31 Bodman Attorneys Included in DBusiness Top Lawyers 2026

By: Bodman PLC

11/10/25

Bodman PLC is pleased to announce that Detroit-based business publication DBusiness Magazine has included 31 of the firm’s attorneys on its 2026 Top Lawyers list.

To compile the Top Lawyers list, DBusiness conducted a peer survey of attorneys in the five-county Detroit metropolitan area. Participants were asked to nominate up to three leading attorneys practicing in each of 50 legal specialties.

Bodman attorneys were recognized in 19 different areas of practice. All three of the firm’s Southeast Michigan offices are represented on the 2026 list.

Bodman attorneys included in DBusiness Top Lawyers 2026, with the practice areas for which they were nominated, are listed below by office.

Ann Arbor Office (4 attorneys)

• Timothy R. Damschroder (Mergers & Acquisitions Law)
• Susan M. Kornfield (Copyright Law)
• Jennifer M. Oertel (Nonprofit/Charities Law)
• Sarah J. Williams (Mergers & Acquisitions Law)

Detroit Office (16 attorneys)

• Courtland W. Anderson (Franchise Law)
• Marc M. Bakst (Bankruptcy and Creditor/Debtor Rights Law)
• Kelly M. Burnell (Trusts and Estates)
• Andrew H. Curoe (Trusts and Estates)
• Brandon M. Dalziel (Health Care Law)
• Robert J. Diehl, Jr. (Bankruptcy and Creditor/Debtor Rights Law)
• Forrest O. Dillon (Corporate Law)
• Fredrick J. Dindoffer (Environmental Law)
• Nathan D. Dupes (Environmental Law)
• Aaron D. Graves (Labor and Employment Law)
• David P. Larsen (Trusts and Estates)
• Julia C. Massaro (Trusts and Estates)
• Ralph E. McDowell (Bankruptcy and Creditor/Debtor Rights Law)
• Christopher J. Rambus (Trusts and Estates)
• Erica J. Sarver (Environmental Law)
• Larry R. Shulman (Banking & Financial Services Law)

Troy Office (11 attorneys)

• Celeste E. Arduino (Nonprofit/Charities Law)
• J. Adam Behrendt (Litigation-Banking and Finance)
• Steven R. Cole (Tax Law)
• Michael G. Costello (Insurance Law)
• Michelle Thurber Czapski (Insurance Law; Litigation-Insurance)
• Gary S. Fealk (Labor and Employment Law)
• Kenneth J. Sachs (Employee Benefits Law)
• Nicholas P. Scavone, Jr. (Real Estate Law)
• Rebecca C. Seguin-Skrabucha (Labor and Employment Law)
• Andrew Z. Spilkin (Real Estate Law)
• David B. Walters (Employee Benefits Law)