The 2026 listing of leading Employer-focused Michigan Employment Lawyers details attorneys practising within the areas of employment and industrial relations matters across the Michigan legal market whose practice has a strong employer representation focus and who have been identified by the state’s employment lawyers for their expertise and abilities in these areas.
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Tiers are in rank order. Within a tier, names are alphabetical and are not ranked against one another.
Preeminent
| Lawyer | Firm | Location | Doyle’s ranking record |
|---|---|---|---|
| Margaret Alli | Ogletree Deakins | Birmingham | Doyle’s ranking record: Margaret Alli |
| Robert Boonin | Dykema | Ann Arbor | Doyle’s ranking record: Robert Boonin |
| Barbara Buchanan | Butzel Long | Troy | Doyle’s ranking record: Barbara Buchanan |
| Adam Forman | Epstein Becker Green | Southfield | |
| Elizabeth Hardy | Kienbaum Hardy Viviano Pelton & Forrest | Birmingham | Doyle’s ranking record: Elizabeth Hardy |
| Megan Norris | Miller Canfield | Downtown Detroit | Doyle’s ranking record: Megan Norris |
| Eric Pelton | Kienbaum Hardy Viviano Pelton & Forrest | Birmingham | Doyle’s ranking record: Eric Pelton |
| James Rosenfeld | Butzel Long | Downtown Detroit | Doyle’s ranking record: James Rosenfeld |
| Brian Schwartz | Miller Canfield | Downtown Detroit | Doyle’s ranking record: Brian Schwartz |
| Daniel Tukel | Butzel Long | Troy | Doyle’s ranking record: Daniel Tukel |
Leading
| Lawyer | Firm | Location | Doyle’s ranking record |
|---|---|---|---|
| William Altman | Fisher Phillips | Birmingham | Doyle’s ranking record: William Altman |
| Luis Avila | Varnum | Grand Rapids | Doyle’s ranking record: Luis Avila |
| Edward Bardelli | Warner Norcross + Judd | Grand Rapids | Doyle’s ranking record: Edward Bardelli |
| Keith Brodie | Barnes & Thornburg | Grand Rapids | Doyle’s ranking record: Keith Brodie |
| Aaron Burrell | Dickinson Wright | Downtown Detroit | Doyle’s ranking record: Aaron Burrell |
| David Cessante | Clark Hill | Downtown Detroit | Doyle’s ranking record: David Cessante |
| Michelle Crockett | Honigman | Downtown Detroit | Doyle’s ranking record: Michelle Crockett |
| Sean Crotty | Honigman | Downtown Detroit | Doyle’s ranking record: Sean Crotty |
| Carey DeWitt | Butzel Long | Troy | Doyle’s ranking record: Carey DeWitt |
| Maria Dwyer | Clark Hill | Downtown Detroit | Doyle’s ranking record: Maria Dwyer |
| Scott Eldridge | Miller Canfield | Lansing | Doyle’s ranking record: Scott Eldridge |
| Gary Fealk | Bodman | Troy | Doyle’s ranking record: Gary Fealk |
| William Forrest | Kienbaum Hardy Viviano Pelton & Forrest | Birmingham | Doyle’s ranking record: William Forrest |
| Jaclyn Giffen | Littler | Downtown Detroit | Doyle’s ranking record: Jaclyn Giffen |
| Aaron Graves | Bodman | Downtown Detroit | Doyle’s ranking record: Aaron Graves |
| James Hermon | Dykema | Downtown Detroit | Doyle’s ranking record: James Hermon |
| Christina McDonald | Dickinson Wright | Grand Rapids | Doyle’s ranking record: Christina McDonald |
| Terrence Miglio | Butzel Long | Ann Arbor | Doyle’s ranking record: Terrence Miglio |
| Brett Miller | Butzel Long | Downtown Detroit | Doyle’s ranking record: Brett Miller |
| Maureen Rouse-Ayoub | Varnum | Novi | Doyle’s ranking record: Maureen Rouse-Ayoub |
| Jennifer Sabourin | Miller Canfield | Downtown Detroit | Doyle’s ranking record: Jennifer Sabourin |
| Leigh Schultz | Miller Johnson | Kalamazoo | Doyle’s ranking record: Leigh Schultz |
| Jennifer Stocker | Barnes & Thornburg | Grand Rapids | Doyle’s ranking record: Jennifer Stocker |
| William Thacker | Dickinson Wright | Ann Arbor | Doyle’s ranking record: William Thacker |
| Anne-Marie Welch | Clark Hill | Birmingham | Doyle’s ranking record: Anne-Marie Welch |
| Amy Zdravecky | Barnes & Thornburg | Grand Rapids | Doyle’s ranking record: Amy Zdravecky |
Recommended
| Lawyer | Firm | Location | Doyle’s ranking record |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andrea Bernard | Warner Norcross + Judd | Grand Rapids | Doyle’s ranking record: Andrea Bernard |
| John Birmingham | Foley & Lardner | Downtown Detroit | Doyle’s ranking record: John Birmingham |
| David Buday | Miller Johnson | Kalamazoo | Doyle’s ranking record: David Buday |
| Michael Chichester | Littler | Downtown Detroit | Doyle’s ranking record: Michael Chichester |
| Rebecca Davies | Butzel Long | Troy | Doyle’s ranking record: Rebecca Davies |
| Angelina Delmastro | Starr Butler | Southfield | Doyle’s ranking record: Angelina Delmastro |
| David Deromedi | Dickinson Wright | Downtown Detroit | Doyle’s ranking record: David Deromedi |
| Robert Dubault | Warner Norcross + Judd | Muskegon | Doyle’s ranking record: Robert Dubault |
| Jeffrey Fraser | Miller Johnson | Grand Rapids | Doyle’s ranking record: Jeffrey Fraser |
| Zachary Jugan | Starr Butler | Southfield | Doyle’s ranking record: Zachary Jugan |
| Jonathan Kok | Warner Norcross + Judd | Grand Rapids | Doyle’s ranking record: Jonathan Kok |
| Courtney Nichols | Plunkett Cooney | Bloomfield Hills | Doyle’s ranking record: Courtney Nichols |
| Grant Pecor | Miller Canfield | Grand Rapids | Doyle’s ranking record: Grant Pecor |
| James Peterson | Miller Johnson | Grand Rapids | Doyle’s ranking record: James Peterson |
| Emily Petroski | Jackson Lewis | Southfield | Doyle’s ranking record: Emily Petroski |
| Nathan Plantinga | Miller Johnson | Grand Rapids | Doyle’s ranking record: Nathan Plantinga |
| Timothy Ryan | Jackson Lewis | Grand Rapids | Doyle’s ranking record: Timothy Ryan |
| Elizabeth Skaggs | Varnum | Grand Rapids | Doyle’s ranking record: Elizabeth Skaggs |
| Joseph Starr | Starr Butler | Southfield | Doyle’s ranking record: Joseph Starr |
| Rebecca Strauss | Miller Johnson | Kalamazoo | Doyle’s ranking record: Rebecca Strauss |
| Sarah Willey | Miller Johnson | Kalamazoo | Doyle’s ranking record: Sarah Willey |
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