76 Bodman PLC Attorneys Listed in The Best Lawyers in America 2026

By: Bodman PLC

08/21/25

Bodman PLC is pleased to share that 76 of its attorneys have been listed in the 2026 edition of the highly respected publication The Best Lawyers in America.

Lawyers included in The Best Lawyers in America 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 The Best Lawyers in America 2026, including the practice areas under which they are listed, are:

ANN ARBOR

• Justin P. Bagdady (Commercial Litigation)
• Harvey W. Berman (Construction Law)
• Timothy R. Damschroder (Corporate Governance Law, Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Private Funds/Hedge Funds Law)
• Sandra L. Jasinski (Commercial Litigation)
• Susan M. Kornfield (Copyright Law, Litigation-Intellectual Property, Litigation-Patent, Technology Law, Trademark Law)
• Carrie Leahy (Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law)
• Frank J. Manley (Mergers and Acquisitions Law)
• Jennifer M. Oertel (Nonprofit/Charities Law)
• James J. Walsh (Appellate Practice, Commercial Litigation)

DETROIT

• Hebba Aref (Banking and Finance Law)
• Marc M. Bakst (Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Litigation-Bankruptcy)
• Eric C. Bartley (Mortgage Banking Foreclosure Law, Real Estate Law)
• Melissa K. Bridges (Banking and Finance Law)
• Andrew H. Curoe (Closely Held Companies and Family Business Law, Trusts and Estates)
• Sarah L. Cylkowski (Commercial Litigation, Litigation-Insurance)
• Brandon M. Dalziel (Health Care Law)
• Jessica L. Davis (Banking and Finance Law)
• Herold M. Deason (Corporate Law)
• Laurence B. Deitch (Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law)
• Robert J. Diehl, Jr. (Banking and Finance Law, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Bet-the-Company Litigation, Litigation-Banking and Finance, Litigation-Bankruptcy)
• Forrest O. Dillon (Corporate Law)
• Fredrick J. Dindoffer (Environmental Law, Litigation-Environmental)
• Christopher J. Dine (Nonprofit / Charities Law)
• Brian P. Foley (Banking and Finance Law, Real Estate Law)
• Aaron D. Graves (Employment Law-Management)
• Scott P. Gyorke (Banking and Finance Law)
• David M. Hempstead (Trusts and Estates)
• Kathleen O’Callaghan Hickey (Banking and Finance Law)
• George G. Kemsley (Commercial Litigation)
• Joseph J. Kochanek (Banking and Finance Law)
• David P. Larsen (Litigation-Trusts and Estates, Trusts and Estates)
• Marguerite Munson Lentz (Trusts and Estates)
• Melissa A. Lewis (Banking and Finance Law)
• Carla S. Machnik (Banking and Finance Law)
• Ralph E. McDowell (Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Bet-the-Company Litigation, Litigation-Bankruptcy)
• Adam B. Norlander (Banking and Finance Law)
• Michael B. Peterman (Banking and Finance Law, Real Estate Law)
• Jane Derse Quasarano (Commercial Litigation)
• Jeffrey G. Raphelson (Commercial Litigation, Legal Malpractice Law – Defendants)
• Thomas J. Rheaume, Jr. (Commercial Litigation)
• Damali A. Sahu (Banking and Finance Law)
• Nicholas P. Scavone, Jr. (Banking and Finance Law, Real Estate Law)
• Joseph J. Shannon (Commercial Litigation)
• Bonnie S. Sherr (Banking and Finance Law)
• Larry R. Shulman (Banking and Finance Law)
• Brian R. Trumbauer (Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Litigation-Bankruptcy)
• Jaimee L. Witten (Banking and Finance Law, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships))

GRAND RAPIDS

• Andrew T. Blum (Commercial Litigation)
• Floyd E. Gates Jr. (Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law)
• Brian E. Kersey (Banking and Finance Law)
• Wayne D. Roberts (Litigation and Controversy-Tax, Tax Law)
• Rachael W. Roseman (Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Trust and Estates, Trusts and Estates)

TROY

• Donovan S. Asmar (Commercial Litigation, Insurance Law)
• Adam Behrendt (Litigation-Banking and Finance)
• John T. Below (Commercial Litigation, Litigation-Labor and Employment)
• David C. Bosman (Banking and Finance Law)
• Barbara A. Bowman (Banking and Finance Law, Municipal Law, Securities / Capital Markets Law)
• John C. Cashen (Employment Law-Management, Labor Law-Management, Qui Tam Law)
• Steven R. Cole (Corporate Law, Tax Law)
• Michael G. Costello (Commercial Litigation, Corporate Law, Insurance Law)
• Anthony P. Cracchiolo (Trusts and Estates)
• Michelle Thurber Czapski (Commercial Litigation, Insurance Law, Litigation-Insurance)
• Andrea M. DeFrain (Trusts & Estates)
• Gary S. Fealk (Employment Law-Management, Labor Law-Management)
• Gregory J. Gamalski (Real Estate Law)
• Jennifer A. Goulah (Real Estate Law)
• Jennifer M. Hetu (Trademark Law)
• Michael B. Lewiston (Commercial Litigation, Litigation-Real Estate, Litigation-Trusts and Estates)
• Mark W. Peters (Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law)
• Karen L. Piper (Labor Law-Management)
• Mara Letica Saad (Commercial Litigation)
• Kenneth J. Sachs (Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law)
• Andrew Z. Spilkin (Real Estate Law)
• Thomas Van Dusen (Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Litigation-Trusts and Estates)
• David B. Walters (Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law)
• Glen M. Zatz (Real Estate Law)

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