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CRAIN'S LIST: LARGEST LAW FIRMS Ranked by number of attorneys in Southeast Michigan Total local Company attorneys Of Address Jan. 2011/ Partners Associates Counsel Paralegal Michigan Worldwide Rank Phone; website Top local executive 2010 2011 2011 2011 2011 Jan. 2011 Jan. 2011 Representative clients Miller, Canfield, Paddock and Stone PLC Michael Hartmann 203 117 86 8 38 269 349 Meritor Inc., Comerica Inc., Chrysler Group LLC, DTE Energy, 1. 150 W. Jefferson Ave., Suite 2500, Detroit 48226-4415 CEO 212 Ford Motor Co. and affiliates, NCAA, University of Michigan, (313) 963-6420; www.millercanfield.com Valassis Communications Inc. Honigman Miller Schwartz and Cohn LLP David Foltyn 184 153 31 14 18 213 228 BlackEagle Partners LLC; DTE Energy Co.; General Motors Co.; 2290 First National Building, 660 Woodward Ave., Detroit CEO and chairman 184 Huron Capital Partners LLC; Ramco-Gershenson Properties 2. 48226-3506 Trust; Quicken Loans Inc.; Taubman; Trinity Health (313) 465-7000; www.honigman.com Dickinson Wright PLLC William Burgess 174 103 57 14 21 218 289 J.P. Morgan Chase, Federal Mogul, Blue Cross Blue Shield of 3. 500 Woodward Ave., Suite 4000, Detroit 48226 CEO 174 Michigan, Ford Motor Co., AT&T, Magna, MGM Mirage, (313) 223-3500; www.dickinsonwright.com Kellogg Co., Enbridge Energy Co. Dykema Gossett PLLC Rex Schlaybaugh Jr. 154 93 49 12 14 180 339 General Motors Co., Ford Motor Co., Bayer Corp., John 4. 400 Renaissance Center, Detroit 48243 CEO and chairman 174 Hancock Life Ins. Corp., International Transmission Co. (313) 568-6800; www.dykema.com Clark Hill PLC John Hern 150 NA NA NA NA 178 210 NA 5. 500 Woodward Ave., Suite 3500, Detroit 48226 CEO 150 (313) 965-8300; www.clarkhill.com Bodman PLC Ralph McDowell 133 91 31 13 15 126 142 Comerica Bank, Archdiocese of Detroit, Ford family, Detroit 6. Sixth floor at Ford Field, 1901 St. Antoine St., Detroit 48226 chairman 125 Medical Center, Freudenberg-NOK GP, Pulte Homes of (313) 259-7777; www.bodmanlaw.com Michigan, Caraco Pharmaceutical Laboratories Ltd. Butzel Long PC Justin Klimko 117 84 33 18 19 123 146 William Beaumont Hospitals, University of Michigan, Oakland 7. 150 W. Jefferson Ave., Suite 100, Detroit 48226 president and managing 150 Community College, MGM Grand Detroit, Fifth Third Bank, (313) 225-7000; www.butzel.com shareholder Fisker Automotive Plunkett Cooney PC Henry Cooney 107 86 76 3 18 150 165 Fifth Third Bank, First American Title, Huntington National 8. 38505 Woodward Ave., Suite 2000, Bloomfield Hills 48304 president and CEO 106 Bank, Michigan Municipal League, PNC Bank, St. John Health (248) 901-4000; www.plunkettcooney.com System, William Beaumont Hospital Jaffe, Raitt, Heuer & Weiss PC Richard Zussman 103 78 23 4 15 101 101 Sun Communities Inc., Belfor USA Group Inc., The Fisher 9. 27777 Franklin Road, Suite 2500, Southfield 48034-8214 managing partner 100 Group, Oppenheimer & Co., Redico, Strength Capital Partners, (248) 351-3000; www.jaffelaw.com First Michigan Bank Kitch Drutchas Wagner Ronald Wagner 90 45 45 4 10 97 107 Ascension Health, CVS Drugs, Detroit Medical Center, HCR managing principal 93 Manorcare, Henry Ford Health System, MHA Insurance Co., Valitutti & Sherbrook P.C. Motor City Electric Co. 10. 1 Woodward Ave., Suite 2400, Detroit 48226-5485 (313) 965-7900; www.kitch.com Trott & Trott PC Executive committee 88 8 78 2 321 91 91 Bank of America, Chase, Citifinancial, Wells Fargo, Comerica 31440 Northwestern Highway, Suite 200, Farmington Hills 72 11. 48334 (248) 594-5400; www.trottlaw.com Harness, Dickey & Pierce PLC Executive committee 74 43 32 1 5 75 114 NA 12. 5445 Corporate Drive, Suite 200, Troy 48098 77 (248) 641-1600; www.hdp.com Howard & Howard Attorneys PLLC Mark Davis 73 52 15 4 12 69 121 AEES Inc., BASF Corp., Dow Corning Corp., KISS, Konami 13. 450 W. Fourth St., Royal Oak 48067 president and CEO 70 Gaming Inc., Magna Mirrors of America Inc., Sears Holdings (248) 645-1483; www.howardandhoward.com Corp., ThyssenKrupp Giarmarco, Mullins & Horton PC Executive committee 71 35 36 NA NA 71 NA NA 101 W. Big Beaver, 10th floor Columbia Center, Troy 71 14. 