Thirty three Plunkett Cooney attorneys were recently selected by their peers for inclusion in the 2027 edition of The Best Lawyers in America^®.

First published in 1983, Best Lawyers is based on an exhaustive 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. Inclusion in Best Lawyers is considered an honor because lawyers are not required or allowed to pay a fee to be listed.

In addition to inclusion on the list this year, in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, Mary Massaron was named the Best Lawyers® 2027 Appellate Practice "Lawyer of the Year" and Courtney M. Nichols was recognized as the 2027 Employment Law - Management “Lawyer of the Year.” Timothy F. Sheridan received the 2027 Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants Lawyer of the Year honor in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Lawyer of the Year is a designation awarded to only a single attorney in each practice area in each community.

Below is the complete list of Plunkett Cooney attorneys who have received the 2027 Best Lawyers designation:

• D. Jennifer Andreou (Detroit, Michigan) – Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants
• Michael P. Ashcraft (Bloomfield Hills, Michigan) – Legal Malpractice Law – Defendants
• Douglas C. Bernstein (Bloomfield Hills, Michigan) – Banking and Finance Law, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Banking and Finance Litigation, Mortgage Banking Foreclosure Law and Real Estate Law
• Matthew J. Boettcher (Bloomfield Hills, Michigan) – Commercial Litigation, Banking and Finance Litigation, Banking and Finance Litigation and Real Estate Litigation
• Michael S. Bogren (Grand Rapids, Michigan) – Municipal Law and Litigation
• Charles W. Browning (Bloomfield Hills, Michigan) – Insurance Law
• Christina L. Corl (Columbus, Ohio) – Education Law, Employment Law – Management and Labor and Employment Litigation
• Peter D. Cronk (Lansing, Michigan) – Commercial Litigation and Banking and Finance Litigation
• Audrey J. Forbush (Flint, Michigan) – Labor and Employment and Municipal Litigation
• Jeffrey C. Gerish (Bloomfield Hills, Michigan) – Appellate Practice
• Howard B. Goldman (Bloomfield Hills, Michigan) – Real Estate Law
• Lisa A. Hall (Grand Rapids, Michigan) – Banking and Finance Law and Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights and Insolvency / Reorganization Law
• Daniel J. Hurley (Columbus, Ohio) – Insurance Law and Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
• Ellen B. Jannette (Bloomfield Hills, Michigan) – Professional Malpractice Law – Defendants
• Marc P. Jerabek (Bloomfield Hills, Michigan) – Commercial Litigation and Real Estate Law
• Mark S. Kopson (Bloomfield Hills, Michigan) – Health Care Law
• David A. Lerner (Bloomfield Hills, Michigan) – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• Scott K. Lites (Bloomfield Hills, Michigan) – Corporate Law and Real Estate Law
• Frank T. Mamat (Bloomfield Hills, Michigan) – Construction Law, Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management and Labor and Employment Litigation
• Robert A. Marzano (Bloomfield Hills, Michigan) – Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
• Mary Massaron (Bloomfield Hills, Michigan) – Appellate Practice
• Lauren B. McMillen (Bloomfield Hills, Michigan) – Insurance Law
• Kenneth C. Newa (Bloomfield Hills, Michigan) – Insurance Law
• Courtney M. Nichols (Bloomfield Hills, Michigan) – Employment Law – Management and Labor and Employment Litigation
• Pamela A. Paige (Indianapolis, Indiana) – Real Estate Litigation and Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
• Elaine M. Pohl (Bloomfield Hills, Michigan) – Insurance Law and Insurance Litigation
• Michael K. Sheehy (Detroit, Michigan) – Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
• Timothy F. Sheridan (Grand Rapids, Michigan) – Construction Litigation, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants and Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
• Scott H. Sirich (Bloomfield Hills, Michigan) – Construction Law and Litigation
• Matthew J. Stanczyk (Detroit, Michigan) – Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants and Product Liability Litigation – Defendants     
• David R. Stechow (Bloomfield Hills, Michigan) – Construction Law and Litigation and Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
• Patrick E. Winters (Bloomfield Hills, Michigan) – Insurance Law and Insurance Litigation
• Jeffrey Zauberman (Bloomfield Hills, Michigan) – Banking and Finance Law   

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 in America,” contact John Cornwell of Plunkett Cooney’s Practice Development Department at (248) 901-4008; jcornwell@plunkettcooney.com.

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