18 Bodman PLC Attorneys Listed in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch 2026

By: Bodman PLC

08/21/25

Bodman PLC is pleased to announce that 18 of its attorneys have been listed in the 2026 edition of the highly respected publication Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch.

Lawyers selected as Ones to Watch are described as attorneys who are earlier in their careers and have exhibited professional excellence in private practice in the United States.

Lawyers included in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch are divided by geographic region and practice area. They are selected based on the results of an extensive peer review process focusing on their professional expertise, client service skills, and an authentication process to verify that they are currently in practice and in good standing.

Bodman attorneys listed in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch, including the practice areas under which they are listed, are:

ANN ARBOR

• Alexandra E. Dieck (Real Estate Law)
• Kenneth R. Powell (Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships), Mergers and Acquisitions Law)

DETROIT

• Fawzeih H. Daher (Appellate Practice, Commercial Litigation)
• Alex M. Haney (Corporate Law)
• Michelle L. Kolkmeyer (Labor and Employment Law – Management)
• Annalise A. Lekas (Health Care Law)
• Alexandra C. Markel (Commercial Litigation)
• Christopher J. Rambus (Tax Law, Trusts and Estates)
• Erica J. Sarver (Commercial Litigation, Environmental Law)
• Alexis A. Smith-Scott (Corporate Governance and Compliance Law, Corporate Law, Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law)

GRAND RAPIDS

• Erin M. Haney (Tax Law)
• Monica J. Stover (Intellectual Property Law)
• Carrie E. Trimpe (Trusts and Estates)
• Justin R. Wheeler (Real Estate Law)

TROY

• Emily A. Cross (Administrative / Regulatory Law, Commercial Litigation)
• Ryan M. Olson (Mergers and Acquisitions Law)
• Rebecca C. Seguin-Skrabucha (Labor and Employment Law – Management)
• Kyle W. Traver (Corporate Law)

About Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch

Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch is compiled by the publisher of The Best Lawyers in America, the oldest and most respected peer-review publication in the legal profession. Recognition by Best Lawyers is widely regarded by both clients and legal professionals as a significant honor, conferred on a lawyer by their peers. Best Lawyers has earned the respect of the profession, the media and the public as a reliable and unbiased source of legal referrals.