48084-5280 (248) 457-7000; www.gmhlaw.com Brooks Kushman PC Mark Cantor 64 30 22 0 30 64 67 Ford Motor Co., Lear Corp., Compuware, HoMedics Inc., 1000 Town Center, 22nd floor, Southfield 48075 president 63 Masco Corp., Domino's Pizza Inc., Living Essentials LLC, 15. (248) 358-4400; www.brookskushman.com James Kushman Wayne State University CEO and chairman Secrest, Wardle, Lynch, Mark Morley 60 43 13 3 3 61 64 Chartis, AT&T Inc., Auto-Owners, Eaton Corp., Zurich, Bruce Truex 56 Hartford, city of Novi, State Farm, Progressive, and city of 16. Hampton, Truex and Morley P.C. co-chairmen, executive Farmington Hills 30903 Northwestern Highway, Farmington Hills 48333-3040 committees (248) 851-9500; www.secrestwardle.com Garan Lucow Miller PC John Gillooly 56 45 13 58 5 87 90 NA 17. 1000 Woodbridge Place, Detroit 48207 chairman of executive 56 (313) 446-1530; www.garanlucow.com committee Kerr, Russell and Weber PLC Executive committee 55 NA NA NA NA 55 55 Wade-Trim Associates Inc., Microsoft Corp., Michigan State 18. 500 Woodward Ave., Suite 2500, Detroit 48226 55 Medical Society, Volkswagen of America, Quantum Fuel (313) 961-0200; www.krwlaw.com Systems Technologies, Textron Inc. Maddin, Hauser, Wartell, Roth & Heller PC Mark Hauser 50 37 13 0 7 50 50 Fifth Third Bank, Huntington National Bank, Bank of America, 28400 Northwestern Highway, Southfield 48034-1839 CFO 47 The Kroger Co., Garden Fresh Salsa Co. Inc., CNA, Zurich (248) 354-4030; www.maddinhauser.com Michael Maddin North America, The Hartford, Chartis Insurance, Fidelity 19. president emeritus National Title Group, Aurora Home Loan Services LLC Steven Sallen president Sullivan, Ward, Asher & Patton PC Anthony Asher 47 31 16 NA 5 47 NA American House, Consumers Energy, Health Pro/CNA, Iron 25800 Northwestern Highway, 1000 Maccabees Center, president and CEO 42 Workers' Local No. 25, Medical Protective Co., Nautilus 20. Southfield 48075-8412 Insurance, Plumbers Local No. 98, SmithGroup Inc., University (248) 746-0700; www.swappc.com of Michigan, XL Design Professional Foley & Lardner LLP Daljit Doogal 39 17 18 4 2 35 917 Getrag Corp., Wynnchurch Capital Ltd., Spartan Motors Inc., 1 Detroit Center, 500 Woodward Ave., Suite 2700, Detroit office managing partner 35 Sunoco Inc., Visteon Corp. 21. 48226-3489 (313) 234-7100; www.foley.com Dawda, Mann, Mulcahy & Sadler PLC Edward Dawda 36 26 10 2 5 36 38 NA 39533 Woodward Ave., Suite 200, Bloomfield Hills 48304 Curtis Mann 35 (248) 642-3700; www.dmms.com William Rosin 22. Michael Mulcahy Wayne Segal Susan Sadler managing partners Harvey Kruse PC Michael Schmidt 34 17 17 2 10 34 34 Nationwide Insurance, Amerisure, GMAC Insurance, Liberty 23. 1050 Wilshire Drive, Suite 320, Troy 48084 managing partner 35 Mutual, Honeywell/Bendix, Crane Co., Navigant Consulting, (248) 649-7800; www.harveykruse.com Hartford, Cleaver Brooks Warner Norcross & Judd LLP William Jansen 34 21 8 7 2 188 221 Amway Corp., Borg Warner, Consumers Energy Co., Dow 23. 2000 Town Center, Suite 2700, Southfield 48075-1318 partner in charge 32 Chemical Co., Fifth Third Bank, Mercedes-Benz Financial (248) 784-5000; www.wnj.com Services USA, Whirlpool Corp. Kemp Klein Law Firm Ralph Castelli Jr. 33 24 9 6 6 33 39 NA 24. 201 W. Big Beaver Road, Suite 600, Troy 48084-4161 president, CEO and 32 (248) 528-1111; www.kempklein.com managing partner Kotz, Sangster, Wysocki and Berg PC Gregory Wysocki 33 6 27 NA 4 35 35 BMT Aerospace USA Inc., The Salvation Army, Peerless Steel 400 Renaissance Center, Suite 3400, Detroit 48243-1675 CEO and managing 30 Co., Virginia Tile Co., Griswold Machine & Engineering Inc., 24. (313) 259-8300; www.kotzsangster.com partner Skanski USA Building, Limbach Co., L.S. Brinker Co., Detroit Economic Growth Group, Wayne County
This list is an approximate compilation of the largest law firms in Wayne, Oakland, Macomb, Washtenaw and Livingston counties. It is not a complete listing but the most comprehensive available. Unless otherwise noted, information was provided by the law firms. Total number of attorneys does not include "of counsel." NA means not available. LIST RESEARCHED BY BRIANNA REILLY