Plunkett Cooney associate attorney, Arturo Alfaro, was recently named to the 2025 Class of Up & Coming Lawyers by Michigan Lawyers Weekly (MiLW), a publication serving the state’s legal community.

The Up & Coming Lawyers program honors attorneys throughout Michigan who have excelled in the profession and set themselves apart from their peers with legal accomplishments and community involvement during their first 10 years of practice.

Alfaro, along with 25 other Michigan attorneys, will be honored at a recognition luncheon on April 25 at The Mint at Michigan First Conference Center in Lathrup Village, Michigan, and he will be highlighted in a special print feature in the April 21 edition of MiLW.

A member of Plunkett Cooney’s Bloomfield Hills office, Alfaro practices in Plunkett Cooney's Transportation Law Practice Group and focuses his practice primarily in the areas of motor vehicle negligence and no-fault law. He routinely defends insured motorists, rental car companies and corporations in no-fault coverage disputes and negligence suits. 

As Leader of the firm's Immigration Law Practice Group, Alfaro maintains a multi-faceted immigration law practice through which he assists individuals and families with family-based petitions and Visa processing, including permanent residency and removal of residency conditions. He also handles naturalization and other types of applications.

Alfaro currently serves on the Board of Directors of the Hispanic Bar Association of Michigan. He is a member of the Oakland County and Detroit Bar associations and the Immigration Law Section of the State Bar of Michigan, where he served as treasurer.

In addition to the MiLW honor, Alfaro has been designated by Best Lawyers as one of their Ones to Watch in immigration and transportation law since 2023. He received his law degree, magna cum laude, from Western Michigan University Cooley Law School in 2020 and his undergraduate degree, summa cum laude, from Baker College in 2004.

Established in 1913, Plunkett Cooney is a leading provider of business law and litigation services to clients in the private and public sectors. The firm employs attorneys in seven Michigan cities, Chicago, Illinois, Columbus, Ohio and Indianapolis, Indiana.

The firm has achieved the highest rating (AV) awarded by Martindale-Hubbell, a leading peer review service, and has received Mansfield Rule Certification Plus for midsize law firms, which recognizes leaders in diversity, equity and inclusion within the legal industry.

For more information about Arturo Alfaro receiving the MiLW Up & Coming Lawyer honor, contact the firm’s Director of Marketing and Business Development John Cornwell at (248) 901-4008; jcornwell@plunkettcooney.com.

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