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CRAIN'S LIST: LARGEST LAW FIRMS Ranked by number of attorneys in Southeast Total local Company attorneys Of Address Jan. 2014/ Partners Associates Counsel Paralegal Michigan Worldwide Rank Phone; website Top local executive 2013 2014 2014 2014 2014 Jan. 2014 Jan. 2014 Representative clients Honigman Miller Schwartz and Cohn LLP David Foltyn 205 162 36 10 27 238 238 BlackEagle Partners LLC, Institute of Arts, General 2290 First National Building, 660 Woodward Ave., Detroit chairman and CEO 188 Motors Co., Huron Capital Partners LLC, Kellogg Co., Ramco- 1. 48226-3506 Gershenson Properties Trust, Rock Financial/Quicken Loans (313) 465-7000; www.honigman.com Inc./Rockbridge Growth Equity LLC, Taubman, Trinity Health, and Village Green Dickinson Wright PLLC William Burgess 165 133 32 NA NA 205 369 N/A 2. 500 Woodward Ave., Suite 4000, Detroit 48226 CEO 157 (313) 223-3500; www.dickinsonwright.com Dykema Gossett PLLC Peter Kellett 159 95 32 NA 15 190 358 Ford Motor Co., Co., Chrysler Group LLC, 3. 400 Renaissance Center, Detroit 48243 chairman and CEO 160 Compuware, Bank of America N.A., Citizens Bank, Oakwood (313) 568-6800; www.dykema.com Healthcare Inc, Fifth Third Bank, Internation Transmission Co. Miller, Canfield, Paddock and Stone PLC Michael McGee 141 91 24 11 34 189 230 Chrysler, Comerica, Ford, Detroit Edison, Meritor, Siemens, 4. 150 W. Jefferson Ave., Suite 2500, Detroit 48226-4415 CEO 169 Borg Warner (313) 963-6420; www.millercanfield.com Bodman PLC Ralph McDowell 132 92 34 17 18 136 136 Comerica Bank, Bank of America, Archdiocese of Detroit, Blue Sixth Floor at Ford Field, 1901 St. Antoine St., Detroit 48226 chairman 132 Cross Blue Shield of Michigan, Lear Corp., Ford family, Grede 5. (313) 259-7777; www.bodmanlaw.com Holdings LLC, Key Plastics LLC, Caraco Pharmaceutical Laboratories Ltd. Clark Hill PLC John Hern 126 NA NA 20 NA 153 295 NA 6. 500 Woodward Ave., Suite 3500, Detroit 48226 CEO 124 (313) 965-8300; www.clarkhill.com Butzel Long PC Justin Klimko 109 89 14 24 14 90 133 NA 7. 150 W. Jefferson Ave., Suite 100, Detroit 48226 president and managing NA (313) 225-7000; www.butzel.com shareholder Plunkett Cooney PC Henry Cooney 108 57 42 9 13 145 155 Bank of America, Huntington National Bank, First American 38505 Woodward Ave., Suite 2000, Bloomfield Hills 48304 president and CEO 104 Title Insurance Co., Beaumont Health System, Liberty Mutual 8. (248) 901-4000; www.plunkettcooney.com Insurance Co., Michigan Municipal League, PNC Financial Services Group. The Travelers Cos, Frankenmuth Mutual Insurance Co. Jaffe Raitt Heuer & Weiss PC Bill Sider 100 85 15 8 18 99 100 Sun Communities, Strength Capital Partners, Redico LLC, 9. 27777 Franklin Road, Suite 2500, Southfield 48034-8214 CEO and managing 100 Oppenheimer and Co. (248) 351-3000; www.jaffelaw.com partner Kitch Drutchas Wagner Mark Wisniewski 84 63 12 0 12 93 100 AIG, Ascension Health, Coverys, CVS Caremark, Detroit managing principal 81 Medical Center, HCR Manor Care Inc, Health Valitutti & Sherbrook P.C. System, Motor City Electric, Utica Insurance 10. 1 Woodward Ave., Suite 2400, Detroit 48226-5485 (313) 965-7900; www.kitch.com Trott & Trott PC Executive committee 73 NA NA NA NA 73 73 NA 11. 31440 Northwestern Hwy., Suite 200, Farmington Hills 48334 NA (248) 642-2515; www.trottlaw.com Brooks Kushman PC Mark Cantor 72 32 40 NA NA 72 76 NA 12. 1000 Town Center, 22nd Floor, Southfield 48075 president 65 (248) 358-4400; www.brookskushman.com Giarmarco, Mullins & Horton PC Executive committee 70 32 38 4 NA 70 70 NA 101 W. Big Beaver Road, 10th Floor Columbia Center, Troy 70 13. 48084-5280 (248) 457-7000; www.gmhlaw.com Howard & Howard Attorneys PLLC Mark Davis 67 47 16 6 7 67 122 BASF Corp., BMO Harris Bank N.A., Chrysler Group LLC, Dow 14. 