Foley & Lardner LLP announced that eleven Detroit office partners have been named 2014 Michigan Super Lawyers. In addition, four Detroit office attorneys have been named 2014 Michigan Rising Stars.
The eleven Detroit partners named 2014 Michigan Super Lawyers and their primary practices are:
- John Birmingham – Employment & Labor
- Patrick Daugherty – Securities & Corporate Finance
- Daljit Doogal – Mergers & Acquisitions
- Jeffrey Kopp – Employment Litigation
- Judy O’Neill – Bankruptcy & Creditor/Debtor Rights
- Philip Phillips – Employment & Labor
- Chris Rossman – Health Care
- Scott Seabolt – Business Litigation
- Thomas Spillane – Mergers & Acquisitions
- John Trentacosta – Business Litigation
- Ann Marie Uetz – Bankruptcy & Creditor/Debtor Rights
The four Detroit attorneys named 2014 Michigan Rising Stars and their primary practices are:
- Michael Groebe – Employment & Labor
- Vanessa Miller – Business Litigation
- Marcus Sprow – Intellectual Property
- Erin Toomey – Government Contracts
Super Lawyers is a rating service of outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high-degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. The selection process is multi-phased and includes independent research, peer nominations and peer evaluations.
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