari – Trusts and Estates
Ashley C. Coppola – Litigation – Trusts and Estates; Trusts and Estates
Charles W. Deutsch – Insurance Law

Dallas, TX

Brooks Caston – Tax Law; Trusts and Estates
Elizabeth Cromwell – Corporate Law
Andrew G. Edson – Litigation – Bankruptcy
Elizabeth Griffin – Commerical Litigation
Peter R. Thompson – Immigration Law

Detroit, MI

Brian D. Shekell – Labor and Employment Law – Management; Litigation – Labor and Employment

Frisco, TX

Emory Allen – Construction Law
Tolu Babade – Labor and Employment Law – Management; Litigation – Labor and Employment
Honey Gandhi – Real Estate Law

Houston, TX

Kristina Kunz – Tax Law; Trusts and Estates
Louis Williams – Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Construction

Los Angeles, CA

Jennifer L. Rozdzielski – Immigration Law

Philadelphia, PA

Kevin Levine – Litigation – Labor and Employment

Pittsburgh, PA

Lindsay S. Fouse – Commercial Litigation
Christine M. Green – Construction Law
Samuel A. Hornak – Litigation – Real Estate; Municipal Law
Ashley L. Wilkinson – Product Liability Litigation – Defendants

San Antonio, TX

Kimberly A. Ford – Trusts and Estates
Lauren Laughlin – Corporate Law

San Diego, CA

Nicholas A. Arcamone – Litigation – Construction
Sarah L. Harty – Health Care Law; Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
Raquel E. Howard – Commercial Litigation

Scottsdale, AZ

Zara H. Torosyan – Commercial Litigation

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