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Howard & Howard Congratulates Our Attorneys Named to Michigan Super Lawyers and Michigan Rising Stars 2009

9/22/2009

Royal Oak, Michigan, September 22, 2009:  Fifteen of Howard & Howard’s attorneys were recently named to Michigan Super Lawyers® and Michigan Rising Stars 2009 as a result of a survey by Law & Politics Media, Inc.  They were selected through a process which included peer evaluation and independent research.  Only five percent of the attorneys in Michigan were named to the Super Lawyers list and two and one half percent to Rising Stars.

The Howard & Howard attorneys and the practice areas under which they are listed in Michigan Super Lawyers 2009 are as follows:

                Ann Arbor Office: Patrick M. McCarthy, Business Litigation.

                Royal Oak Office: Henry J. Brennan III, Mergers & Acquisitions; Mark A. Davis (President & CEO), Real Estate; Lisa S. Gretchko, Bankruptcy & Creditor/Debtor Rights (Recognized among the Top 50 Women); Susan E. Padley, Land Use/Zoning; Gary A. Peters, Environmental; Mark W. Peyser, Civil Litigation Defense; Jeffrey A. Sadowski, Intellectual Property Litigation; and Timothy M. Wittebort, Real Estate.

                Kalamazoo office: James H. Geary, Civil Litigation Defense and Joseph B. Hemker, Mergers & Acquisitions.

The Howard & Howard attorneys and the practice areas under which they are listed in Michigan Rising Stars 2009 are as follows:

                Royal Oak Office: Joseph J. DeVito, Business/Corporate; Stephen P. Dunn, Business Litigation; David M. LaPrairie, Intellectual Property; and Matthew B. Woodworth, Business Litigation.

Founded in 1869, Howard & Howard is a full-service law firm with a national and international practice that provides specialized legal services to businesses and business owners.  The firm has offices in Michigan (Ann Arbor, Kalamazoo and Royal Oak); Peoria, Illinois; Las Vegas, Nevada and Toronto, Ontario.  Howard & Howard’s practice expertise include: business & corporate, commercial litigation, construction, creditors’ rights, employee benefits, environmental, estate planning, intellectual property, international, labor, employment and immigration, real estate, securities and tax.  Our focused expertise allows us to master the industries we serve including automotive, energy and utilities, financial services and gaming. For more information, please visit the firm’s website at www.howardandhoward.com.

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