The online legal industry platform Leading Lawyers recently named 18 PC attorneys to its 2026 list of top Michigan attorneys.

In compiling its list of Leading Lawyers, the publisher uses attorney recommendations of peers they would recommend to others if they could not handle a matter in their own jurisdiction. Inclusion on the list cannot be purchased, and attorneys cannot self-nominate.

Below is Plunkett Cooney’s 2026 list of Leading Lawyers in Michigan:

• D. Jennifer Andreou (Detroit) - Medical Malpractice Defense Law
• Michael P. Ashcraft, Jr. (Bloomfield Hills) - Professional Malpractice Defense: Including Legal/Technical/Financial
• Douglas C. Bernstein (Bloomfield Hills) - Banking & Financial Institutions Law / Bankruptcy & Workout Law: Commercial / Creditor's Rights/Commercial Collections Law
• Matthew J. Boettcher (Bloomfield Hills) - Commercial Litigation
• Michael S. Bogren (Grand Rapids) - Civil Rights/Constitutional Law / Governmental, Municipal, Lobbying & Administrative Law 
• Charles W. Browning (Bloomfield Hills) - Insurance, Insurance Coverage & Reinsurance Law 
• Henry B. Cooney (Bloomfield Hills) - ADR Law: Commercial Litigation / ADR Law: Personal Injury / Commercial Litigation / Products Liability Defense Law
• Audrey J. Forbush (Flint) - Governmental, Municipal, Lobbying & Administrative Law
• Jeffrey C. Gerish (Bloomfield Hills) - Civil Appellate Law / Insurance, Insurance Coverage & Reinsurance Law
• Howard B. Goldman (Bloomfield Hills) - Real Estate Law: Commercial / Real Estate Law: Finance
• Jeffrey S. Hengeveld (Bloomfield Hills) - Professional Malpractice Defense Law: Including Legal/Technical/Financial
• Willard S. Holt, III (Bloomfield Hills) -  Association & Non-Profit Law / Tax Law: Business / Tax Law: Individual / Trust, Will & Estate Planning Law
• Mark S. Kopson (Bloomfield Hills) - Health Law
• Scott K. Lites (Bloomfield Hills) - Closely & Privately Held Business Law / Corporate Finance Law /Mergers & Acquisitions Law
• Frank T. Mamat (Bloomfield Hills) - Labor Law: Management
• Mary Massaron (Bloomfield Hills) - Civil Appellate Law / Appellate Law
• Kenneth C. Newa (Bloomfield Hills) - Insurance, Insurance Coverage & Reinsurance Law / Toxic Torts Defense Law
• Michael K. Sheehy (Detroit) - Transportation Defense Law: Including Aviation/FELA/Maritime

Leading Lawyers is a division of Law Bulletin Media, which is a diversified print and electronic information company that has been serving the Chicago legal and business communities since 1854. Flagship of the privately held corporation is the Chicago Daily Law Bulletin, the oldest daily courts newspaper in the country. From its beginning in 1854 as a daily reporter of courthouse information, the company has grown into a leading Midwestern information provider in the legal, real estate and financial fields. 

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, eight Michigan cities and Columbus, Ohio.

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 the firm's 18 Leading Lawyers, contact John Cornwell of the firm’s Practice Development Department at (248) 901-4008; jcornwell@plunkettcooney.com. 

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