49 Miller Johnson Lawyers Recognized as Best Lawyers® Award Recipients

Miller Johnson is pleased to announce that 49 lawyers have been included in the 2024 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®. Since it was first published in 1983, Best Lawyers has become universally regarded as the definitive guide to legal excellence.

Lawyers on The Best Lawyers in America list are divided by geographic region and practice areas. They are reviewed by their peers based on professional expertise and undergo an authentication process to make sure they are in current practice and in good standing.

Miller Johnson would like to congratulate the following lawyers named to 2024 The Best Lawyers in America list:

• Maxwell N. Barnes – Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, and Venture Capital Law
• Frank E. Berrodin – Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
• Robert D. Brower – Litigation – Trusts and Estates, Tax Law, and Trusts and Estates
• David M. Buday – Employment Law – Management, Health Care Law, Labor Law – Management, and Litigation – Labor and Employment
• Erik R. Daly – Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, and Securities / Capital Markets Law
• Dustin J. Daniels – Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law, Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law, and Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Jeffrey D. DenBraber – Insurance Law
• Ryan P. Duffy – Litigation – Health Care
• Keith E. Eastland – Employment Law – Management and Labor Law – Management
• James A. Ens – Real Estate Law
• William H. Fallon – Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law, Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management, and Litigation – Labor and Employment
• Jeffrey J. Fraser – Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management, and Litigation – Labor and Employment
• David J. Gass – Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, First Amendment Law, and Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
• Richard E. Hillary II – Commercial Litigation
• Todd A. Holleman – Commercial Litigation and Litigation – Securities
• Dustin Jackson – Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships), Corporate Law, and Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• John F. Koryto – Employment Law – Management
• Craig H. Lubben – Commercial Litigation, Ethics and Professional Responsibility Law, Litigation – Antitrust, Litigation – Labor and Employment, Litigation – Mergers and Acquisitions, Litigation – Real Estate, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants, and Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
• Raj A. Malviya – Tax Law and Trusts and Estates
• Jon G. March – Arbitration, Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Labor and Employment, Mediation, and Professional Malpractice Law – Defendants
• Neil Marchand – Litigation – Trusts and Estates
• John T. McFarland – Litigation – Trusts and Estates, Nonprofit / Charities Law, and Trusts and Estates
• Ryan McNally – Real Estate Law
• Lauretta K. Murphy – Elder Law and Trusts and Estates
• Jeffrey G. Muth – Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Insurance, Litigation – Securities, and Privacy and Data Security Law
• Melissa Neckers – Family Law Arbitration
• Michael R. Nye – Patent Law
• Robert W. O’Brien – Commercial Litigation and Litigation – Real Estate
• Andrew Oostema – Commercial Litigation
• Emily Palacios – Litigation – Real Estate
• Peter H. Peterson – Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management, and Litigation – Labor and Employment
• James R. Peterson – Legal Malpractice Law – Defendants, Litigation – Environmental, Litigation – Real Estate, and Trade Secrets Law
• Salvatore W. Pirrotta – Commercial Litigation
• Nathan D. Plantinga – Employment Law – Management and Labor Law – Management
• Andrew Portinga – Appellate Practice, Commercial Litigation, Insurance Law, Litigation – ERISA, and Litigation – Insurance
• Mark E. Rizik – Banking and Finance Law, Health Care Law, Litigation and Controversy – Tax, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, and Tax Law
• Stephen R. Ryan – Commercial Litigation and Health Care Law
• Christopher Schneider – Commercial Litigation
• Leigh M. Schultz – Litigation – Labor and Employment
• Eric R. Starck – Real Estate Law
• Michael Stroster – Labor Law – Management
• Angela Alvarez Sujek – Trademark Law
• Julie A. Sullivan – Family Law and Family Law Mediation
• Kevin T. Sutton – Employment Law – Management
• Mary L. Tabin – Employment Law – Individuals and Labor Law – Management
• Catherine A. Tracey – Education Law and Employment Law – Management
• Matthew L. Vicari – Commercial Litigation and Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
• Sarah K. Willey – Employment Law – Management and Labor Law – Management
• Robert D. Wolford – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships), and Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law

About Best Lawyers

Best Lawyers is the oldest and most respected lawyer ranking service in the world. For 40 years, Best Lawyers has assisted those in need of legal services to identify the lawyers best qualified to represent them in distant jurisdictions or unfamiliar specialties. Best Lawyers awards are published in leading local, regional and national publications across the globe.

About Miller Johnson

Miller Johnson is a full-service firm providing legal counsel to businesses and individuals in corporate, employment and labor, litigation, employee benefits, and private client matters including estate planning and family law from its offices in Detroit, Grand Rapids, Kalamazoo.

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