Nine Plunkett Cooney attorneys, who are early in their careers, were recently selected by their peers for inclusion in the 2027 edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America^® for outstanding professional excellence.

According to Best Lawyers, Ones to Watch honorees typically have been in practice for five to nine years and focus their practice on one or more of the 77 areas of expertise that are reviewed. The methodology for determining these awards is the same as the one used to select Best Lawyers, which is a peer-review survey in which lawyers within their own geographic region nominate their peers. These lawyers are not allowed to select nominees from the same area(s) in which they practice, and it is not a fee-based listing.

Below are the Plunkett Cooney attorneys who have received 2027 Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America^® recognition:

• Arturo Alfaro (Bloomfield Hills, Michigan) – Immigration Law and Transportation Law
• Charles L. Bogren (Grand Rapids, Michigan) – Commercial Litigation, Governmental Relations Practice, Labor and Employment Litigation and Municipal Law
• Erik Bradberry (Bloomfield Hills, Michigan) – Labor and Employment Law – Management and Labor and Employment Litigation
• Danielle Chidiac (Bloomfield Hills, Michigan) – Insurance Law
• Briana L. Combs (Bloomfield Hills, Michigan) – Appellate Practice
• Michael D. Hanchett (Bloomfield Hills, Michigan) – Municipal Law
• Bryan A. Janes (Grand Rapids, Michigan) - Personal Injury Litigation: Defendants
• Joseph A. Peterson (Bloomfield Hills, Michigan) – Tax Litigation and Controversy and Tax Law
• Robert M. Unatin (Bloomfield Hills, Michigan) – Commercial Litigation, Insurance Law and Personal Injury Litigation

Ones to Watch honorees can be recognized for multiple years, but they cannot indefinitely remain on the list. After a candidate has been in practice for 10 or more years, he or she is eligible to be nominated for the traditional Best Lawyers designation.

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

Plunkett Cooney has achieved the highest rating (AV) awarded by Martindale-Hubbell, a leading, international directory of law firms as well as recognition by Best Lawyers as one of the nation’s leading law firms since the honor’s inception in 2010.

For more information about Plunkett Cooney’s 2027 Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch, contact John Cornwell of Plunkett Cooney’s Practice Development Department at (248) 901-4008 jcornwell@plunkettcooney.com.

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