41 attorneys from McDonald Hopkins recognized as 2020 Best Lawyers®

Lawyer of the Year honorees Stephen M. Gross and Peter M. Bernhardt headline a list of 41 McDonald Hopkins LLC attorneys who have been selected by their peers for inclusion in Best Lawyers® 2020.

Gross, who is a member in the firm’s Detroit office and chair of the Automotive Practice Group, was named Lawyer of the Year in the Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law category for the second time following his 2017 selection. Bernhardt, who is a member in the West Palm Beach office and chair of the Probate and Trust Litigation Group, is a 2020 Lawyer of the Year in Construction Law.

The 25th edition of Best Lawyers marks the 10th consecutive recognition for both Gross and Bernhardt. The list is based on more than 5.5 million detailed evaluations of lawyers by other lawyers.

 
Lawyer of the Year
 
Stephen M. Gross (Detroit)
Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
 
Peter M. Bernhardt (West Palm Beach)
Construction Law
 
Florida
 
Peter M. Bernhardt
  • Commercial Finance Law
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Construction Law
  • Litigation - Banking and Finance
  • Litigation - Construction
  • Litigation - Real Estate
  • Litigation - Trust and Estates
Alan M. Burger
  • Commercial Litigation 
John T. Metzger
  • Litigation - Real Estate
  • Real Estate Law
Raquel “Rocky” Rodriguez
  • Commercial Litigation
Illinois
 
David A. Agay
  • Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Steven M. Harris
  • Health Care Law
Jeff Van Winkle
  • Corporate Law
Michigan
 
John E. Benko
  • Commercial Litigation
James J. Boutrous II
  • Litigation - Labor and Employment
Stephen M. Gross
  • Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Patrick A. Karbowski
  • Litigation - Real Estate
  • Real Estate Law
Michael G. Latiff
  • Commercial Litigation
Antoinette M. Pilzner
  • Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law 
Miriam L. Rosen
  • Employment Law - Individuals
  • Employment Law - Management
Ohio
 
Jennifer Armstrong
  • Criminal Defense: White-Collar
Chad Arfons
  • Banking and Finance Law
  • Real Estate Law
Teresa Metcalf Beasley
  • Economic Development Law 
Richard H. Blake
  • Criminal Defense: White-Collar
Jeffrey P. Consolo
  • Litigation - Trusts and Estates
  • Trusts and Estates 
Richard S. Cooper
  • Health Care Law
David B. Cupar
  • Patent Law

David Drechsler

  • Litigation - Real Estate
  • Litigation - Trusts and Estates
Carl J. Grassi
  • Corporate Law
David H. Gunning II
  • Real Estate Law
M. Collette Gibbons
  • Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law 
Jeffrey R. Huntsberger
  • Real Estate Law
Brian J. Jereb
  • Trusts and Estates
David M. Kall
  • Corporate Law
  • Tax Law 
Bernard L. Karr
  • Trusts and Estates
Michael J. Matasich
  • Commercial Litigation
Sean D. Malloy
  • Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Michael J. Meaney
  • Mergers and Acquisitions Law
William J. O’Neill
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
  • Product Liability - Defendants 
Michael G. Riley
  • Trusts and Estates 
Shawn M. Riley
  • Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Roger L. Shumaker
  • Trusts and Estates
James E. Stief
  • Banking and Finance Law 
Dale R. Vlasek
  • Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
Peter D. Welin
  • Construction Law
  • Litigation - Construction 
John M. Wirtshafter
  • Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
Michael Wise
  • Government Relations Practice
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