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Warner Norcross & Judd is one of Michigan's premier law firms. With more than 210 attorneys and six offices throughout the state, we provide our clients with multidisciplinary expertise in virtually all areas of the law needed to meet their legal needs. Whether operating in a corporate, financial, manufacturing or high-tech environment, Warner has the skills and experience to ensure your success.

Every law firm promises its clients the highest level of service. But how many firms back that promise with their pocketbooks? At Warner, we have the freedom to focus on our clients' success because our lockstep compensation system rewards it. As a result, each of our clients' matters is handled by the most qualified attorney, rather than by the attorney who needs to pad a bottom line.

Warner is also committed to a liberal arts approach in its legal education and practice. From our first year "job jar" assignment program to our multidisciplinary practice methodology, we combine specialization with imagination to create innovative, successful solutions to our clients' issues and challenges.

For these and many other reasons, Warner has been widely recognized for the service and value we bring to clients:
  • Warner has 54 partners listed in the 2009 edition of The Best Lawyers in America. We rank #1 in Michigan with the highest number of lawyers listed in the areas of employee benefits, international trade and finance law, nonprofit/charities law and trusts & estates. We have the third highest number of lawyers listed for any firm in Michigan for this peer-rated recognition. And, we have more lawyers listed than any other law firm in Grand Rapids, Holland or Muskegon.
  • Warner is ranked by Chambers USA Guide as one of Michigan's leading law firms in the areas of banking and finance, mergers and acquisitions, employee benefits and executive compensation, employment law and commercial litigation.
  • Ten Warner partners are recognized as leading attorneys in Michigan by Chambers USA Guide.
  • Six Warner partners are ranked among the top 100 Michigan Super Lawyers by Law & Politics magazine, a publication that identifies the top attorneys in each state as chosen by their peers. A total of 46 Warner partners are rated as Super Lawyers in Michigan.
  • Warner is now ranked among the Top 200 in the National Law Journal's annual listing of the nation's largest law firms.
  • For several years Warner has been recognized as a leader in client service in the BTI Client Service A-Team national survey conducted by BTI Consulting Group. BTI annually surveys hundreds of corporate counsel at large and Fortune 1000 companies.
  • Warner was one of only two law firms in Michigan named one of the most "tech-savvy" law firms in the country, according to a survey of more than 200 general counsel at Global 1000 companies conducted by BTI.
  • More than 65% of our partners are peer rated at the highest level (AV) by Martindale-Hubbell.
  • Six Warner attorneys, a greater number than any other law firm in Michigan, are Fellows of ACTEC, the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel.
  • Warner was rated as Best Corporate Law Firm in West Michigan for three consecutive years by Corporate Board Member Magazine.
  • Our firm was one of only two law firms in Michigan included in America's Greatest Places to Work with a Law Degree. In addition, for six consecutive years we have been named as one of West Michigan's 101 Best & Brightest Companies to Work For.