59 Bodman Attorneys Listed in Michigan Super Lawyers 2025

By: Bodman PLC

08/20/25

Bodman PLC is pleased to announce that 59 of the firm’s attorneys have been included in the 2025 edition of Michigan Super Lawyers, a nationally recognized journal that lists outstanding lawyers in more than 70 practice areas.

The publisher of Super Lawyers uses a selection process that combines peer nominations and evaluations of highly regarded practitioners with independent research. Lawyers who are 40 years of age and under, or who have been in practice for less than 10 years, are included in a separate category as “Rising Stars.” In each state, the Super Lawyers list recognizes no more than five percent of attorneys and the Rising Stars list recognizes no more than 2.5 percent of attorneys.

The Bodman attorneys listed in Michigan Super Lawyers 2025 (by office location, including practice area) are:

Ann Arbor

• Timothy R. Damschroder (Mergers & Acquisitions)
• Susan M. Kornfield (Intellectual Property)
• Carrie Leahy (Business/Corporate)
• Jennifer M. Oertel (Nonprofit Organizations)

Detroit

• Marc M. Bakst (Bankruptcy: Business)
• Andrew H. Curoe (Estate & Probate)
• Laurence B. Deitch (Business/Corporate)
• Robert J. Diehl, Jr. (Creditor-Debtor Rights)
• Nathan D. Dupes (Business Litigation)
• David P. Larsen (Estate & Probate)
• Ralph E. McDowell (Bankruptcy: Business)
• Jeffrey G. Raphelson (Business Litigation)
• Joseph J. Shannon (Business Litigation)
• Larry R. Shulman (Banking)
• Jaimee L. Witten (Creditor-Debtor Rights)

Grand Rapids

• Floyd E. Gates, Jr. (Creditor-Debtor Rights)
• Brian E. Kersey (Banking)
• Wayne D. Roberts (Tax)

Troy

• Adam Behrendt (Business Litigation)
• John T. Below (Employment & Labor)
• David C. Bosman (Banking)
• Steven R. Cole (Tax)
• Michelle Thurber Czapski (Business Litigation)
• Stephen P. Dunn (Business Litigation)
• Gary S. Fealk (Employment Litigation: Defense)
• Nicholas P. Scavone, Jr. (Real Estate)
• Thomas Van Dusen (Business Litigation)

The Bodman attorneys selected for the 2025 Michigan Rising Stars list are:

Ann Arbor

• Mary E. Cebula (Business/Corporate)
• Alexandra E. Dieck (Real Estate)
• Kelsey M. Doran (Business/Corporate)
• Debani T. Gordon Lehman (General Litigation)
• Kenneth R. Powell (Business/Corporate)
• Adomas N. Rauckis (Mergers & Acquisitions)

Detroit

• Mackenzie E. Clark (Employment & Labor)
• Sarah L. Cylkowski (Business Litigation)
• Fawzeih H. Daher (Business Litigation)
• Holly A. Hubert (Technology Transactions)
• Chelsey L. Jones (Banking)
• Michelle L. Kolkmeyer (Business Litigation)
• Kelly M. Lockman (Real Estate)
• Alexandra C. Markel (Business Litigation)
• Julia C. Massaro (Estate & Probate)
• Nashara A. L. Peart (Business Litigation)
• Christopher J. Rambus (Estate & Probate)
• Noel J. Ravenscroft (Bankruptcy: Business)
• Thomas J. Rheaume, Jr. (Business Litigation)
• Erica J. Sarver (Business Litigation)
• Matthew A. Slipchuk (Mergers & Acquisitions)
• Alexis A. Smith-Scott (Mergers & Acquisitions)

Grand Rapids

• Peter A. Cummings (Intellectual Property)
• Erin M. Haney (Tax)
• Rachael W. Roseman (Civil Litigation: Defense)
• Matthew R. Smith (Real Estate)
• Carrie E. Trimpe (Estate & Probate)

Troy

• Donovan S. Asmar (Business Litigation)
• Alexander Choi (Real Estate)
• Ryan M. Olson (Business/Corporate)
• Rebecca C. Seguin-Skrabucha (Employment & Labor)
• Kyle Traver (Business/Corporate)