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Best Lawyers compiles lists of outstanding attorneys by conducting exhaustive peer-review surveys in which thousands of leading lawyers confidentially evaluate their professional peers. In the U.S., Best Lawyers publishes an annual referral guide, The Best Lawyers in America, which includes 29,575 attorneys in 78 specialties, covering all 50 states and the District of Columbia.

Chambers just ranked ours as one of the country’s leading business law firms.

Awards aren’t everything in the legal profession. Still, when you have been selected as one of the country’s leading business law firms - as Dickinson Wright has - it tells you something. Especially when you consider that Chambers does such extensive research in every state to determine the best business lawyers in the country.

And when you consider that 11 of our lawyers achieved individual recognition in five featured practice areas, it just substantiates everything we have been known for since 1878 - credibility, creativity, depth of experience and intellectual firepower. Put our reputation to work for you and let us add value to your enterprise.

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Super Lawyers is published as a special supplement in leading newspapers and city and regional magazines across the country. Super Lawyers magazine, featuring articles about attorneys named to the Super Lawyers list, is distributed to all attorneys in the state or region, the lead corporate counsel of Russell 3000 companies and the ABA-approved law school libraries.

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Appellate Litigation

Dickinson Wright's appellate attorneys have extensive experience in virtually all areas of appellate litigation, including commercial contracts, construction, personal injury, product liability, environmental, ERISA, insurance, intellectual property, medical malpractice, regulatory, zoning, employment and family law. Our appellate group has successfully handled hundreds of appeals in state and federal courts throughout the region and at every appellate level, from the United States Supreme Court to specialized tribunals such as bankruptcy appellate panels, zoning boards of appeal, and the Michigan Tax Tribunal. Many of our attorneys are former law clerks from the Michigan Supreme Court, the Michigan Court of Appeals and a number of federal appellate courts. Our appellate group also includes Dennis W. Archer, a former Michigan Supreme Court Justice and former President of the American Bar Association.

Dickinson Wright's appellate attorneys win significant cases that help shape the reasoned development of the state and federal laws governing our clients' activities, daily operations and lives. Our proven performance in well-known cases puts us among a select group. We are also the "go to" firm when high profile or difficult issues are involved. We have a renowned record of high quality work and a powerful presence in the legal community. In addition to direct representation of our clients during the appeals process, Dickinson Wright provides consultation services to trial counsel concerning dispositive motions, major evidentary issues, postjudgment motions, and preservation of issues for appellate review.


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Contact the following specialist for more information:
Francis R. Ortiz
313-223-3690 or fortiz@dickinsonwright.com