ARRIVALS AND PROMOTIONS
ROBERT J. ANDRETZ has joined the Lansing office of Fraser Trebilcock.
ANDREW W. BARNES, DANIEL V. BARNETT, TYLER A. BURK, JOHN R. COLIP, MATTHEW S. DERBY, MOWITT (MITT) S. DREW III, WILLIAM M. ENGELN, JORDAN D. FLORIAN, AMBER D. PETERS, and KELLY L. TRAVIS have joined Butzel.
MOHAMMAD G. BEYDOUN, JEFFREY BULLARD JR., ZACHARY J. DIEDERICHS, ANDREW S. GIPE, and FADEE A. NAKKASH with Secrest Wardle were promoted to partners.
DREW W. BROADDUS, BRANDON C. HAGAMAN, AMBER ROUSE HOLLOWAY, CHRISTINA K. KORKES, ROBERT J. PENROD, DANIEL S. SCHRODE II, and CLEVELAND B. SIMMONS with Secrest Wardle were promoted to executive partners.
DANIEL P. ETTINGER, MATTHEW D. JOHNSON, and ALLYSON TERPSMA with Warner Norcross & Judd were elected to the firm’s management committee.
JUSTIN A. GRIMSKE with Secrest Wardle was promoted to senior partner.
FADWA HAMMOUD has joined the Detroit office of Miller Johnson as a managing member.
BILL LENTINE has joined Taft as a partner.
RACHEL ROSEMAN has joined the Grand Rapids office of Bodman.
AWARDS AND HONORS
D. JENNIFER ANDREOU, a partner with Plunkett Cooney, was recognized by Crain’s Detroit Business as one of its Notable Women in Law for 2024.
Warner Norcross & Judd partners JOSCELYN CEKOLA BOUCHER, RACHEL J. FOSTER, and MADELAINE C. LANE were recognized by Crain’s Detroit Business as Notable Women in Law for 2024.
DEBORAH BROUWER with Nemeth Bonnette Brouwer was named to the Michigan Lawyers Weekly Hall of Fame class of 2024.
JOHN BYL, a partner with Warner Norcross & Judd, was named to the Michigan Lawyers Weekly Hall of Fame class of 2024.
ASHLEY G. CHRYSLER, a partner with Warner Norcross & Judd, was recognized by Michigan Lawyers Weekly on its list of Up-and-Coming Lawyers for 2024.
JENNIFER E. CONSIGLIO and LAURA E. JOHNSON with Butzel were recognized by Crain’s Detroit Business as Notable Women in Law for 2024.
MICHAEL F. GOLAB with Butzel was named to the Michigan Lawyers Weekly Hall of Fame class of 2024.
MICHAEL D. HANCHETT with Plunkett Cooney was named to the Michigan Lawyers Weekly Hall of Fame class of 2024.
GARETT KOGER with Butzel was recognized by Michigan Lawyers Weekly on its list of Up-and-Coming Lawyers for 2024.
DANIEL P. MAKARSKI, senior partner with Secrest Wardle, received the Michigan Defense Trial Counsel President’s Special Recognition Award for extraordinary contributions to civil litigation.
SARAH L. NIRENBERG with Butzel was recognized by Michigan Lawyers Weekly on its list of Go-To Lawyers for Employment Law.
RICHARD RATTNER, a partner with Williams Williams Rattner & Plunkett, was named to the Michigan Lawyers Weekly Hall of Fame class of 2024.
HOLLI TARGAN, a partner with Taft, was recognized by Crain’s Detroit Business as one of its Notable Women in Law for 2024.
THOMAS P. VINCENT, a partner with Plunkett Cooney, was named to the Michigan Lawyers Weekly Hall of Fame class of 2024.
LEADERSHIP
DEANDRE’ HARRIS, a partner with Warner Norcross & Judd, was named a fellow of the American Bar Foundation.
BRIAN T. LANG, a partner with Warner Norcross & Judd, was named a fellow of the Litigation Counsel of America.
SCOTT K. LITES, MICHAEL P. ASHCRAFT JR., and AUDREY J. FORBUSH, partners with Plunkett Cooney, were elected to leadership positions on the firm’s board.
NAME CHANGE
Fraser Trebilcock Davis & Dunlap has changed its legal name has to FRASER TREBILCOCK DAVIS DUNLAP & CAVANAUGH.