450 W. Fourth St., Royal Oak 48067 president and CEO 67 Corning, Konami Gaming Inc., Magna Mirrors of America, (248) 645-1483; www.howardandhoward.com Sears Holdings Corp., ThyssenKrupp Harness Dickey Executive committee 62 45 17 1 6 62 105 NA 15. 5445 Corporate Drive, Suite 200, Troy 48098 60 (248) 641-1600; www.hdp.com Garan Lucow Miller PC John Gillooly 59 41 18 3 11 81 81 NA 16. 1000 Woodbridge Place, Detroit 48207 chairman of executive 58 (313) 446-1530; www.garanlucow.com committee Kerr, Russell and Weber PLC Executive committee 55 34 21 4 4 55 55 AVL Test Systems Inc., Michigan State Medical Society, 500 Woodward Ave., Suite 2500, Detroit 48226 54 Quantum Fuel Systems Technologies, Shanghai Zhongli 17. (313) 961-0200; www.kerr-russell.com Automobile Parts Co. Ltd, Volkswagen Group of America, Wade Trim Associates Inc. Secrest, Wardle, Lynch, Mark Morley and Bruce 54 NA NA NA NA 69 69 NA Truex NA 18. Hampton, Truex and Morley P.C. co-chairmen, executive 2600 Troy Center Drive, P.O. Box 5025, Troy 48007-5025 committee (248) 851-9500; www.secrestwardle.com Sullivan, Ward, Asher & Patton PC Anthony Asher 50 31 12 NA 3 50 50 Consumers Energy Co., City of Pontiac Policy & Fire, Health 25800 Northwestern Hwy., 1000 Maccabees Center, Southfield president and CEO 48 Pro/CNA, Iron Workers' Local No. 25, Level One Bank, 19. 48075-8412 MEEMIC, Nautilus Insurance Group, ProAssurance Insurance (248) 746-0700; www.swappc.com Co., Smithgroup LLC, Tenet Health Systems Maddin, Hauser, Roth & Heller, P.C. Mark Hauser 46 36 10 1 6 46 46 NA 28400 Northwestern Highway, Southfield 48034-1839 CFO; Michael Maddin 51 20. (248) 354-4030; www.maddinhauser.com president emeritus and Steven Sallen president Hall, Render, Killian, Heath & Lyman PLLC Kimberly Commins- 41 20 21 NA 1 41 165 St. John Providence Health System, Wayne State University 21. 201 W. Big Beaver Road, Suite 1200, Troy 48084 Tzoumakas 39 Physician Group, Genesys Health System, St. Mary's of (248) 740-7505; www.hallrender.com managing partner Michigan Collins, Einhorn, Farrell & Ulanoff PC Neil MacCallum 41 14 25 1 9 41 41 NA 4000 Town Center, Suite 909, Southfield 48075 chairman and Michael NA 21. (248) 355-4141; www.ceflawyers.com Sullivan president Zausmer, Kaufman, August, Mark Zausmer 37 12 25 NA 7 37 37 Ally Financial Inc., city of Dearborn, Electric Insurance Co, managing shareholder 37 EMC Insurance Co, ITC Holdings Corp., Pall Life Sciences, 23. Caldwell & Tayler P.C. Philadelphia Ins Co., State Farm Mutual Auto, Wal-Mart Stores 31700 Middlebelt Road, Suite 150, Farmington Hills 48334 Inc., SMART (248) 851-4111; www.zkac.com Warner Norcross & Judd LLP William Jansen 37 24 7 2 1 181 181 Amway Corp., Borg Warner, Consumers Energy Co., Dow 2000 Town Center, Suite 2700, Southfield 48075-1318 executive partner 34 Chemical, Fifth Third Bank, Mahle Industries Inc., Mercedes- 23. (248) 784-5000; www.wnj.com Benz Financial Services USA, Stryker Corp., Robert Bosch Corp., Whirlpool Corp. Kotz Sangster Wysocki PC Gregory Wysocki 35 4 4 0 5 35 35 BMT Aerospace USA Inc., Detroit Economic Growth Corp., 400 Renaissance Center, Suite 3400, Detroit 48243-1618 CEO and managing 34 Olga’s Kitchen, Peerless Steel Co., Skanska USA Building, The 25. (313) 259-8300; www.kotzsangster.com partner Salvation Army, Trico Products, TTi Global, Virginia Tile Co., ZF North America Inc.

This list is an approximate compilation of the largest law firms in Wayne, Oakland, Macomb, Washtenaw and Livingston counties. Total number of attorneys does not include "of counsel." It is not a complete listing but the most comprehensive available. Unless otherwise noted, information was provided by the law firms. Firms with headquarters elsewhere are listed with the address and top executive of their main Detroit-area office. NA = not available. LIST RESEARCHED BY CAMILLE ROBINSON-PIPPEN