08.26.2025

Thirty Plunkett Cooney attorneys were recently selected by their peers for inclusion in the 2026 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, Mark S. Kopson was named the Best Lawyers® 2026 Healthcare Law "Lawyer of the Year" in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan and Timothy F. Sheridan received the Best Lawyers™ 2026 Litigation – Construction Lawyer of the Year award 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 2026 Best Lawyers designation:

Plunkett Cooney’s Bloomfield Hills, Michigan Best Lawyers:

• Michael P. Ashcraft (Partner) – Legal Malpractice Law – Defendants
• Douglas C. Bernstein (Partner) – 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 (Partner) – Commercial Litigation, Banking and Finance Litigation and Real Estate Litigation
• Charles W. Browning (Partner) – Insurance Law
• Jeffrey C. Gerish (Partner) – Appellate Practice
• Howard B. Goldman (Partner) – Real Estate Law
• Ellen B. Jannette (Senior Attorney) – Professional Malpractice Law – Defendants
• Mark S. Kopson (Partner) – Health Care Law
• David A. Lerner (Partner) – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• Scott K. Lites (Partner) – Corporate Law and Real Estate Law
• Frank T. Mamat (Partner) – Construction Law, Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management and Labor and Employment Litigation
• Robert A. Marzano (Partner) – Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
• Mary Massaron (Partner) – Appellate Practice
• Lauren B. McMillen (Partner) – Insurance Law
• Kenneth C. Newa (Partner) – Insurance Law
• Courtney L. Nichols (Partner) – Employment Law – Management and Labor and Employment Litigation
• Elaine M. Pohl (Partner) – Insurance Law and Insurance Litigation
• Scott H. Sirich (Partner) – Construction Law and Litigation
• Patrick E. Winters (Partner) – Insurance Law and Insurance Litigation
• Jeffrey Zauberman (Senior Attorney) – Banking and Finance Law

Plunkett Cooney’s Columbus, Ohio Best Lawyers:

• Christina L. Corl (Partner) – Education Law, Employment Law – Management and Labor and Employment Litigation
• Daniel J. Hurley (Partner) – Insurance Law and Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants

Plunkett Cooney’s Detroit, Michigan Best Lawyers:

• Jennifer Andreou (Partner) – Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants
• Matthew J. Stanczyk (Partner) – Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants and Product Liability Litigation – Defendants

                                                                                                        
Plunkett Cooney’s Flint, Michigan Best Lawyer:                      

• Audrey J. Forbush (Partner) – Labor and Employment and Municipal Litigation

Plunkett Cooney’s Grand Rapids, Michigan Best Lawyers:

• Michael S. Bogren (Partner) – Municipal Law and Litigation
• Lisa A. Hall (Partner) – Banking and Finance Law and Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights and Insolvency / Reorganization Law
• Timothy F. Sheridan (Partner) – Construction Litigation, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants and Product Liability Litigation – Defendants

Plunkett Cooney’s Indianapolis, Indiana Best Lawyer:

• Pamela A. Paige (Partner) – Real Estate Litigation and Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants

Plunkett Cooney’s Lansing, Michigan Best Lawyer:                

• Peter D. Cronk (Partner) – Commercial Litigation and Banking and Finance Litigation

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 seven Michigan cities, Chicago, Illinois, Indianapolis, Indiana and Columbus, Ohio.

Plunkett Cooney has received the highest rating (AV) awarded by Martindale-Hubbell, a leading peer review service, as well as recognition by Best Lawyers as one of the nation’s leading law firms. MiLW also recently named Plunkett Cooney among its Best Legacy Law Firms.

For more information about Plunkett Cooney’s 2026 “Best Lawyers in America,” contact the firm’s Director of Marketing and Business Development John Cornwell at (248) 901-4008; jcornwell@plunkettcooney.com.

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