Warner Norcross + Judd LLP attorneys have been selected for multiple honors by The Best Lawyers in America® 2025.
Honors included:
- Best Lawyers, which highlighted attorneys in 50-plus practice areas across Warner’s nine offices for the peer-review award, denoting legal excellence in specific practice areas.
- Best Lawyers Ones to Watch, which recognized 31 attorneys who are earlier in their careers for outstanding professional excellence in private practice.
- Best Lawyers Lawyers of the Year, which honored eight attorneys for legal excellence in specific practice areas by geography.
Warner attorneys by office are (unless otherwise noted, all are Best Lawyers):
Bloomfield Hills
- Roquia K. Draper
- Nazli G. Sater
Detroit
- Michael Brady
- Kurt M. Brauer
- Vito A. Ciaravino
- Sean H. Cook
- Katelyn D. Crysler, Ones to Watch
- Jennifer L. Dudley
- Homayune A. Ghaussi
- Wyatt J. Istvan-Mitchell
- William R. Jansen
- Jay A. Kennedy
- Kurt A. Kissling
- Steven C. Kohl
- Mary Jo Larson
- Erin Lasenby, Ones to Watch
- Dennis W. Loughlin
- Thomas J. Manganello
- John C. Muhs, Ones to Watch
- Lawrence J. Murphy
- Linda Paullin-Hebden
- Katherine L. Pullen
- Ashley E. Racette, Ones to Watch
- Adam T. Ratliff, Ones to Watch
- Andrew M. Reside, Ones to Watch
- Alan T. Rogalski
- Zainab H. Sabbagh, Ones to Watch
- Jeffrey S. Segal, Ones to Watch
- Timothy H. Smith, Ones to Watch
- Jennifer A. Watkins
- Laura You
- Lisa B. Zimmer
Grand Rapids
- Loren Andrulis
- Charles N. Ash, Jr.
- Edward J. Bardelli
- Jeffrey S. Battershall
- Paul H. Beach, Ones to Watch
- Jared T. Belka
- Andrea J. Bernard, Litigation – Grand Rapids Construction and Labor and Employment Litigation Lawyer of the Year
- Jeffrey O. Birkhold
- Daniel W. Borst
- Richard L. Bouma
- Michael J. Bovill, Ones to Watch
- Daniel S. Brookins, Ones to Watch
- Charles E. Burpee
- John V. Byl
- Emily E. Cantor
- Scott R. Carvo
- Haley E. Clough, Ones to Watch
- Brandon J. Cory, Ones to Watch
- Matthew Crowe
- Rob M. Davies
- Cameron S. DeLong
- Daniel K. DeWitt
- Dennis J. Donohue
- Douglas A. Dozeman
- Carl W. Dufendach
- Daniel P. Ettinger
- Amanda Fielder
- Gaëtan Gerville-Réache
- Charlie Goode
- Stephen B. Grow, Grand Rapids Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law and Bankruptcy Litigation Lawyer of the Year
- William W. Hall
- Shane B. Hansen
- Sarah Harper, Ones to Watch
- DeAndre’ Harris, Ones to Watch
- Alexandra E. Haywood, Ones to Watch
- Philip T. Haywood, Ones to Watch
- Timothy Hillegonds
- Timothy L. Horner
- Catherine H. Jacobs
- Laura A. Jeltema
- Matthew D. Johnson
- Michael J. Jones
- Jonathan P. Kok
- Anthony J. Kolenic
- Stephen R. Kretschman
- Norbert F. Kugele
- Madelaine C. Lane
- Brian P. Lennon
- Gordon R. Lewis, Grand Rapids Securities/Capital Markets Law and Securities Regulation Lawyer of the Year
- Heidi A. Lyon
- Rodney D. Martin
- Brian J. Masternak
- F. William McKee
- Christian E. Meyer
- Susan Gell Meyers
- Laura E. Morris
- James Moskal
- Matthew T. Nelson
- Robert J. Nolan
- Jeffrey A. Ott – also in Midland, Grand Rapids Mergers and Acquisitions Law Lawyer of the Year
- Dean F. Pacific
- Steven A. Palazzolo
- Daniel C. Persinger
- M. Johnny Pinjuv, Ones to Watch
- Jeffrey B. Power
- Christopher J. Predko
- Charles R. Quigg, Ones to Watch
- James J. Rabaut
- Louis C. Rabaut
- Janet L. Ramsey
- Richard A. Roane
- Emily S. Rucker, Ones to Watch
- Vernon P. Saper
- Gregory E. Schmidt
- Matthew Sierawski, Ones to Watch
- David L.J.M. Skidmore, Grand Rapids Trusts and Estates Litigation Lawyer of the Year
- Robert H. Skilton III
- Jamie Slotsema, Ones to Watch
- Malaina W. Snyder, Ones to Watch
- Corinne N. Sprague Curtis
- Anne Steen, Ones to Watch
- James J. Steffel
- Justin W. Stemple
- Allyson R. Terpsma, Ones to Watch
- Gordon J. Toering
- Jarrod H. Trombley, Ones to Watch
- Ford J.H. Turrell
- W. Michael Van Haren
- Karen VanderWerff
- Douglas E. Wagner
- Mark J. Wassink, Grand Rapids Corporate Law Lawyer of the Year
- Stephen C. Waterbury
- Bruce C. Young
- Carly A. Zagaroli, Ones to Watch
- Lance R. Zoerhof
Holland
- Mark K. Harder
- Jennifer L. Remondino
Kalamazoo
- Christopher E. Tracy
- B. Jay Yelton III
Lansing
- Jeffrey W. Bracken, Lansing Construction Litigation Lawyer of the Year
- James G. Cavanagh
- Troy M. Cumings
- Monique Field-Foster
Macomb County
- Daniel G. Bonucchi, Ones to Watch
- Matthew K. Casey
- David C.C. Eberhard
- Frank E. Henke
- Nina E. Lucido, Ones to Watch
- David W. MacDonald
- John A. MacKenzie, Ones to Watch
- James E. Romzek
- Brian D. Wassom
- Robin E. Yono
Midland
- Susan M. Cook – also in Macomb County, Troy Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law Lawyer of the Year
- Gregory T. Demers
- Rozanne M. Giunta
Muskegon
- Robert A. Dubault
- Paul R. Jackson
- Karen L. Kayes
- Brian T. Lang
About Warner
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